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They have contributed to Chicago's reputation as the "city of neighborhoods", and are argued to break up an intimidating city into more manageable pieces. [2] Chicago was an early adopter of such a system, and as of 1997 most cities in the United States still lacked analogous divisions. [2]
The Chicago metropolitan area represents about 3 percent of the entire US population. Chicagoland has one of the world's largest and most diversified economies. With more than six million full and part-time employees, the Chicago metropolitan area is a key factor of the Illinois economy, as the state has an annual GDP of over $1 trillion. [7]
A History of Chicago from Town to Ciry 1848-1871 Vol II (1940) Pierce, Bessie Louise. A History of Chicago, Volume III: The Rise of a Modern City, 1871-1893 (1957) excerpt; Reiff, Janice L., Ann Durkin Keating and James R. Grossman, eds. The Encyclopedia of Chicago (2004), with thorough coverage by scholars in 1120 pages of text, maps and photos.
There are 178 official neighborhoods in Chicago. [1] Neighborhood names and identities have evolved due to real estate development and changing demographics. [2] Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s. [3]
One definition has the South Side beginning at Roosevelt Road, at the Loop's southern boundary, with the community area known as the Near South Side immediately adjacent. . Another definition, taking into account that much of the Near South Side is in effect part of the commercial district extending in an unbroken line from the South Loop, locates the boundary immediately south of 18th Street ...
All of these cities have more affordable housing options compared to suburbs closer to the city and lower taxes. (And psst: Waukegan is even on the water.) The 11 Most Charming Small Towns in Illinois
This category is for the Chicago metropolitan area, including populated places, and sub-categories for populated places over 30,000; counties; regions; and sub-regions.
In the early 1900s, civic and business leaders in Red Lion believed the borough needed to reinvent itself. Or at least diversify the work that Red Lion residents did with their skilled hands.