Little Italy
Little Italy, sometimes combined with University Village into one neighborhood, is on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. The current boundaries of Little Italy are Ashland Avenue on the west and Interstate 90/94 on the east, the Eisenhower Expressway on the north and Roosevelt to the south.- Type: Quarter
- Description: human settlement in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Little Italy, Chicago” and “University Village”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Public Housing Museum and Holy Family Catholic Church.
National Public Housing Museum
Museum
The National Public Housing Museum is a historical institution at 919 S Ada St. in Chicago, Illinois. The museum is located in the last remaining building of the Jane Addams Homes of ABLA Homes, and features an oral history archive, public programming, and an entrepreneurship hub.
Holy Family Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holy Family Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Chicago, Illinois. It is the second-oldest such church in the city and one of the few structures that survived the Great Chicago Fire.
Credit Union 1 Arena
Stadium
Photo: Hied5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Credit Union 1 Arena is a multi-purpose arena located at 525 S. Racine Avenue on the Near West Side in Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1982.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jane Byrne Interchange and Greektown.
Jane Byrne Interchange
Locality
Photo: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jane Byrne Interchange is a major freeway interchange near downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is the junction between the Dan Ryan, Kennedy and Eisenhower Expressways, and Ida B.
Greektown
Neighborhood
Greektown is a social and dining district, located on the Near West Side of Chicago. Today, Greektown consists mostly of restaurants and businesses, although a cultural museum and an annual parade and festival still remain in the neighborhood.
Pilsen
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Little Italy
- Categories: neighborhood, Little Italy, and locality
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.86943° or 41° 52′ 10″ northLongitude
-87.65676° or 87° 39′ 24″ westOpen location code
86HJV89V+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6061066261OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q1865650
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Little Italy” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “小意大利”
- Chinese: “小義大利”
- Dutch: “Little Italy”
- Esperanto: “Eta Italio”
- French: “Little Italy”
- Georgian: “little italy”
- German: “Little Italy”
- Italian: “Little Italy”
- Japanese: “リトル・イタリー (シカゴ)”
- Korean: “리틀이털리”
- Spanish: “Little Italy”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Roosevelt Square and University Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Joseph M. “Joe” Esposito Playground and Sheridan Park Tennis Courts.
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