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  2. Community areas in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The static nature of area boundaries is one of their benefits, but is also problematic at times such as when expressways were built in the mid-20th century and divided neighborhoods without area boundaries adapting. [1] The concept of a "natural area" that underpinned Park's and Burgess's thinking has also been challenged. [1]

  3. K-Town Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The K-Town Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in the North Lawndale community area in Chicago, Illinois.A mainly residential area, its borders are West Cullerton Street to the north, South Pulaski Road to the east, West Cermak Road to the south, and South Kostner Avenue to the west.

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in North Side ...

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    The North Side is defined for this article as the area west of Lake Michigan, north of North Avenue (1600 N.), and east of the Chicago River — plus the area north of Fullerton Avenue going west of the River and north to the Chicago city limits.

  5. Chicago park and boulevard system - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District, which encompasses most of the Boulevard System, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [14] The approved listing, stretches approximately 26 miles, including 8 parks, 19 boulevards, and 6 squares, as well as adjacent properties that preserve structures built from the 19th century to the 1940s.

  6. Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. South Shore, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Located on the city's South Side, the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront. Although South Shore has seen a greater than 40% decrease in residents since Chicago's population peaked in the 1950s, the area remains one of the most densely populated neighborhoods on the South Side. [2]

  8. Chicago homicides in 2024: 156 people slain. Here’s how that ...

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    The number of people slain so far in 2024: 156. That’s 15 fewer people killed when compared with 2023. Greater Grand Crossing leads all community areas with the most homicides so far in 2024 — 13.

  9. Bolingbrook, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Bolingbrook is a village in Will and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.It is a southwest suburb of Chicago on I-55 and Historic Route 66 (Frontage Road). The village was a new town built on the Gateway Wetlands west of the Des Plaines River in the 1960s.