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Near North

The Near North is the shop-and-awe center of . It's bounded by North Avenue to the north, the Chicago River to the west and south, and Lake Michigan to the east.
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  • Type: Suburb with 105,000 residents
  • Description: community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Community Area 8”, “Near North Side”, “Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)”, “Near North Side (Chicago)”, “Near North Side Chicago”, “Near North Side, Chicago”, “Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois”, “Near North, Chicago”, “Near North, Chicago, Illinois”, and “Near Northside, Chicago”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include 900 North Michigan and Water Tower Place.

Shopping center
is a skyscraper in , , , completed in 1989. At 871 feet tall, it is the eleventh tallest building in Chicago as of 2023 and the 59th-tallest in the United States.

Shopping center
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is an urban mixed-use development comprising a 758,000 sq ft in a 74-story skyscraper in , Illinois. The mall is located on North Michigan Avenue, along the .

Library
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The is an independent research library specializing in the humanities, located in the Near North Side community area of , United States. It has been free and open to the public since 1887.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loop and Along the Magnificent Mile.

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The is the central business district of , bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Neighborhood
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The Magnificent Mile is the approximately one-mile-long stretch of from the to Oak Street on the Near North Side of , Illinois.

Quarter
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The is a historic district in , Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street.

Near North

Latitude
41.89997° or 41° 53′ 60″ north
Longitude
-87.63459° or 87° 38′ 5″ west
Population
105,000
Elevation
587 feet (179 metres)
Open location code
86HJV9X8+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153695929
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4903360
Wiki­data ID
Q986328
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Near North” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Near North Side”
  • Chinese: “近北区”
  • Chinese: “近北區”
  • French: “Near North Side”
  • German: “Near North Side”
  • Hebrew: “ניר נורת’ סייד”
  • Hebrew: “שיקגו/החלק הצפוני של מרכז העיר”
  • Japanese: “ニア・ノース・サイド”
  • Japanese: “ニアー・ノース・サイド”
  • Russian: “Community Area 8”
  • Russian: “Near North Side (Chicago)”
  • Russian: “Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois”
  • Russian: “Near North Side, Chicago”
  • Russian: “Near North Side”
  • Russian: “Near North, Chicago, Illinois”
  • Russian: “Near North, Chicago”
  • Russian: “Near Northside, Chicago”
  • Russian: “Нир-Норт-Сайд”
  • Slovenian: “Near North Side”
  • Spanish: “Near North Side”
  • Turkish: “Near North Side”

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