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Cook County, Illinois

Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the US after Los Angeles County, California. The county has 5,217,080 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than that of 29 individual U.S. states and the combined populations of the seven smallest states.

Located at 41.8, -87.7167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Cook County, Illinois, Illinois counties, 1831 establishments in the United States, Populated places established in 1831, Chicago metropolitan area

Marquette Park (Chicago)

Marquette Park, the largest park on the southwest side of Chicago at 323 acres, is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:41.767951|-87.70287||||||| |primary |name= }} in Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The park is named for Father Jacques Marquette (1637–1675).

Located at 41.768, -87.7029 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Parks in Chicago, Illinois, Skokie Controversy, Local civil rights history in the United States, History of Chicago, Illinois, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hubbard High School (Chicago)

Gurdon S. Hubbard High School, is a public 4-year high school located in the West Lawn neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It's part of the Chicago Public Schools system. The school is named for American fur trader and insurance underwriter Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard. In the late 1990s, Hubbard faced substantial overcrowding. However, recent work has lowered its enrollment.

Located at 41.7801, -87.7186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1929, AdvancED

WVON

WVON (1690 AM) is a radio station licensed to Berwyn, Illinois, serving the greater Chicago area, airing an African-American-oriented talk format. WVON is managed by Midway Broadcasting Corporation, via a local marketing agreement with frequency owner Clear Channel Communications. Civil rights leaders the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Jackson's daughter, Santita Jackson, host talk shows on the station.

Located at 41.7372, -87.7011 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Ashland/63rd (CTA station)

Ashland/63rd is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois and serving the Green Line's Ashland branch. It is situated at 6315 S Ashland Avenue. It opened on May 6, 1969. This station is the southern terminal of the Ashland branch of the Green Line. The station contains a Park 'n' ride lot with 235 spaces as well as a Kiss 'n' Ride lane.

Located at 41.7794, -87.6639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, CTA 'L' terminal stations, Railway stations opened in 1969

Western (CTA Orange Line station)

Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Orange Line. It is located between the neighborhoods of Brighton Park and Gage Park.

Located at 41.8045, -87.684 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Orange Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1993

Kedzie (CTA Orange Line station)

Kedzie is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Orange Line. It is located between the neighborhoods of Brighton Park and Gage Park.

Located at 41.8042, -87.7044 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Orange Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1993

Pulaski (CTA Orange Line station)

Pulaski is an elevated station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. Pulaski serves the Orange Line, which runs between Midway Airport and The Loop; it is situated between Midway and Kedzie stations. Pulaski is located at Pulaski Road and 51st Street on the Southwest Side of Chicago, Illinois. The station is within the Archer Heights neighborhood, which is both residential and commercial, and the station itself is in a commercial district on Pulaski Road.

Located at 41.7998, -87.7245 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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CTA Orange Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1993

Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture

The Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture (Lithuanian: Balzeko lietuvių kultūros muziejus) is located at 6500 S. Pulaski Rd. in Chicago's West Lawn neighborhood, not far from Chicago Midway International Airport.

Located at 41.7756, -87.7228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Lithuanian-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Museums in Chicago, Illinois, Museums of Lithuanian culture abroad, Ethnic museums in Illinois, Folk art museums in Illinois, Visitor attractions in Chicago, Illinois, Museums established in 1966, 1966 establishments in the United States, Lithuanian-American culture

Chicago Lawn Branch

Chicago Lawn Branch is a Chicago Public Library located in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was built in 1960 in what is now 61st Place and Kedzie Avenue. This library is also where the historical Chicago Lawn information is housed by the Chicago Lawn Historical Society. The library displays the Chicago Lawn historical collections.

Located at 41.7819, -87.7035 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Government of Chicago, Illinois, Public libraries in Chicago, Illinois, Library buildings completed in 1960

WGRB

WGRB, 1390 AM, is a radio station in Chicago owned by Clear Channel Communications. It airs a gospel music format targeted to Chicago's African-American religious community. On Sundays it broadcasts the services of several African-American churches in the area. The station began in 1923 as WTAY in Oak Park, Illinois and was originally operating on 1360 KC, sharing the frequency with WSBT (owned by the South Bend Tribune) and WJKS (which went on to become WIND).

Located at 41.7369, -87.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Radio stations in Chicago, Illinois, Gospel radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1923, Christian radio stations in the United States, Clear Channel radio stations, 1923 establishments in the United States

Dodge Chicago Plant

The Dodge Chicago Aircraft Engine Plant was a World War II defense plant that built the majority of the B-29 bomber aircraft engines used in World War II. The plant design was initiated by automotive plant designer Albert Kahn and his company. The plant is seen as an influential design landmark of American industrial manufacturing facilities.

Located at 41.7586, -87.7319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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History of Chicago, Illinois, History of labor relations in the United States, Industrial buildings and structures in Illinois, Manufacturing plants in the United States, United States home front during World War II

Maria High School (Chicago, Illinois)

Maria High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school in Chicago, Illinois. It is located near Marquette Park and Holy Cross Hospital and is within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

Located at 41.7708, -87.6925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1911, Girls' schools in Illinois

Curie Metropolitan High School

Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School is a public 4-year magnet high school located in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the south west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school is operated by Chicago Public Schools. The school has a Technical, Performing Arts, and International Baccalaureate Programme. Curie Metropolitan High School was named after Nobel Prize laureate Maria Sklodowska–Curie in recognition of the area's historically heavy Polish-American populace.

Located at 41.8025, -87.7213 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Polish-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Magnet schools in Illinois

Beverly Country Club

Beverly Country Club, located in the American city of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's historical cornerstones. The club was founded in 1908 and initially designed by George O'Neil, also the club's first professional golfer. Shortly after, well-known golf course architect Tom Bendelow helped fortify the layout. In 1918, the legendary architect Donald Ross created and executed a master plan to renovate the course.

Located at 41.7347, -87.6847 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Golf clubs and courses in Illinois, Golf clubs and courses designed by Donald Ross, Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois

Wrightwood (Metra)

Wrightwood is a station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Wrightwood neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 11.5 miles away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Wrightwood is in zone C. There is an unstaffed shelter, and a railroad yard owned by Norfolk Southern Railway across from the station.

Located at 41.7489, -87.7036 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Wabash Railroad lines

Ashburn (Metra)

Ashburn is a station on Metra's SouthWest Service in the community area of Ashburn, Chicago, Illinois. The station is 12.2 miles away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Ashburn is in zone C. There is an unstaffed shelter. There are no connecting bus services. The station is just west of an at-grade junction with the Grand Trunk Railway.

Located at 41.7416, -87.7127 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Wabash Railroad lines

Harper High School (Chicago)

William Rainey Harper High School, (commonly known as Harper High School) is a public 4-year high school located in the West Englewood neighborhood located on the southside of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public School system. The school is named for scholar and educational administrator William Rainey Harper. Harper opened in 1911.

Located at 41.775, -87.6697 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1911

Racine (CTA Green Line station)

Racine is an abandoned rapid transit station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line. The station is located at 6314–16 South Racine Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Racine was opened on February 25, 1907, when the Englewood branch of the South Side Elevated Railroad was expanded westward. The station closed with the rest of the Green Line on January 9, 1994, to be rebuilt, but did not reopen with the rest of the line on May 12, 1996.

Located at 41.7794, -87.6545 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1907, Railway stations closed in 1994, Defunct Chicago 'L' stations

Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy

Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy is a public secondary school which is part of the Chicago Public School system. It is a selective enrollment, university-preparatory high school in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The school, originally named Lindblom Technical High School is named for Robert Lindblom, a nineteenth century Swedish–born trader on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Located at 41.7821, -87.6721 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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St. Rita of Cascia High School

St. Rita of Cascia High School is an all-male Roman Catholic high school located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and is operated by the Order of Saint Augustine. It is named for Rita of Cascia (1381-1457), an Italian Augustinian nun and Roman Catholic saint.

Located at 41.752, -87.685 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Augustinian schools, Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1905, Boys' schools in the United States

Gage Park High School

Gage Park High School is a public 4-year high school located in the Gage Park neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools district. Gage Park serves students living within three neighboring communities: Chicago Lawn, New City and West Englewood. The school was integrated in 1972, prompting a boycott from white parents.

Located at 41.7911, -87.6895 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Bogan High School (Chicago)

William J. Bogan Computer Technical High School (known as Bogan High School) is a public 4-year high school located in the Ashburn neighborhood on the south-west side of Chicago, Illinois. It is operated by Chicago Public Schools. The school opened in 1959 in a building designed by the architectural firm of Naess & Murphy. This was the same firm that had completed the Prudential Building in 1955.

Located at 41.7486, -87.7208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Hancock High School (Chicago)

John Hancock College Preparatory High School (commonly known as Hancock High School) is a public 4-year high school located in the West Elsdon neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is named for American Revolution patriot and statesman John Hancock. The school is a part of the Chicago Public Schools. Hancock opened as an elementary school in 1999. The school sport teams are known as 'Eagles'.

Located at 41.7917, -87.7249 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions established in 1999, 1999 establishments in Illinois, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

Uplift Community High School

Uplift Community High School (commonly known as Uplift) is a public 4-year high school located in the Uptown neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The school is a part of the Chicago Public Schools system. The school's sports teams are known as the Titans.

Located at 41.7917, -87.7249 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1999, 1999 establishments in Illinois, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois