The Loop, Wicker Park, Hyde Park, Evanston, Oak Park, Naperville and more.
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Arlington Heights’ dense downtown around the Metra station, the Bears’ Arlington Park development site and Mount Prospect’s Randhurst Village. Businesses in Arlington Heights & Mount Prospect…
The Paramount Theatre, a revitalizing downtown on the Fox River, Chicago Premium Outlets and a large, diverse population. Businesses in Aurora Businesses in Aurora will appear…
Chicago’s largest community area by population, with grand greystones on the boulevards, the Conservatory and a long-running community reinvestment push. Businesses in Austin & Garfield Park…
Working-class Northwest Side neighborhoods along Milwaukee and the Kennedy: Polish delis, taquerias and a cluster of new restaurants around Belmont and Kedzie. Businesses in Avondale &…
Berwyn’s Depot District on the BNSF line and Cicero’s Hawthorne Works history; both dense with brick bungalows and family-run restaurants. Businesses in Berwyn & Cicero Directory…
Chicago’s only hills, the Ridge Historic District and a South Side Irish parade. Home to many police officers, firefighters and teachers. Businesses in Beverly & Morgan…
The Promenade Bolingbrook, Lewis University in Romeoville and large logistics parks along the interstate. Businesses in Bolingbrook & Romeoville Directory listings in this area, alphabetically. G&W…
Bridgeport’s political history and Guaranteed Rate Field; Chinatown’s Wentworth Avenue restaurants, Ping Tom Park and the Chinatown Square mall. Businesses in Bridgeport & Chinatown Directory listings…
Center of Black Chicago in the Great Migration era, with landmark greystones on King Drive, the Harold Washington Cultural Center and new development toward the lake.…
Chatham’s well-kept bungalows and Black-owned businesses on 79th and Cottage Grove; Pullman’s planned company town, now a National Historical Park. Businesses in Chatham & Pullman Directory…
Chicago Heights at the Lincoln Highway–Dixie Highway crossroads; Park Forest, the planned GI-Bill suburb of the 1950s. Businesses in Chicago Heights & Park Forest Businesses in…
Downtown Downers Grove’s Tivoli Theatre and restaurants; Westmont’s Ogden Avenue corridor and Ty Warner Park. Businesses in Downers Grove & Westmont Directory listings in this area,…
The far Northwest Side, home to many city workers: quiet streets, a small downtown along Northwest Highway and Metra to the Loop. Businesses in Edison Park…
Grand Victoria Casino, the Elgin Symphony, a historic downtown on the Fox River and one of the most diverse suburbs in the region. Businesses in Elgin…
Elmhurst’s City Centre, Elmhurst University and hospital; Lombard’s Lilac Time festival and Yorktown Center. Businesses in Elmhurst & Lombard Directory listings in this area, alphabetically. Elmhurst…
First suburb north of the city: Northwestern’s campus, a walkable downtown with two el lines and Metra, and lakefront parks. Businesses in Evanston Directory listings in…
US Steel’s Gary Works, Marquette Park beach and the Indiana Dunes National Park to the east. Miller Beach is the neighborhood most Chicagoans know. Businesses in…
The Gold Coast runs from Oak Street north to North Avenue and from the lake west to Clark Street, on the Near North Side and in…
Horseshoe Casino, the Whiting lakefront and the BP refinery; Hammond is the largest city in Lake County, Indiana. Businesses in Hammond & Whiting, IN Businesses in…
Ravinia Festival, the Chicago Symphony’s summer home, plus Highwood’s dense strip of restaurants and Fort Sheridan’s converted officers’ quarters. Businesses in Highland Park & Highwood Businesses…
Hinsdale’s downtown and teardown new construction; Oak Brook’s corporate headquarters, Oakbrook Center mall and polo grounds. Businesses in Hinsdale & Oak Brook Directory listings in this…
Homewood’s Ridge Road restaurants and Flossmoor’s golf courses; Homewood-Flossmoor High School draws families to both. Businesses in Homewood & Flossmoor Directory listings in this area, alphabetically.…
The 200-acre park at its center, Paseo Boricua on Division Street and blocks of two-flats that are changing fast on the east side. Businesses in Humboldt…
A college town inside the city: 53rd Street shops, the Obama Presidential Center site in Jackson Park and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House. Businesses in Hyde…
A historic downtown with the Rialto, two casinos, the Route 66 Raceway and one of the fastest-growing populations in the state. Businesses in Joliet Businesses in…
Two BNSF commuter towns with walkable downtowns, top-rated Lyons Township High School and quiet, tree-lined streets. Businesses in La Grange & Western Springs Businesses in La…
Lake Forest College, the Market Square shopping district (the first planned shopping center in the US) and estates along the bluffs. Businesses in Lake Forest &…
Lakeview runs from Diversey Parkway north to Irving Park Road and from the river to the lake, in the North Side group. The Lake View community…
River Oaks Center, the Torrence Avenue corridor and easy access to I-80/94 and the Bishop Ford. Businesses in Lansing & Calumet City Businesses in Lansing &…
Lincoln Park the neighborhood runs from North Avenue to Diversey Parkway and from the river to the lake, on the North Side. Lincoln Park the park…
Lincoln Square is the North Side community area between Montrose and Foster, from the river east to Ravenswood Avenue, and the name also means the commercial…
The 26th Street corridor is one of the highest-grossing retail strips in the city, lined with family-run restaurants, bakeries and shops. Businesses in Little Village Directory…
Logan Boulevard’s greystone mansions, the Illinois Centennial Monument and a Milwaukee Avenue corridor of restaurants, bars and music venues. Businesses in Logan Square Directory listings in…
Munster’s Community Hospital and Centennial Park; Crown Point’s historic courthouse square, one of the best-preserved in the Midwest. Businesses in Munster & Crown Point, IN Businesses…
The region’s largest suburb after Aurora: a Riverwalk along the DuPage River, Centennial Beach and a downtown that stays busy at night. Businesses in Naperville Directory…
Taylor Street’s Italian restaurants, the University of Illinois Chicago campus and the Illinois Medical District, the largest urban medical district in the country. Businesses in Near…
Residential North Side neighborhoods with a strip of restaurants on Roscoe and Lincoln, good schools and easy access to the Brown Line. Businesses in North Center…
Douglass Park, the K-Town greystones and a growing set of community-led redevelopment projects along Ogden and Roosevelt. Businesses in North Lawndale Businesses in North Lawndale will…
Advocate Christ Medical Center, the 95th Street corridor and a large Irish-American and Middle Eastern community. Businesses in Oak Lawn & Evergreen Park Directory listings in…
The largest collection of Wright-designed homes anywhere, a walkable downtown on Lake Street and Green and Blue Line service into the Loop. Businesses in Oak Park…
Orland Square mall and the LaGrange Road retail strip; Tinley Park’s Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre and Oak Park Avenue downtown. Businesses in Orland Park & Tinley…
18th Street’s murals, taquerias and galleries, the National Museum of Mexican Art and one of the city’s oldest housing stocks. Businesses in Pilsen Directory listings in…
A small historic downtown on Lockport Street surrounded by two decades of new subdivisions and top-rated schools. Businesses in Plainfield Businesses in Plainfield will appear here…
Six Corners at Irving, Cicero and Milwaukee, the Portage Theater and mile after mile of brick bungalows. Jefferson Park is the transit hub to O’Hare. Businesses…
River Forest’s Dominican University and estate blocks; Forest Park’s Madison Street of taverns and restaurants and the end of the Blue Line. Businesses in River Forest…
River North is the wedge of the Near North Side between the Chicago River on the south and west, Chicago Avenue on the north and Michigan…
The city’s northernmost lakefront: Loyola University, public beaches at the end of nearly every street and one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the country. Businesses…
Woodfield Mall, one of the largest in the country, plus office parks, the Schaumburg Boomers and Now Arena. Businesses in Schaumburg & Hoffman Estates Directory listings…
Old Orchard mall, the Illinois Holocaust Museum and one of the most ethnically diverse suburbs in the region, with easy Yellow Line access. Businesses in Skokie…
The South Loop starts at Ida B. Wells Drive, the old Congress Parkway, and runs south past Roosevelt Road toward Cermak, between the river and the…
The South Shore Cultural Center on the lake, the 63rd Street beach and a Woodlawn that is changing with the Obama Center under construction. Businesses in…
Three river towns with historic downtowns, the Arcada Theatre, Geneva’s Third Street shops and the Fox River Trail connecting them. Businesses in St. Charles, Geneva &…
Streeterville is the lakefront corner of the Near North Side, east of Michigan Avenue between the Chicago River and Oak Street, in the Downtown Chicago group.…
The Loop is Chicago's downtown core, and the name means the district inside the elevated tracks and the blocks right around them. The Chicago River wraps…
Uptown runs from Irving Park Road north to Foster Avenue and from the lake west to Ravenswood Avenue, according to the Uptown Chamber of Commerce, and…
The West Loop sits directly west of the river, inside the Near West Side community area, running from Grand Avenue and the Kinzie rail yards south…
Wheaton College and the College of DuPage, the Illinois Prairie Path and two walkable downtowns along the Metra tracks. Businesses in Wheaton & Glen Ellyn Businesses…
Milwaukee, North and Damen: independent shops, restaurants, the 606 trail and one of the city’s liveliest nightlife strips. Businesses in Wicker Park & Bucktown Directory listings…
Gillson Park beach, the Bahá’í House of Worship and New Trier High School. Kenilworth is the smallest and wealthiest of the North Shore villages. Businesses in…
Wooded ravines down to the lake, the Chicago Botanic Garden and Writers Theatre. Among the most expensive zip codes in Illinois. Businesses in Winnetka & Glencoe…