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Delve into Essex
The district Essex of Chicago in Cook County (Illinois) is a subburb in United States about 590 mi west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
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While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Crown Point, Wheaton, Joliet, Valparaiso and Waukegan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Night Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 42% |
Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 65% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
22°C (72 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hyatt Place Chicago South-University Medical Cente
La Quinta Inn and Suites Chicago - Lake Shore
CHICAGO LAKE SHORE HOTEL
Welcome Inn Manor
CHICAGO SOUTH LOOP HOTEL
Amber Inn
WOODED ISLE INC WOODED ISLE SUITES
THE BEADLE RESIDENCES
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63rd St. from Morgan to Stony Island
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Avalon Park, Chicago IL (IMG_0561.MOV)
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Avalon Park, Chicago IL (IMG_0575.MOV)
Me and Serenity decided to take our niece and nephew to the park. http://www.flickr.com/photos/labanex/with/5630727471/
New Varieties of State Capitalism
Aldo Musacchio (Harvard Business School), spoke on "New Varieties of State Capitalism" as part of the Boundaries of the Firm 2013-2014 Spring Symposium. Presented by The Working Group on ...
Uninstalling Chrysler Town and Country Double Din Radio
Uninstalling Chrysler Town and Country Double Din Radio 2009 Step-By-Step How-To.
Moshawn Thomas Official Junior Season Mixtape (serious hops)! Lob City on Chicago's South Side
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South Shore Chamber Inc., SSA#42 2010 Holiday Event
South Shore Chamber Inc., SSA#42, Chicago 5th Ward Alderman Leslie Hairston hosted a community holiday event. This event included a tree lighting and hot chocolate reception held at Starbucks...
Scenes: Cultural Dynamics of Neighborhoods - Terry Nichols Clark
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Baby Gizmo LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Set Review
Hollie Schultz from Baby Gizmo (http://www.babygizmo.com) highlights the LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Set as part of the Baby Gizmo Hot Holiday Toys Series. To find out where to buy the Fridge Phonics.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Jackson Park (Chicago)
Jackson Park is a 500 acre (2 km²) park on Chicago's South Side, located at 6401 South Stony Island Avenue in the Woodlawn community area. It extends into the South Shore and Hyde Park community areas, bordering Lake Michigan and several South Side neighborhoods. Named for President Andrew Jackson, it is one of two Chicago Park District parks with the name Jackson, the other being Mahalia Jackson Park in the community area of Auburn Gresham on the far southwest side of Chicago.
Midway Plaisance
The Midway Plaisance, also known locally as the Midway, is a park on the South Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is one mile long by 220 yards wide and extends along 59th and 60th streets, joining Washington Park at its west end and Jackson Park at its east end. It divides the Hyde Park community area to the north from the Woodlawn community area to the south. It is located approximately 6 miles (10 km) south of the downtown "Loop" area, near Lake Michigan.
Oak Woods Cemetery
Oak Woods Cemetery was established in 1854; it covers an area of 74 hectares and is located at 1035 E. 67th Street in Chicago. The first burials took place in 1860. Soon after the American Civil War, between four and six thousand Confederate soldiers, prisoners who died at Camp Douglas, were buried here.
Mount Carmel High School (Chicago)
Mount Carmel High School is an all boys, Catholic high school in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, the school has been operated by the Carmelite order of priests and brothers since 1900. Several priests and brothers who teach at the school live in the nearby Saint Cyril Priory, though most of the staff consists of lay teachers.
Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School
The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School, also known simply as the Orthogenic School or informally as the O'School, is a residential treatment center and therapeutic school for children and adolescents typically classified as emotionally disturbed or as having a socio-emotional disorder. The Orthogenic School specializes in the treatment of youth who have failed in other treatment settings. The school is located on the campus of and is affiliated with the University of Chicago.
National Opinion Research Center
NORC at the University of Chicago is one of the largest independent, social research organizations in the United States, established in 1941. Its corporate headquarters are located on the University of Chicago campus, with offices in downtown Chicago Loop, Washington DC, and Bethesda, Maryland.
63rd Street (Metra)
The 63rd Street Station is a commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and the Chicago neighborhood of South Chicago and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana. Most South Shore Line trains do not stop at this station, except for one inbound train during the AM rush and three outbounds during the PM rush.
Cottage Grove (CTA station)
Cottage Grove (formerly and still known as East 63rd-Cottage Grove) is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in Chicago, Illinois and serving the Green Line's East 63rd branch. The station is situated at 800 E 63rd Street. The station opened on April 23, 1893. This station is the current terminal of the East 63rd branch of the Green Line, and the easternmost station on the entire 'L' system.
59th Street (Metra)
The 59th Street Metra station is a railway station serves the Metra Electric Line in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The station looks over 59th street, originally the University of Chicago's southern border, and the Midway Plaisance. Trains run between Millennium Station downtown and University Park, Blue Island, and the Chicago's neighborhood of South Chicago, the three southern branches.
Dinah Washington Park
Dinah Washington Park is a park located at 8215 S. Euclid Avenue in the South Chicago community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was named for singer and Chicago resident Dinah Washington. It is one of four Chicago Park District parks named after persons surnamed Washington. It is one of 40 Chicago Park District parks named after influential African Americans. The Chicago Park District purchased the vacant lot in 1972 with the help of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Hyde Park Career Academy
Hyde Park Career Academy (formerly known as Hyde Park High School) is a public 4-year high school located in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the southside of Chicago, Illinois, USA. Opened in 1863, it is located at 6220 S Stony Island Ave. It is a part of the Chicago Public Schools.
Mosque Maryam
Mosque Maryam (Temple #2) is a large mosque in Chicago, Illinois, United States and the headquarters of the Nation of Islam. It is located at 7351 South Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood. Louis Farrakhan's headquarters are located on these premises. Originally the Greek Orthodox church of St. s Constantine and Helena, it was purchased in 1972 by Elijah Muhammad. The mosque was then repurchased by Louis Farrakhan 17 years later, in 1988.
Jackson Park Highlands District
The Jackson Park Highlands District is a historic district in the South Shore community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989. It is often regarded as one of three South Side upper-middle to upper-class neighborhoods, the other two being Hyde Park to the direct north and Beverly, a little ways southwest.
Statue of the Republic
The Statue of the Republic is a 24-foot-high gilded bronze sculpture in Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois. The statue was built in 1918 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago and the Illinois statehood centennial. The statue was funded by the Benjamin Ferguson Fund.
Stony Island (Metra)
Stony Island Station (also known as; Stony Island Avenue Station) is the first electrified commuter rail station along the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line. The station is located in the median of 71st Street west of the intersection with Stony Island Avenue, and is 9.10 miles away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station. In Metra's fare-based system, Stony Island is in zone B.
75th Street (Grand Crossing) (Metra)
75th Street-Grand Crossing is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood of the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at and over both 75th Street and South Chicago Avenue, and is 9.32 miles away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Grand Crossing is in zone B.
South Shore (Metra)
South Shore Metra Electric is an electrified commuter rail station along the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric Line, on the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. Metra gives the official located at 71st Street near Yates Boulevard and South Shore Drive, however the station is actually located on nearby Exchange Avenue, and is 10.28 miles away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station. In Metra's fare-based system, South Shore Station is in zone B.
Bryn Mawr (Metra)
Bryn Mawr (better known as 71st and Jeffery) is a station on the Hyde Park/ South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric Line. It is located at 71st Street and Jeffery Bouevard, which is 9.66 miles away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station. In Metra's fare-based system, Bryn Mawr Station is in zone B. Along with Stony Island Avenue station, Bryn Mawr is one of two stations that run along the median of 71st Street.
79th Street (Chatham) (Metra)
79th Street-Chatham is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Chatham neighborhood of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at and over 79th Street, and is 9.99 miles away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 79th Street is in zone B. East of this station is another Metra Electric station along 79th Street known as Cheltenham-79th Street along the South Chicago Branch.
83rd Street (Avalon Park) (Metra)
Avalon Park-83rd Street is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line between the Chatham and Avalon Park neighborhoods of the City of Chicago, Illinois. The station is located over 83rd Street near Ellis Avenue and is 10.38 miles away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station. In Metra's zone-based fare system, 83rd Street-Avalon Park Station is in zone C.
ETA Creative Arts Foundation
ETA Creative Arts Foundation is an African American theatre and art museum in Chicago.
South Shore High School (Chicago)
South Shore High School (commonly known as South Shore) was a public four-year high school located in the South Shore neighborhood on the southeast side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was part of the Chicago Public Schools. South Shore was founded in 1940.
Hirsch Metropolitan High School
Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School (known as Hirsch Metropolitan High School) is a public 4-year high school located in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the southside of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools. The school is named for reform movement rabbi Emil Gustav Hirsch. Hirsch's sports teams are nicknamed the Huskies.
Eitel Brothers
The four Brothers Emil, Karl, Robert and Max Eitel, originating from Stuttgart in Germany, operated since 1894 in Chicago as hoteliers und restaurateurs the luxury hotel Bismarck Hotel and some big restaurants such as the Marigold Gardens and the Old Heidelberg Inn. Another brother, the architect Albert Eitel remained in Stuttgart.
Henry P. Chandler
Henry Porter Chandler was the first Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, serving from the creation of the Administrative Office in 1939 until his retirement in 1956. Chandler was born March 19, 1880 in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts to John Henry Chandler and Abbie White Chandler (nee Smith). He grew up in Massachusetts and California.