South Chicago
South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
87th Street/South Chicago station
Railway station
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87th Street station is a station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line on the southeast side of Chicago, United States. The station is located at 87th Street, two block East of Commercial Avenue, and is 12.51 miles away from the northern terminus, Millennium Station.
Bessemer Park
Park
Bessemer Park is a public park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Created in 1904, it was named for Henry Bessemer, the inventor of the eponymous steelmaking process.
Drake Fountain
Fountain
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The Drake Fountain, also known as the Columbus Monument, is located on a triangular site bounded by 92nd Street, South Chicago Avenue and Exchange Avenue in the Chicago neighborhood known as South Chicago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pill Hill and Calumet Heights.
Pill Hill
Neighborhood
Pill Hill is a neighborhood in the Calumet Heights 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.
Calumet Heights
Suburb
Calumet Heights, located on the South Side of the city, is one of the 77 well defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois. Calumet Heights is bounded by 87th Street on the north, South Chicago Avenue on the east, and railroad lines on the west and south.
East Side
Suburb
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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 Calumet River and the Illinois-Indiana state line, 13 miles south of downtown Chicago. East Side is situated 1½ miles southeast of South Chicago.
South Chicago
- Categories: community area in Chicago and locality
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.73459° or 41° 44′ 5″ northLongitude
-87.55132° or 87° 33′ 5″ westPopulation
27,300Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)Open location code
86HJPCMX+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 153758133OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
4911863Wikidata ID
Q3492237
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Turkish—“South Chicago” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “দক্ষিণ শিকাগো”
- French: “South Chicago”
- South Azerbaijani: “سوت چیکاقو، چیکاقو”
- Turkish: “Güney Chicago, Chicago”
- Turkish: “Güney Chicago”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Bush and South Chicago Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro Comunitario Juan Diego and Ecclesia Word Center.
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