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The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes. Census data and other statistics are tied to the areas, which serve as the basis for a variety of urban planning initiatives on both the local and regional levels. The areas' boundaries do not generally change, allowing comparisons of statistics across ...
Zoning is a law that divides a jurisdiction's land into districts, or zones, and limits how land in each district can be used. [1][2] In the United States, zoning includes various land use laws enforced through the police power rights of state governments and local governments to exercise authority over privately owned real property.
The Burnham Plan is a popular name for the 1909 Plan of Chicago coauthored by Daniel Burnham and Edward H. Bennett and published in 1909. It recommended an integrated series of projects including new and widened streets, parks, new railroad and harbor facilities, and civic buildings. Though only portions of the plan were realized, the document ...
Washington Park is a community area on the South Side of Chicago which includes the 372 acre (1.5 km 2) park of the same name, [2] stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd. It is home to the DuSable Museum of African American History.
^a Prior to 1923 Chicago comprised 35 wards, each electing two aldermen in staggered two-year terms. [ 16 ] In the Cook County Board of Commissioners the large majority of the area is in the 9th district, represented by Republican Peter N. Silvestri , while the eastern parts of Norwood Park East, Union Ridge, and Big Oaks are in the 10th ...
The Chicago metropolitan area, also referred to as the Greater Chicago Area and Chicagoland, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the Midwest, containing the City of Chicago along with its surrounding suburbs and satellite cities. Encompassing 10,286 square mi (28,120 km 2), the metropolitan area ...
2398846. Website. evergreenpark-ill.com. Evergreen Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. In 2020, the population was 19,943. [3] The village shares a border with the city of Chicago on the north, east, and south sides; while also sharing a border with Oak Lawn on the west side.
FIPS code. 17-59572. Wikimedia Commons. Phoenix, Illinois. Website. www.villageofphoenix.org. Phoenix is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,708 at the 2020 census. [2] It is located approximately 19 miles (31 km) south of the Chicago Loop in the Chicago area.