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East Side

East Side is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is on the far south side of the city, between the and the - state line, 13 miles south of downtown Chicago.
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  • Type: Suburb with 21,700 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
  • Also known as: “East Side, Chicago” and “East Side, IL”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Calumet Park and St. Francis de Sales High School.

Park
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is a 198-acre in , . Providing access to from the East Side neighborhood on the city's Southeast Side, the park contains approximately 0.9 miles of lake frontage from 95th Street to 102nd Street, which extends to the city limits at Illinois' border with .

School
is a private, Roman Catholic High School in Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the southeast side of the city, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

Military installation
Coast Guard Station Chicago is a United States Coast Guard station located on Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. Station Chicago is both the largest and busiest station in the Ninth Coast Guard District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Deering and South Chicago.

Suburb
, located on 's far , is the largest of the 77 official community areas of that city. Primarily an industrial area, a small residential neighborhood exists in the northeast corner and takes up a large portion of the area.

Suburb
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, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of , Illinois. This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of 10 miles south of downtown. is situated 1½ miles northwest of East Side.

Neighborhood
is a Chicago Housing Authority public housing project located in the neighborhood on the Far-South Side of , , United States. is situated 2 miles southwest of East Side.

East Side

Latitude
41.71357° or 41° 42′ 49″ north
Longitude
-87.53278° or 87° 31′ 58″ west
Population
21,700
Elevation
600 feet (183 metres)
Open location code
86HJPF78+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153712678
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4890570
Wiki­data ID
Q3046538
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“East Side” goes by many names.
  • French: “East Side”
  • Persian: “ایست ساید (شیکاگو)”
  • Persian: “ایست ساید”
  • Turkish: “East Side”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include East Side Memorial and Iglesia Del Pacto Evangelico.

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