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With the depletion of new numbers in area codes 312 and 773, an overlay of both of them, area code 872, was created in November 2009, beginning ten-digit dialing within the city limits of Chicago. The remaining area without an overlay in the northern part of Illinois, 708, eventually received such with area code 464 taking effect on January 21 ...
As of September 2023, the average value of a single-family home in the Chicago area was just over $370,000 — about $20,000 above the U.S. average. But in parts of the area, home prices soar far ...
The area gets its name from the fact that farm goods from the area were "cleared" (delivered) through the airport and railroad yards. Clearing was first incorporated as a town in 1912, within the Township of Stickney. The Clearing area quickly became a part of Chicago in 1915 when the growing population needed services provided by the city. It ...
Jefferson Township is a former civil township in Cook County, Illinois, United States that existed as a separate municipality from 1850 until 1889 when it was annexed into the city of Chicago. [1] Its borders were Devon Avenue on the north, Harlem Avenue on the west, Western Avenue to the east, and North Avenue to the south. [ 2 ]
Riverdale is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois and is located on the city's far south side.. As originally designated by the Social Science Research Committee at the University of Chicago and officially adopted by the City of Chicago, the Riverdale community area extends from 115th Street south to the city boundary at 138th Street and from the Illinois Central ...
Wicker Park is a neighborhood in the West Town community area of the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, [1] west of the Kennedy Expressway, east of Humboldt Park, and south of the Bloomingdale Trail, known for its hipster culture, art community, nightlife, and food scene. [2] [3] [4]
Norridge is a village in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States.The population was 15,251 at the 2020 census. [2] The village and its neighbor to the east, Harwood Heights, together form an enclave within the city of Chicago.
Highwood is located in southeastern Lake County at 3] on a ridge 100 feet (30 m) above the elevation of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, Highwood has a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km 2), all land.