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Population in July 2007: 2,836,658. Population change since 2000: -2.3%
 

Males: 1,376,307  (48.5%)
Females: 1,460,351  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  31.5 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 60601, 60602, 60603, 60604, 60605, 60606, 60607, 60608, 60609, 60610, 60611, 60612, 60613, 60614, 60615, 60616, 60617, 60618, 60619, 60620, 60621, 60622, 60623, 60624, 60625, 60626, 60628, 60629, 60630, 60631, 60632, 60633, 60634, 60636, 60637, 60638, 60639, 60640, 60641, 60643, 60644, 60645, 60646, 60647, 60649, 60651, 60652, 60653, 60654, 60655, 60656, 60657, 60659, 60660, 60661, 60663, 60664, 60665, 60667, 60668, 60669, 60670, 60671, 60672, 60673, 60674, 60675, 60677, 60678, 60679, 60680, 60681, 60683, 60684, 60685, 60687, 60690, 60691, 60693, 60694, 60697, 60699, 60701.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,505 (it was $38,625 in 2000)
Chicago:  $45,505
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $286,800 (it was $144,300 in 2000)
Chicago:  $286,800
Illinois:  $208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $345,883; Detached houses: $322,619; Townhouses or other attached units: $402,544; In 2-unit structures: $343,771; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $437,378; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $357,838; Mobile homes: $130,412

Median gross rent in 2007: $832.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 20.5%
(9.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.5% for Black residents, 20.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.6% for other race residents, 21.9% for two or more races residents)

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Profiles of local businesses:
Eden Supportive Living
State Farm Insurance - Gary Behrends
Psychotherapy Associates of Chicago
Diane Hudec Estate Sales
Aniko Salon and Spa
L&A Computer Services
John Tunnell Allstate Agency
The Whitehall Hotel

Races in Chicago:

  • Black (36.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (31.3%)
  • Hispanic (26.0%)
  • Other race (13.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Filipino (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Chicago: 115.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Polish (7.3%), Irish (6.6%), German (6.5%), Italian (3.5%), English (2.0%), United States (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/12/1875

Elevation: 596 feet

Land area: 227.1 square miles.

Population density: 12489 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chicago

  • High school or higher: 71.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
  • Unemployed: 10.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chicago city

  • Never married: 40.9%
  • Now married: 39.9%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

628,903 residents are foreign born (12.2% Latin America, 5.0% Europe, 3.9% Asia).

This city:  21.7%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there were 3161 registered sex offenders living in Chicago, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chicago to the number of sex offenders is 897 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $2,822 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $2,035 (0.8%)

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Nearest cities: Cicero, IL (2.0 miles ), Berwyn, IL (2.4 miles ), Stickney, IL (2.4 miles ), Forest View, IL (2.4 miles ), Oak Park, IL (2.6 miles ), Riverside, IL (2.7 miles ), Forest Park, IL (2.7 miles ), Bedford Park, IL (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 830 buildings, average cost: $108,300
  • 1997: 720 buildings, average cost: $118,200
  • 1998: 1225 buildings, average cost: $125,600
  • 1999: 839 buildings, average cost: $158,700
  • 2000: 1334 buildings, average cost: $137,000
  • 2001: 883 buildings, average cost: $142,900
  • 2002: 754 buildings, average cost: $227,100
  • 2003: 1023 buildings, average cost: $165,800
  • 2004: 1087 buildings, average cost: $156,600
  • 2005: 1507 buildings, average cost: $165,300
  • 2006: 1415 buildings, average cost: $180,500
  • 2007: 870 buildings, average cost: $188,800

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Latitude: 41.84 N, Longitude: 87.68 W


Chicago nicknames or aliases (official or unofficial): Chi-Town, City in a Garden, The City of the Big Shoulders, The City That Works, The Second City, The Windy City, The White City, Da Chi & The 'Go, The Chill or Chi Ill, City by the Lake

Daytime population change due to commuting: +142,328 (+4.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 841,329 (70.6%)

Area codes: 773, 312, 708, 847, 630, 217, 815, 618, 309

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Population change in the 1990s: +110,188 (+4.0%).

Unemployment in December 2008:
Here:  5.8%
Illinois:  5.0%


Unemployment by year (%)


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Most common industries for males in 2007 (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2007 (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males in 2007 (%):



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2007 (%):



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)



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Crime in Chicago by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 641627665648598448446467443
    per 100,000 22.921.723.022.420.715.615.616.415.6
Rapes 2,4692,2371,9761,9631,7991,7571,6181,5241,593
    per 100,000 88.277.268.267.862.361.256.553.656.2
Robberies 20,21019,44918,47318,53217,30215,96515,96115,86015,412
    per 100,000 722.0671.6637.9639.9599.5556.4557.6558.0544.0
Assaults 28,02726,66025,57124,84219,78418,82017,93417,44117,414
    per 100,000 1001.3920.6883.0857.8685.5656.0626.6613.6614.6
Burglaries 30,12228,40126,02625,55225,06424,54225,29824,12524,719
    per 100,000 1076.2980.7898.7882.3868.4855.4883.9848.7872.4
Thefts 112,454105,72898,54496,38096,77994,65183,23583,51882,418
    per 100,000 4017.63650.83402.73328.03353.13299.02908.02938.22908.9
Auto thefts 36,07535,57027,57125,24522,77922,78822,49121,82318,567
    per 100,000 1288.81228.2952.0871.7789.2794.3785.8767.7655.3
Arson 1,2671,1061,0061,022947772683716705
    per 100,000 45.338.234.735.332.826.923.925.224.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 872.4803.6743.6727.1666.3633.7610.0604.2592.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14,692 (13,624 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.80
US city average:  3.00

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Chicago-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 104% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the Chicago city center killed 33 people and injured 500 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.1 miles away from the city center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Donovan McNabb - (born 1976), football player, Philip K. Dick - (1928-1982), science fiction writer, Edgar Rice Burroughs - (1875-1950), author of Tarzan fame, Theodore Kaczynski - (born 1942), the Unabomber, Seymour Hersh - (born 1937), journalist, Rickey Henderson - (born 1958), baseball player, John Ashcroft - Attorney General of US, Mandy Patinkin - (born 1952), actor, Bobby Fischer - (born 1943), chess champion, William A. Dembski - philosopher, mathematician.


Main business address for: ARCHIPELAGO HOLDINGS INC (SECURITY & COMMODITY BROKERS, DEALERS, EXCHANGES & SERVICES), ARVIDA JMB PARTNERS L P (OPERATIVE BUILDERS), FIRST CAPITAL INCOME PROPERTIES LTD SERIES XI (REAL ESTATE), CLICK COMMERCE INC (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE), IDS MANAGED FUTURES II L P (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS), GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS), OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES), OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP (SURETY INSURANCE) and 102 other public companies.


Hospitals/medical centers in Chicago:
  • BETHANY HOSPITAL (3435 W VAN BUREN)
  • CHICAGO-READ MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (4200 N OAK PARK AVE)
  • CHILDRENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2300 CHILDRENS PLAZA)
  • COLUMBIA MICHAEL REESE HOS & MED CTR (2929 S ELLIS)
  • COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL (1825 W HARRISON ST)
  • EHS TRINITY HOSPITAL (2320 E 93RD ST)
  • GRANT HOSPITAL (550 W WEBSTER AVE)
  • HARTGROVE HOSPITAL (520 N RIDGEWAY)
  • HCA CHICAGO LAKESHORE HOSPITAL (4840 N MARINE DR)
  • HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (2701 W 68TH STREET)
  • JACKSON PARK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (7531 S STONEY ISLAND AVE)
  • LARABIDA CHILDRENS HOSPITAL (E 65TH ST AT LAKE MICHIGAN)
  • LORETTO HOSPITAL (645 SOUTH CENTRAL AVE)
  • LOUIS A WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (4646 N MARINE DRIVE)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (2525 S MICHIGAN AVE)
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO (5025 N PAULINA STREET)
  • MT SINAI HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (15TH STREET AT CALIFORNIA)
  • NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (250 E SUPERIOR STREET)
  • NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL (1044 N FRANCISCO AVE)
  • OUR LADY OF THE RESURRECTION MED CTR (5645 W ADDISON)
  • PROVIDENT HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO (500 E 51ST ST)
  • RAVENSWOOD HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (4550 N WINCHESTER)
  • REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (345 EAST SUPERIOR)
  • RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER (7435 W TALCOTT)
  • ROSELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (45 W 111TH STREET)
  • RUSH-PRESBYTERIAN-ST LUKES MED CTR (1653 WEST CONGRESS PARKWAY)
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (3240 W FRANKLIN BLVD)
  • SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL & HLTH CR CENTER (2900 NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE)
  • SCHWAB REHABILITATION CENTER (1401 S CALIFORNIA)
  • SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL (8012 SOUTH CRANDON AVENUE)
  • ST ANTHONYS HOSPITAL (2875 WEST 19TH STREET)
  • ST BERNARD HOSPITAL (326 W 64TH ST)
  • ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO INC (1431 N CLAREMONT AVE)
  • ST MARY OF NAZARETH HOSPITAL CENTER (2233 W DIVISION ST)
  • SWEDISH COVENANT HOSPITAL (5145 N CALIFORNIA AVE)
  • THC CHICAGO INC DBA KINDRED CHICAGO (4058 W MELROSE)
  • THOREK HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (850 W IRVING PARK RD)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HOSPITALS (5841 SOUTH MARYLAND)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL (1740 WEST TAYLOR ST SUITE 1400)

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Airports and Heliports located in Chicago: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Chicago, IL

Amtrak station:
CHICAGO (225 S. CANAL ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ci.chi.il.us

Biggest Colleges/Universities in Chicago:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO (Full-time enrollment: 21,879; Location: 601 S Morgan; Public; Website: www.uic.edu/; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • DEPAUL UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 15,935; Location: 1 E JACKSON; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.depaul.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (FT enrollment: 11,188; Location: 5801 S ELLIS AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO (FT enrollment: 9,784; Location: 820 N MICHIGAN AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.luc.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO (FT enrollment: 7,775; Location: 600 S MICHIGAN; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.colum.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 7,324; Location: 5500 N ST LOUIS AVE; Public; Website: www.neiu.edu/; Offers Master's degree)
  • CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-MALCOLM X COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 6,407; Location: 1900 W VAN BUREN; Public)
  • CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-HARRY S TRUMAN COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 6,332; Location: 1145 W WILSON AVE; Public; Website: www.ccc.edu)
  • CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 5,618; Location: 4300 N NARRAGANSETT; Public; Website: www.ccc.edu)
  • CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-RICHARD J DALEY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 5,536; Location: 7500 S PULASKI RD; Public; Website: www.ccc.edu)
  • NATIONAL-LOUIS UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 5,365; Location: 122 S MICHIGAN AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nl.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 4,836; Location: 95TH ST AT KING DR; Public; Website: www.csu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 4,618; Location: 401 S STATE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.rmcil.edu)
  • CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-HAROLD WASHINGTON COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 4,515; Location: 30 E LAKE ST; Public; Website: www.ccc.edu)
  • ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment: 4,458; Location: 3300 S FEDERAL ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.iit.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 4,376; Location: 430 S MICHIGAN AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.roosevelt.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 4,004; Location: 10001 S WOODLAWN AVE; Public; Website: www.ccc.edu)
  • CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 3,942; Location: 6800 S WENTWORTH AVE; Public; Website: www.ccc.edu)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment: 3,201; Location: 3300 N CAMPBELL AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.chi.devry.edu)
  • SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 3,161; Location: 3700 W 103RD ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.SXU.EDU; Offers Master's degree)
Biggest public high schools in Chicago:
Biggest private high schools in Chicago:
  • MOTHER MC AULEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,942; Location: 3737 WEST 99TH STREET; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
  • MOTHER MCAULEY LIBERAL ARTS HS (Students: 1,942; Location: 3737 W 99TH; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
  • UNIV OF CHICAGO LAB SCH (Students: 1,485; Location: 1362 E 59TH ST; Grades: KG - 12)
  • ST IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREP SCH (Students: 1,300; Location: 1076 WEST ROOSEVELT RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • MARIST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,261; Location: 4200 W 115TH STREET; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
  • BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,207; Location: 10001 S PULASKI ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
  • THE LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO (Students: 1,030; Location: 59 W NORTH BLVD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • ST PATRICK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,009; Location: 5900 W BELMONT AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
  • RESURRECTION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 911; Location: 7500 W TALCOTT AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
  • MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 831; Location: 6410 SOUTH DANTE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Chicago:
Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Chicago:
  • HOLY ANGELS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,122; Location: 545 EAST OAKWOOD BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 976; Location: 9130 S VINCENNES AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST MARY STAR-THE SEA SCHOOL (Students: 867; Location: 6424 SOUTH KENNETH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST BEDE THE VENERABLE SCHOOL (Students: 831; Location: 4440 WEST 83RD STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS (Students: 800; Location: 6230 N LEMONT; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST JOHN FISHER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 786; Location: 10200 S WASHTENAW AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • BAIS YAAKOV HEBREW PAROC SCH (Students: 714; Location: 6110 N CALIFORNIA; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST TARCISSUS ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 707; Location: 6040 WEST ARDMORE AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST JULIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 706; Location: 7400 WEST TOUHY AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST CHRISTINA ELEMENTARY SCHL (Students: 704; Location: 3333 WEST 110TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
See full list of schools located in Chicago

Library in Chicago:
  • CHICAGO P.L. (Operating income: $84,688,664; Location: 400 S. STATE STREET; 5,971,889 books; 233,021 audio materials; 115,907 video materials; 23,916 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Other notable locations in the city include Navy Pier, Sears Tower, U.S Cellular Field formerly known as Comisky Park. Another beach to include is Foster Avenue Beach.
  • WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP) has added one more Channel in 2005. Now they also own WFBT-CA Channel 48. added by Thomas
  • WOCH-LP Channel 28 Has Canged It's Channel to Channel 41 is a Class A CHannel Korean Channel WOCH-CA Channel 41 added by randallrocket
  • Marist High School turned Co-Ed in 2002.
  • Calumet Heights (Stony Island Heights & Pill Hill) UC Physicians Hospital; Stony Island Medical; Advocate Hospital/Clinic; Advocate Trinity Hospital added by Calumetman
  • The area codes for chicago are only 773 and 312. The others are surrounding suburbs or city businesses placed in suburban areas
  • "One of the cool buildings from the ground" is the Aon Building (formerly the Standard Oil building, which then was known as the BP Amoco Building) on the East Loop of Chicago
  • Meigs Field (airport) has been demolished! It no longer exists! The area is now the Museum Campus.
  • In "Other Use Airports" listing * MERRILL C MEIGS (about 6 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: CGX).* Meigs Field no longer exists. It was destroyed at Mayor Daley's request in January 2003.
  • The former Meigs Field, is not the Musem Campus, it is Northerly Island, which includes open parkland under the administration of the Chicago Park District as well as Charter One Pavilion, an open-air ampitheatre for concerts and other live performances.

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Notable locations in Chicago: Grayland Station (A), Fifty-nineth Street Harbor (B), Fiftyninth Street Marina (C), Wrigley Field (D), Edgewater Golf Club (E), Edgebrook Golf Course (F), Woodlawn Park Station (G), Morgan Park Station (H), Five Crossings (I), Moreland Station (J), Wolf Point (K), Wisconsin Slip (L), Cragin Station (M), Pennock Station (N), Council Ring (O), Jackson Park Motor Boat Club (P), Jackson Park Yacht Club (Q), Corwith Yards (R), Victory (S), Automobile Row (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Lincoln Village Shopping Center (1), Market Place at Six Corners Shopping Center (2), Kimbark Plaza Shopping Center (3), Treasure Island Market Square Shopping Center (4), Harper Court Shopping Center (5), Pipers Alley Commercial Mall Shopping Center (6), Portage Park Shopping Center (7), Dorchester Commons Shopping Center (8), Hyde Park Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Chicago include: Southlawn United Methodist Church (A), Southern Missionary Baptist Church (B), Lakeside Evangelical Church (C), Abundant Life Missionary Baptist Church (D), Acacia Park Evangelical Lutheran Church (E), Lakeside Japanese Christian Church (F), South Spanish Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses (G), South Side Gospel Church (H), Acme Missionary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Acacia Park Cemetery (1), All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery (2), Getty Tomb (3), B'Nai Abraham Cemetery (4), Hebrew Benevolent Cemetery (5), Graceland Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Schiller Pond (A), South Pond (B), South Lagoon (C), West Lagoon (D), Calumet, Lake (E), Wolf Lake (F), East Lagoon (G), Flatfoot Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Chicago River (A), Calumet River (B), Higgins Creek (C), Crystal Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Chicago include: Wilson Park (1), Wilson Playground (2), Monticello Park (3), Ken-Well Park (4), Monument Park (5), Evergreen Park (6), Winnemac Park (7), Mount Vernon Park (8), Wish Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Munson Beach (A), Forty-Ninth Street Beach (B), Fullerton Beach (C), Fifty-Seventh Street Beach (D), Fortyninth Street Beach (E), Fiftyninth Street Beach (F), Sixty-seventh Street Beach (G), Wilson Beach (H), Calumet Park Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Uptown Station Chicago Post Office (A), Pilsen Station Chicago Post Office (B), Main Post Office (C), Mount Greenwood Station Chicago Post Office (D), Harwood Heights Post Office (E), Loop Station Chicago Post Office (F), Chicago Post Office (G), Edgebrook Station Chicago Post Office (H), Roberto Clemente Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Chicago Historical Society (Museums; Clark Street At N Avenue) (1), Chicago Then & Now (Museums; 5600 North Mannheim Road) (2), Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum (1300 South Lake Shore Drive) (3), Edgewater Historical Society (Museums; 5358 North Ashland Avenue) (4), Field Museum (1400 South Lake Shore Drive) (5), Arts Club of Chicago (Museums; 201 East Ontario Street) (6), Dusable Museum of African American History (740 East 56th Place) (7), Chicago Peregrine Release (Museums; 4001 North Ravenswood Avenue) (8), Chinatown Museum Foundation (601 West 31st Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Extended Stay America (7524 South State Road) (1), Embassy Suites Lakefront (511 North Columbus Drive) (2), Cottage Inn (8135 South Cottage Grove Avenue) (3), Holiday Inn Express (350 W. Hubbard) (4), Club Quarters (75 East Wacker Drive) (5), Gold Coast Bed & Breakfast (113 West Elm Street) (6), Bialystok Pub (3653 West Diversey Avenue) (7), Fairmont Hotel - Regional Sales Office (200 North Columbus Drive) (8), Burnham Hotel (One West Washington) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Cook County Departments - Circuit Court Clerk- First Municipal Criminal Departments- Branc (155 West 51st Street) (1), Cook County Departments - Circuit Court Clerk- First Municipal Criminal Departments- Genl (118 North Clark Street) (2), Illinois State - Human Services Dept- Assistant Secretary-Operations (401 South Clinton Street) (3), Illinois State - Courts- Supreme Court Of Iii (160 North La Salle Street) (4), Courts - Federal - Appeals Court - 7th Circuit- Clerk's Office Informa (219 South Dearborn Street) (5), Illinois State - Revenue Dept- Illinois Gaming Board (160 North La Salle Street) (6), Illinois State - Appellate Defender- First Judicial District (100 West Randolph Street) (7), Judicial Inquiry Board - Executive Ofc (100 West Randolph Street) (8), Cook County - Chicago- Circuit Court Clerk- Criminal Division- General Information Chi (2600 South California Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Air pollution trends in Chicago

Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide 2nd Max at 3 sites: 2.1 ppm in 2005 (it was 3.2 ppm in 2000, 4.9 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean at 2 sites: 0.027 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.030 ppm in 2000, 0.026 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 14 sites: 0.080 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.068 ppm in 2000, 0.071 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 14 sites: 0.100 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.083 ppm in 2000, 0.092 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10) Weighted Annual Mean at 4 sites: 30.0 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 29.3 µ/m3 in 2000, 35.6 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 17 sites: 15.7 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 16.1 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Lead qmax at 5 sites: 0.03 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 0.05 µ/m3 in 2000, 0.09 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides Annual Mean at 6 sites: 0.0050 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0062 ppm in 2000, 0.0087 ppm in 1990).



Drinking water stations with addresses in Chicago and their reported violations in the past:

CHICAGO (Address: 1000 E. OHIO ST., Population served: 2896016, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-07-1993 and OCT-07-1993, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from OCT-07-1993 to OCT-07-1993)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2003)
BAY LAKES ESTATES (Serves FL, Population served: 452, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
BULOW PLANTATION (Serves FL, Population served: 430, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-15-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-15-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
BOOKWALTER WOODS MHP (Population served: 380, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between AUG-01-1996 and FEB-21-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-1997)
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-26-1996 and FEB-21-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and DEC-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1994)
SANDY BEACH RV RESORT II (Serves NH, Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-01-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-18-2005)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-01-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-01-2001), St Public Notif received (JUN-22-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-25-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-17-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-20-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-25-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-17-2001)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-03-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUN-03-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-03-1998), St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
ELDORADO ESTATES (Serves FL, Population served: 280, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-26-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-26-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-26-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-10-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-18-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-27-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-08-2005)
  • 3 other older health violations
ALDEN LONG GROVE NURSING CENTER (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-04-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2005)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 40 regular monitoring violations
CORTLAND CORNERS MHP (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAR-23-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-05-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (JAN-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-04-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-19-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-06-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (APR-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-10-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-14-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-2004), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005)
  • 8 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-22-2005 and JUN-30-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-1998), Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-19-1999)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-15-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-15-1998), Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-19-1999)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 12 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.6%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chicago, IL


People in group quarters in Chicago
  • 15887 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 13839 people in nursing homes
  • 10565 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 6632 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 2827 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 2484 people in religious group quarters
  • 1674 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 1264 people in other group homes
  • 934 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 629 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 477 people in state prisons
  • 473 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 368 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 368 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 364 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 280 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 168 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 151 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 143 people in halfway houses
  • 96 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 90 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 61 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 56 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 41 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 17 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 13 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 12 people in other workers' dormitories


Chicago compared to Illinois state average:

Chicago, Illinois environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Arenas or stadiums:
  • Soldier Field. Capacity: 63,000. Chicago Bears.
  • Wrigley Field. Capacity: 41,118. Chicago Cubs.
  • U.S. Cellular Field. Capacity: 40,615. Chicago White Sox.
  • UIC Pavilion. Chicago Sky (WNBA).
  • United Center. Chicago Bulls (NBA), Chicago Blackhawks (NHL).
  • Alumni Hall (DePaul University). DePaul University.
  • Joseph J. Gentile Center. Loyola University Chicago.
Banks with most branches in Chicago (2009 data):
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: 168 branches. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $1,746,242.0 mil, Deposits: $1,055,765.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5491 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • Bank of America, National Association: 74 branches. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • TCF National Bank: 50 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $16,703.1 mil, Deposits: $10,292.3 mil, headquarters in Wayzata, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 455 total offices, Holding Company: Tcf Financial Corporation
  • Fifth Third Bank: 35 branches. Info updated 2008-11-05: Bank assets: $54,116.4 mil, Deposits: $39,964.9 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 851 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
  • Citibank, National Association: 33 branches. Info updated 2009-03-04: Bank assets: $1,227,040.0 mil, Deposits: $755,298.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, negative income in the last year, International Specialization, 1072 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
  • National City Bank: 31 branches. Info updated 2009-01-16: Bank assets: $146,057.8 mil, Deposits: $104,197.4 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • RBS Citizens, National Association: 30 branches. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Harris National Association: 30 branches. Info updated 2008-10-06: Bank assets: $67,306.7 mil, Deposits: $53,354.5 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, 290 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Montreal
  • 104 other banks with 318 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Chicago, Illinois
  • Edgebrook Motel, 6401 W Touhy, Chicago, IL 60646, Phone: (773) 774-4200
  • Chicago Ohare Garden Hotel, 8201 W Higgins Rd, Chicago, IL 60631, Phone: (773) 693-2323, Fax: (773) 693-3771
  • Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 E Delaware PL, Chicago, IL 60611, Phone: (312) 280-8800, Fax: (312) 280-9184
  • Forum Hotel Chicago, 525 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, Phone: (312) 321-8709
  • Hotel Intercontinental, 505 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, Phone: (312) 944-4100, Fax: (312) 944-0240
  • Residence Inn By Marriott Chicago Downtown, 201 E Walton, Chicago, IL 60611, Phone: (312) 943-9800, Fax: (312) 943-8579
  • Westin River North Hotel, 320 N Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60610, Phone: (312) 744-1900, Fax: (312) 321-7117
  • W Chicago City Center, 172 W Adams, Chicago, IL 60603, Phone: (312) 332-1200, Fax: (312) 332-5909
  • 124 other hotels and motels
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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Chicago travel time to work


Chicago mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Cook County Illinois:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (83%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Neighborhoods in Chicago:


Religon statistics for Chicago

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchMuslim EstimateLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaSouthern Baptist Convention
Adherents69.3%3.1%2.1%2.0%2.0%
Congregations15.8%2.0%5.8%6.8%6.4%
NameUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.7%1.4%1.2%0.9%16.3%
Congregations4.7%6.1%4.3%0.8%47.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1010$4,895,310$58,1620$0
Other Government Administration 1597$6,520,014$48,9920$0
Judicial and Legal 493$2,573,648$62,6450$0
Police Protection - Officers 15893$59,305,540$44,7790$0
Police - Other 1943$7,928,658$48,9681053$1,245,422
Firefighters 4796$29,163,922$72,9710$0
Fire - Other 304$455,496$17,9800$0
Streets and Highways 1886$10,812,592$68,7970$0
Airports 1662$7,931,678$57,2680$0
Welfare 1314$4,090,394$37,3550$0
Health 1628$6,694,320$49,3440$0
Solid Waste Management 2575$12,878,414$60,0160$0
Sewerage 693$3,790,466$65,6360$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 169$779,356$55,3390$0
Water Supply 1639$9,701,170$71,0270$0
Local Libraries 1279$3,527,684$33,0980$0
Other and Unallocable 76$184,168$29,0790$0
Totals for Government 38957$171,232,830$52,7451053$1,245,422


Chicago government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,008,595,000
  • Charges - Toll Highways: $1,831,896,000
    Air Transportation: $786,451,000
    Sewerage: $143,537,000
    All Other: $80,439,000
    Parking Facilities: $23,180,000
    Regular Highways: $6,647,000
  • Construction - Air Transportation: $378,094,000
    Regular Highways: $239,780,000
    General - Other: $153,393,000
    Housing and Community Development: $150,376,000
    Water Utilities: $108,533,000
    Sewerage: $38,736,000
    Toll Highways: $29,446,000
    Police Protection: $5,534,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,343,000
    Libraries: $4,029,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,218,000
    Local Fire Protection: $834,000
    Parking Facilities: $711,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,163,049,000
    General - Other: $917,688,000
    Air Transportation: $426,753,000
    Local Fire Protection: $388,774,000
    Water Utilities: $207,934,000
    Solid Waste Management: $182,724,000
    Regular Highways: $182,683,000
    Health - Other: $177,588,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $123,031,000
    Housing and Community Development: $106,617,000
    Libraries: $73,645,000
    Parks and Recreation: $72,413,000
    Sewerage: $61,988,000
    Financial Administration: $59,745,000
    Central Staff Services: $59,363,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $41,280,000
    General Public Buildings: $37,697,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $33,684,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,092,000
    Toll Highways: $1,435,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $1,176,033,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $-844,111,296
    Benefit Payments: $1,233,972,000
    Total Federal Securities: $1,001,337,000
    Earnings on Investments (calculated): $942,788,000
    Other Investments - Other: $582,065,000
    Total Cash and Deposits: $503,545,000
    From Parent Local Government: $423,603,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $264,029,000
    Withdrawals: $38,091,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Bonds: $1,619,346,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Stocks: $1,642,531,704
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $229,802,000
    Education: $115,723,000
    All Other: $46,921,000
    Health and Hospitals: $33,768,000
    Transit Utilities: $18,690,000
    Highways: $2,759,000
    Natural Resources: $1,006,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $756,221,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Transit Utilities: $64,442,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $961,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $11,982,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $245,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,244,491,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $30,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $98,458,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,493,451,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $344,631,000
    Interest Earnings: $248,443,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $210,850,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $43,798,000
    Sale of Property: $29,336,000
    Rents: $4,138,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,801,453,112
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,214,670,112
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,080,234,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $69,058,000
    Police Protection: $6,448,000
    Libraries: $4,630,000
    Regular Highways: $450,000
    Solid Waste Management: $85,000
    Parks and Recreation: $27,000
    Health - Other: $14,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,000
    Air Transportation: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,702,042,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $347,452,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $727,827,704
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $604,443,000
    All Other: $106,336,000
    Highways: $94,663,000
    Health and Hospitals: $55,998,000
    Public Welfare: $14,279,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities Sales: $554,866,000
    Other Selective Sales: $515,944,000
    Property: $428,876,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $274,517,000
    NEC: $175,020,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $121,197,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $61,035,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $27,484,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $20,543,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $-1,806,276,296

3.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.97%
Illinois average:  5.66%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($887 average AGI)
Cook County:  0.27%
Illinois average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from DuPage County, IL  0.48% ($52,869 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL  0.25% ($62,810)
from Will County, IL  0.24% ($42,313)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.98%
Illinois average:  5.99%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($743 average AGI)
Cook County:  0.09%
Illinois average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to DuPage County, IL  0.65% ($54,553 average AGI)
to Will County, IL  0.56% ($54,095)
to Lake County, IL  0.38% ($69,774)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chicago:
  • WCEV (1450 AM; 1 kW; CICERO, IL; Owner: MIGALA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVON (1450 AM; 1 kW; CICERO, IL; Owner: MIDWAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WCSN (820 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WYPA, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WGCI (1390 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRDZ (1300 AM; 5 kW; LA GRANGE, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNTD (950 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF CHICAGO LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chicago:
  • WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
  • WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
  • WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
  • WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDRV (97.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WBEZ (91.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
  • WKQX (101.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLUP-FM (97.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WNND (100.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WOJO (105.1 FM; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • WUSN (99.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CHICAGO)
  • WVAZ (102.7 FM; OAK PARK, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WXRT-FM (93.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WRTE (90.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: MEXICAN FINE ARTS CENTER MUSEUM)

TV broadcast stations around Chicago:
  • WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
  • WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
  • WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
  • WOCH-LP (Channel 28; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-28, L.L.C.)
  • WYCC (Channel 20; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: COLLEGE DIST. #508, COUNTY OF COOK)
  • WOCK-CA (Channel 13; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-13, L.L.C.)
  • W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
  • WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W54AP (Channel 54; BLUE ISLAND, IL; Owner: CATHOLIC VIEWS BROADCASTS, INC.)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Chicago fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1,214
Total length: 13,231 meters (43,409ft)
Total costs: $1,397,339,000
Total average daily traffic: 65,090,147
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,309,899

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • Before 1900: 4
  • 1900-1909: 165
  • 1910-1919: 19
  • 1920-1929: 49
  • 1930-1939: 51
  • 1940-1949: 29
  • 1950-1959: 396
  • 1960-1969: 275
  • 1970-1979: 21
  • 1980-1989: 46
  • 1990-1999: 61
  • 2000-2009: 28
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Chicago, IL

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Chicago)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 221 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 99 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Chicago, IL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 796 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 37 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 820 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 103 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 163 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2044 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Chicago)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 4 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Chicago)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 734 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 855 full and 6 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED505$204,78242,043$239,70851,912$232,9596,975$114,4241,554$1,034,41213,283$240,00513$98,842
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED57$188,5967,456$231,3269,829$224,9551,634$84,48073$1,088,9322,290$230,20313$49,819
APPLICATIONS DENIED321$203,01717,767$233,21936,451$222,0148,156$82,964205$785,0888,181$217,06862$81,415
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN98$207,1255,491$234,87811,697$231,0171,114$135,373213$737,3622,202$225,2192$53,290
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS20$191,9002,429$238,2556,571$232,496320$156,43113$644,1541,024$225,1321$50,000
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed mortgage data for all 873 tracts in Chicago, IL

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 821 full and 6 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED10,572$233,3614,336$251,4641,232$213,804
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1,665$228,7391,267$255,669298$222,332
APPLICATIONS DENIED415$245,989200$277,645137$240,460
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN740$246,755457$262,540139$241,583
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS69$242,91327$271,37014$213,714
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 7
  • Hazardous Condition: 4
  • Service Call: 1

Incident types - Chicago


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Chicago, IL

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