South Chicago

South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of 10 miles south of downtown.
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  • Type: Suburb with 27,300 residents
  • Description: community area in Chicago, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Ainsworth”, “South Chicago, Chicago”, and “South Chicago, IL”

Places of Interest

Highlights include 87th Street/South Chicago station and Bessemer Park.

Railway station
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87th Street station is a station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric District on the southeast side of , . The station is located at 87th Street, two block East of Commercial Avenue, and is 12.51 miles away from the northern terminus, .

Park
is a public park in , , . Created in 1904, it was named for Henry Bessemer, the inventor of the eponymous steelmaking process.

Place of worship
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The , in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Chicago, Illinois, is a shrine to one of Jesus' 12 apostles and Roman Catholic saint Saint Jude.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pill Hill and Calumet Heights.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its name refers to the many doctors who used to live in the neighborhood.

Suburb
is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of the city. is bounded by 87th Street on the north, South Chicago Avenue on the east, and railroad lines on the west and south.

Suburb
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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. is situated 1½ miles southeast of South Chicago.

South Chicago

Latitude
41.73459° or 41° 44′ 5″ north
Longitude
-87.55132° or 87° 33′ 5″ west
Population
27,300
Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)
Open location code
86HJPCMX+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153758133
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4911863
Wiki­data ID
Q3492237
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“South Chicago” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “দক্ষিণ শিকাগো”
  • French: “South Chicago”
  • Russian: “Саус Чикаго”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سوت چیکاقو، چیکاقو”
  • Turkish: “Güney Chicago, Chicago”
  • Turkish: “Güney Chicago”
  • Urdu: “ساؤتھ شکاگو، شکاگو”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Chicago”

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