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Bloom Bremen Calumet Cicero Elk Grove Evanston Hanover Hyde Park Jefferson Town Lake View Lemont Leyden Lyons Maine New Trier Niles North Town Northfield |
S Suburban S Suburban S Chicago W Suburban NW Suburban N Suburban NW Suburban S Chicago NW Chicago N Chicago SW Suburban NW Suburban W Suburban N Suburban N Suburban N Suburban N Chicago N Suburban |
Norwood Park Oak Park Orland Palatine Palos Proviso Rich River Forest Riverside Rogers Park Schaumburg South Town Stickney Town of Lake Thornton West Town Wheeling Worth |
NW Chicago W Chicago SW Suburban NW Suburban SW Suburban W Suburban S Suburban W Suburban W Suburban N Chicago NW Suburban S Chicago SW Chicago SSuburban S Chicago W Chicago NW Suburban SW Suburban |
Chicago Neighborhoods
The City of Chicago original settlement is known as the Loop. Many neighborhoods were annexed in before 1889. In 1889 a part of the Town of Cicero, the Town of Jefferson, the Town of Lake, the City of Lake View, and the Village of Hyde Park were annexed by Chicago. Almost three dozen areas were added after 1889.
| PLACE | LOCATION | YEAR ANNEXED |
| Albany Park | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Andersonville (Uptown) | Lake View | 1889 |
| Archer Heights | Lake/Cicero | 1889 |
| Argyle Park ( Uptown) | Lake View | 1889 |
| Armour Square | Part of Bridgeport and Douglas | 1863 |
| Ashburn (changed from Clarksdale, 1893) | Lake | 1889 |
| Ashland | Part of Near West Side | 1864 |
| Auburn | Gresham-Cummorn | 1850 |
| Austin | Cicero | 1889 |
| Avalon (Highland/Chatham) | Hyde Park/Lake | 1889 |
| Avalon Park (Burnside/Calumet Heights) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Avondale | Part of City | 1863 |
| Back of the Yards | Lake | 1889 |
| Belmont Central (Jefferson Park) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Belmont Cragin (Jefferson Park) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Belmont Gardens | Part of City | 1863 |
| Belmont Heights | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Belmont Terrace | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Beverly | 1890 | |
| Beverly View (Ashburn) | Lake | 1889 |
| Beverly Woods | Morgan Park | 1890-1891 |
| Big Oaks | Norwood Park | 1890 |
| Blue Island | Beverly | 1890 |
| Bowmanville | Lake View | 1889 |
| Bridgeport | Part of City | 1863 |
| Brighton Park | Lake | 1889 |
| Bryn Mawr (South Shore) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Buck Town (Lincoln Square) | Lake View | 1889 |
| Budlong Woods (Lincoln Square) | Lake View | 1889 |
| Burnside | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Bush (South Chicago) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Cabrini-Green | Near North Side/Part of City | 1837 |
| Calumet Heights | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Canalport | McKinley Park/Part of the City | 1863 |
| Canaryville (Fuller Park) | Lake | 1889 |
| Canfield | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Central Park | renamed Garfield Park | 1869 |
| Chatham | Hyde Park/Lake | 1889 |
| Chicago Junction (Englewood) | Lake | 1889 |
| Chicago Lawn | Lake | 1889 |
| Chinatown | Armour Square/Bridgeport and Douglas | 1863 |
| Chrysler Village | Lake | 1889 |
| Clark | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Clarkdale (see Ashburn) | Lake | 1889 |
| Clearing | Lake | 1889 |
| Colehour | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Cottage Grove Heights (Pullman) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Crawford | Lawndale | 1869 Eastern 2/3 |
| Crawford (Lawndale) | last 1/3 | 1889 |
| Crestline (Ashburn) | Lake | 1889 |
| Crossing | Washington Heights/Dummy Junction | 1890-1891 |
| Dauphin Park (Chatham) | Hyde Park/Lake | 1889 |
| Dearborn Homes | Douglas | 1853 Part, part 1863 |
| Death Corner | Near North Side | 1837 |
| Donegan Station (Englewood) | Lake | 1889 |
| Douglas | 1853 Part, part 1863 | |
| Drexel Estate/Drexel Park (West Englewood) | Lake | 1889 |
| Dummy Junction | Crossing/Washington Heights | 1890-1891 |
| Dunning | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Dutchman's Point (Edison Park) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| East Garfield Park | 1869 | |
| East Side | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Eden Green (Riverdale) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Edgebrook (Forest Glen) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Edgewater (Edgewater Glen) | Lake View | 1889 |
| Edison Park (Dutchman's Point) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Electric Suburb (Edison Park) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Elsdon (Gage Park) | Lake | 1889 |
| Englewood | Lake | 1889 |
| Englewood on the Hill (West Englewood) | Lake | 1889 |
| Epic (Edgewater) | Lake View | 1889 |
| Fernwood | Washington Heights | 1890-1891 |
| Fifth City | East Garfield Park | 1869 |
| Fishtown | Near North Side | 1837 |
| Ford City Villiage (West Lawn) | Lake | 1889 |
| Forest Glen | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Forestville | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Forrestville (Grand Boulevard) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Free District of Lake Michigan | Near North Side | 1837 |
| Fuller Park | Lake | 1889 |
| Gage Park (Elsdon) | Lake | 1889 |
| Gano (West Pullman) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Garfield Ridge (a small strip of it) | Lake | 1889 |
| Garyland | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Gladstone Park | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Gold Coast | Near North Side | 1837 |
| Golden Gate | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Goose Island | Part of West Town | 1837 |
| Grand Boulevard | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Greater Grand Crossing | Lake | 1889 |
| Greektown | Near West Side | 1837 |
| Groveland Park | Douglas | 1853 Part, part 1863 |
| Hamilton Park (Englewood) | Lake | 1889 |
| Hardscrabble | Bridgeport | 1863 |
| Heart of Chicago | Lower West Side | 1837-1853 |
| Hegewisch | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Hermosa | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Hollywood Park | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Hope (Roseland) | Lake/Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Horse Thief Hollow | Morgan Park | 1890-1891 |
| Humbolt Park | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Hyde Park | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Irondale (South Deering) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Irving Park | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Irving Woods (Dunning) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Irvington (Irving Park) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Jefferson Park | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Junction Grove (Englewood) | Lake | 1889 |
| Kelvyn Grove (Hermosa) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Kennedy Park | Morgan Park | 1890-1891 |
| Kensington (Pullman) | Hyde Park (and 1928) | 1889 |
| Kenwood | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Kilbourn Park (Irving Park) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| LakeView | Lake View | 1889 |
| Lakewood-Balmoral (Edgewater) | Lake View | 1889 |
| Lawndale | 1869 Eastern 2/3 1889 last 1/3 | |
| Lincoln Park | Lake View | 1889 |
| Lincoln Square | Lake View | 1889 |
| Lithuanian Plaza (Chicago Lawn) | Lake | 1889 |
| Little Hell | Near North Side | 1837 |
| Little Italy | Near West Side | 1837 |
| Little Meadows | Douglas | 1853 Part, part 1863 |
| Little Sicily | Near North Side | 1837 |
| Logan Square | 1869 | |
| Longwood (Beverly) | Lake | 1889 |
| Loop | original settlement | |
| Lower West Side | 1848 Part, part 1853 | |
| Maplewood | Logan Square | 1869 |
| Marquette Park | Lake | 1889 |
| Marynook | Hyde Park/Lake | 1889 |
| Mayfair (Irving Park) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| McKinley Park | 1863 | |
| Midway Airport | 1915, 1921 | |
| Millgate | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Monclare | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Monroe | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Montrose | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Morgan Park | 1890-1891 | |
| Mount Greenwood | 1927 | |
| Near North Side | 1837 | |
| Near South Side | 1836 | |
| Near West Side | 1837 | |
| New City | Lake | 1889 |
| Noble Square | 1837 Part, part 1851, part 1869 | |
| North Center | Lake View/Jefferson | 1889 |
| North Park (North Mayfair) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| North Town | West Ridge | 1893 |
| Norwood Park | 1893,1924 | |
| Oakland (Cleaverville) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Oakwood Hall (Oakland) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| O'Hare | Orchard Place/Chicago Orchard Airport (ORD)) | 1958 |
| Old Town Triangle | Lake View | 1889 |
| Old Wicker Park | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Oriole Park | Norwood | 1893 |
| Pacific Junction | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Packingtown | Bridgeport | 1863 |
| Park West | Lake View | 1889 |
| Parkside (South Shore) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Parkview (Ashburn) | Lake | 1889 |
| Patch | Near South Side | 1836 |
| Pennytown (Avalon Park/Burnside) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Peterson Park | West Ridge | 1893 |
| Pilsen | Near West Side | 1837 |
| Portage Park | Jefferson (rest in 1924) | 1889 |
| Prairie Shores | Douglas | 1853 Part, part 1863 |
| Princeton Park (Roseland) | Lake/Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Pulaski Park | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Pullman | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Ranch Triangle | Lake View | 1889 |
| Ravenswood (Ravenswood Gardens) | Lake View | 1889 |
| Ravenswood Manor | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Ridgelawn | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Ridgeville | 1893 | |
| Riverdale | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Roe's Hill | Lake View | 1889 |
| Rogers Park | 1893 | |
| Rogers Ridge | 1893 | |
| Rosehill (Roe's Hill) | Lake View | 1889 |
| Roseland | Lake/Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Roseneath | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Sauganash | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Sayre | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Schorsch Forest View | O'Hare | 1958 |
| Schorsch Village (Dunning) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Six Corners | Jefferson (rest in 1924) | 1889 |
| Sleepy Hollow (Garfield Ridge (small area)) | Lake | 1889 |
| South Chicago (South Works) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| South Commons | Douglas | 1853 Part, part 1863 |
| South Deering (Irondale) | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| South Lawndale | 1869 Eastern 2/3 to City last 1/3 in 1889 | |
| South Lynn | Lake | 1889 |
| South Park | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| South Shore | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| South Works | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Stateway Gardens | Douglas | 1853 Part, part 1863 |
| Stickney (Clearing) | Lake | 1889 |
| Stoney Island Park | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Streeterville | Near North Side | 1837 |
| Summerdale | Lake View | 1889 |
| The Junction (Englewood) | Lake | 1889 |
| The Ridge | Rogers Park | 1893 |
| The Sands | Near North Side | 1837 |
| The Valley | 1837 | |
| Towertown | 1837 | |
| Tracey | Beverly | 1890-1891 |
| Ukrainian Village | West Town | 1837 Part, part 1863, part 1869 |
| Union Stock Yards | Lake | 1889 |
| Uptown | Lake View | 1889 |
| Upwood | Beverly | 1890-1891 |
| Villa (The) | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Village in the City | Beverly | 1890-1891 |
| Walden | Beverly | 1890-1891 |
| Washington Heights | Dummy Junction | 1890-1891 |
| Washington Park | Hyde Park | 1889 |
| Wentworth Gardens | Armour Square | 1863 |
| West Chesterfield | Lake/Hyde Park | 1889 |
| West Elsdon | Lake | 1889 |
| West Englewood | Lake | 1889 |
| West Garfield Park (Central Park) | Lake | 1889 |
| West Pullman | 1889-1928 | |
| West Ridge | West Rogers Park | 1896 |
| West Town | 1837-1863-1869 | |
| Wicker Park | West Town | 1837-1863-1869 |
| Wildwood | Jefferson | 1889 |
| Winnemac | Lake View | 1889 |
| Wolf Point | 1837 | |
| Woodlawn | Hyde Park | 1889 |
Outlying Cities, Towns, and Neighborhoods
| Town | Notes |
| Arlington Heights | Arlington Heights was once known as Dunton, but the Village was incorporated as Arlington Heights in 1887. The area of Arlington Heights today was once called West Wheeling (prior to the 1850's). In 1854 William Dunton laid out the town of Bradley, which he later changed to Dunton when he learned that there was already a Bradley, IL. Eventually the residents wanted a more 'prestigious' name and decided on Arlington, IL, but it turned out that name was already taken as well. So they added the Heights & thus the town became Arlington Heights, IL. |
| Brickton | became Park Ridge |
| Dunton | to Arlington Heights |
| East Chicago Heights | to Ford Heights |
| Evanston | "Until Cook County was organized into townships in 1850, the
territory now comprising Evanston was included in the Grosse Point
District, a tract of the county which was of somewhat uncertain
dimensions, but supposedly existed for the convenience of voters. In
1850 when the township of Ridgeville was organized, it included the
towns of Evanston and Lake View. The Wilmette Reservation was added
later, and Evanston Township was formed in 1857. Evanston Township is
presently comprised of the City of Evanston." Chicago & Cook County, A
Guide to Research "Of historic interest is the Grosse Pointe Lighthouse, built in the 1800's on a high bluff overlooking the lake" Chicago & Cook County, A Guide to Research |
| Grossdale | to Brookfield |
| LaVergne | merged with Berwyn around 1900 |
| Niles Center | to Skokie |
| Oak Glen | merged with Lansing |
| Pennyville | became Brickton, which became Park Ridge |
| Shermerville | to Northbrook |
| Sobieski Park | to West Hammond |
| South Lawn | to Harvey |
| Uppsala | merged with Berwyn around 1900 |
| West Hammond | to Calumet City |
| Westhaven | to Orland Hills |
| Globe | to Dolton The borders of what was called Globe went all the way west to what is now River Oaks Shopping Center. The entire area from there east to the Calumet River was called Globe until "Dolton" was incorporated, in about 1892. Both of my Grandmothers were born in Dolton, one in 1888. She said her father came to "Globe" when he emigrated....that was 1882. Her birth, at home, right near the brickyards was in "Globe," but her christening, 2 blocks north, was listed as "Dolton." My other Grandmother was born at home, in 1899, in what is now part of Calumet City, but was then considered part of Dolton. Her birth certificate states Dolton, although I know the house and it is now Calumet City. Her baptismal certificate is from a Dolton Church, but her birth on that is listed as Globe. I have anuncle who listed, in his seventies, his birthplace as Globe. He was born in my Great grandpa's home, right on the main street of Dolton in 1904. All I can figure is that the boundaries of the Globe area were somewhat "liberal." and, by the time my family arrived, already changing. I asked the grandmas about it 30 years ago, and they both said that everyone just finally started calling the area Dolton because there were so many by that name in the town, and they were very well to do and politically connected. Apparently one of the Dolton brothers was instrumental in getting the post office designated by the federal government and he used his own name. I suppose when all of your mail starts coming addressed to Dolton, it may encourage a name change. They said that they called the town both Globe and Dolton for a number of years, the older residents using Globe, and the newer ones Dolton. Apparently by about 1905 it was pretty consitently Dolton, because I've never seen Globe again after that, and my family was there until the 1960's. My earliest documented Globe reference would be 1882, the latest 1899. |
Contributed Jun 2000 by J.R. Cain
