Cortez Basin

Places of Interest

Western station

Railway station

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Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. It is located in the Heart of Chicago and Heart of Italy neighborhoods in the Lower West Side community area.

Ashland station

Metro station

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Ashland is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Orange Line. It is located at the intersection of Ashland Avenue and 31st Street near the Stevenson Expressway.

Places in the Area

McKinley Park

Suburb

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McKinley Park, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is located on the city's southwest side.

Pilsen

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Only a few minutes from the center of Chicago by train, Pilsen is a working-class predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood. Marked by riches in art and historic architecture and occupied by a community that's fiercely proud of where they live, this neighborhood is at once distinctly Chicagoan and something entirely unique.

South Lawndale

Suburb

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South Lawndale is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the West Side of Chicago. Over 80% of the residents are of Mexican descent and the community is home to the largest foreign-born Mexican population in Chicago.

Cortez Basin

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

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