Portage Substation

Portage Substation is an electrical substation in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on West Waveland Avenue. Portage Substation is situated nearby to the pitch Only Sports Complex, as well as near Chicago Tango Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grayland station and Kilbourn Park.

Grayland station

Railway station

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Grayland is a Metra commuter railroad station in the Old Irving Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, along the Milwaukee District North Line. It is located at 3729 North Kilbourn Avenue, is 8.2 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. Grayland station is situated 770 feet southeast of Portage Substation.

Kilbourn Park

Park

Photo: Nick Number, CC BY 4.0.

Carl Schurz High School

School

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Carl Schurz High School is a public four-year high school located in the Irving Park neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Carl Schurz High School is situated 1,500 feet east of Portage Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irving Park and Portage Park.

Irving Park

Suburb

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Irving Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, and is located on the city's Northwest Side. It is bounded by the Chicago River on the east, the Milwaukee Road railroad tracks on the west, Addison Street on the south and…

Portage Park

Suburb

Photo: Orestek, Public domain.

Portage Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the northwest side of Chicago. Portage Park is bordered by the community areas of Jefferson Park and Forest Glen to the north, Dunning and the suburb of Harwood Heights to the west, Irving Park to the east and Belmont-Cragin to the south.

Hermosa

Suburb

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Hermosa is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the northwest side of Chicago. It contains the Kelvyn Park and Hermosa neighborhoods. Hermosa is situated 1½ miles south of Portage Substation.

Portage Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Address: 4540 West Waveland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60641
Category: industry
Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.94828° or 41° 56′ 54″ north

Longitude

-87.74131° or 87° 44′ 29″ west

Operator

Commonwealth Edison

Open location code

86HJW7X5+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 449369706

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