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In the group of original North American area codes, established in 1947, all of the Chicago metropolitan area was part of numbering plan area 312, the rest of northern Illinois was 815, central Illinois was 217, and southern Illinois was 618. In 1957, area code 815 was split for the assignment of area code 309 to western central Illinois.
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, is an urban hospital located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is a 236-bed hospital, [1] located on the site of what used to be Clarendon Beach, a popular beach of the city. Until the 2000s, Weiss Hospital had been part of the University of Chicago Hospitals system. [2]
ZIP Codes: parts of 60606, 60607, 60608, 60610, 60612 and 60661 ... is conveniently located near the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) campus, the medical ...
The hospital was founded by the Lithuanian Roman Catholic Charities, a lay non-profit organization which entrusted the Sisters of Saint Casimir to manage it. Founded in 1928, Holy Cross Hospital is a not-for-profit neighborhood health system located in 3 locations throughout Chicago's southwest neighborhoods and suburbs.
A block within the Illinois Medical District bounded by Taylor, Wood, Polk and Lincoln (now Wolcott) Streets was home to the Chicago Cubs baseball club from 1893 to 1915, at the 16,000 capacity West Side Park. The first game was held on May 14, 1893 (Cincinnati 13, Chicago 12) and the last game was on October 3, 1915 (Chicago 7, St. Louis 2).
The kids don't go to the city beaches and use the fire hydrants to cool off instead. It's a tradition in the community, comprised of very low income people. The area has high crime and fire records. From 1960 to 1970 the percentage of Chicago blacks with income of $7,000 or more jumped from 26% to 58%." - June 1973. Photograph by John H. White
St. Alexius Medical Center has a level II trauma center and employs more than 950 physicians, [2] representing 60 medical and surgical specialties and more than 1800 employees assisting the medical/dental staff to deliver patient care. [citation needed] The hospital was founded by the Alexian Brothers, a Roman Catholic order.
Mount Greenwood is one of the 77 community areas in Chicago.The 74th numbered area, it is about 14 miles (23 km) southwest of the Loop.It is surrounded by the neighborhoods of Beverly and Morgan Park to the east, the suburb of Evergreen Park to the north, the suburb of Oak Lawn to the west, and the suburbs of Merrionette Park and Alsip to the south.