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: 87th Street/South Chicago station and Bessemer Park.

Railway station
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87th Street station is a station on the South Chicago…

Park
is a public park in , , .

Place of worship
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The , in Our Lady…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pill Hill and Calumet Heights.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the …

Suburb
is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois. 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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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Bush and South Chicago Heights.

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Highlights: Centro Comunitario Juan Diego and Ecclesia Word Center.

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