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Big Chicks is a gay bar and neighborhood restaurant that opened in 1986 in Uptown, Chicago. [1] It serves a diverse group of LGBT people, straight people and people in the kink community. The owner of the establishment is Michelle Fire .
Bottom Lounge is a concert hall at 1375 W. Lake St. in Chicago, Illinois. Originally located in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood at 3206 N. Wilton, Bottom Lounge was acquired by the CTA in eminent domain in 2001 and seized for demolition in 2005 to make way for the Brown Line extension project.
Mercy Home began accepting girls in 1987. Three years later, it was renamed Mercy Home for Boys and Girls. Mercy Home is composed of two separate campuses where abused and neglected children are cared for—the Boys' Campus, located in Chicago's West Loop area, and the Girls' Campus, located south, in Chicago's Morgan Park community.
GirlForward is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, while the second location opened in 2016 in Austin, Texas. [10] The organization serves about 200–300 girls a year and has nine people on their staff between the two locations. [10] [5] [8] Both locations are designed with colorful displays to promote a safe and relaxing atmosphere. [6]
The interior of a newer location of Pizzeria Uno located in Schiller Park (Chicago), IL (near O'Hare airport). The newer locations of Pizzeria Uno have a feel reminiscent of the original Pizzeria Uno in Chicago. Ike Sewell first licensed the name and concept of the restaurant to the Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation in 1978 in the Boston area ...
In 1934 Wright Junior College was built in the eastern portion. At its peak in 1970 population reached 43,856 but fell to 36,957 by 1990. The State Hospital property stood in shambles and in the 1970s nearly half the buildings were razed. In that year, the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center was established, incorporating the old hospitals.
A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.
The neighborhood soon became a favorite residence of African American doctors from the nearby South Chicago Community Hospital. [4] In a community area of above average wealth compared to the Chicago statistical averages, [ 2 ] Pill Hill has above-average affluence compared to the rest of the community area according to the Encyclopedia. [ 1 ]