Portage Park
District of Chicago
Illinois - United States

WCPT (AM)

WCPT is a progressive talk radio station licensed to Willow Springs, Illinois, and serving the Chicago area. The station carries programming from Dial Global. WCPT is owned by Newsweb Corporation. Because WCPT shares the same frequency as clear channel station WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas, it broadcasts only during the daytime hours. However, WCPT has a construction permit and has erected 6 towers near Joliet, IL to offer nighttime operation at 1.5 kW.

Located at 41.9383, -87.7514 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Radio stations in Chicago, Illinois, Radio stations established in 1964, News and talk radio stations in the United States

Foreman High School (Chicago)

Edwin G. Foreman High School is a public 4-year high school located in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is operated by the Chicago Public Schools. Established in 1928, the school was named in the honor of a Chicago banker and civic leader, Edwin G. Foreman. Foreman's varsity athletic teams are named the Hornets, with the school colors being blue and gold.

Located at 41.9397, -87.754 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1928

St. Patrick High School (Chicago)

St. Patrick High School is an all male college preparatory Catholic high school located in the Portage Park neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1861, it is among the oldest continuously open high schools in the Chicago area. The school is the oldest Catholic school in Chicago.

Located at 41.9392, -87.7747 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Lasallian educational institutions, Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1861, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Boys' schools in the United States

Six Corners

Six Corners is a shopping district in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago's Northwest Side.

Located at 41.9538, -87.7472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Streets in Chicago, Illinois

WSBC

WSBC is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Chicago, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Chicago area. The station is owned by Newsweb Corporation. The station features broadcasts in a variety of languages, principally Russian on weekdays, 7-10 a.m. and noon-6 p.m. Weekends also have broadcasts in Spanish, Greek, Ukrainian and Romanian. WSBC hired the nation's first full-time African-American radio announcer, Jack Cooper, in 1929.

Located at 41.9814, -87.7722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Radio stations in Chicago, Illinois, Russian-language radio stations, Foreign-language broadcasting in the United States

Montrose (CTA Blue Line station)

Montrose is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. The station serves the Irving Park and Portage Park neighborhoods. Blue Line trains run at intervals of 2-7 minutes during rush-hour periods, and take 22 minutes to travel to the Loop. The station opened in 1970 as part of the Kennedy extension the Milwaukee Elevated from Logan Square to Jefferson Park.

Located at 41.9615, -87.7436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Irving Park (CTA Blue Line station)

Irving Park is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line. The station is located in the median of the Kennedy Expressway in the Irving Park neighborhood. Irving Park is one of two stations that stops in a highway median where the entrance is below the platform; Rosemont is the other. The station opened in 1970 as a part of the Kennedy extension of the Milwaukee Elevated from Logan Square to Jefferson Park.

Located at 41.953, -87.7293 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Old Treaty Elm

The Old Treaty Elm marked the Northern boundary of the Fort Dearborn Reservation, the approximate edge of the Billy Caldwell Reservation, and the trail to Lake Geneva. Under its branches, the Indian Treaty of 1835 was signed (in 1833) by Chief Sauganash, also known as "Billy Caldwell". The tree was located in the Sauganash neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, and stood until 1933.

Located at 41.9856, -87.7408 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Individual trees

Whistle Stop Inn

The Whistle Stop Inn is a two-story building in Chicago, Illinois that has held a variety of businesses. Built in 1889 in the Irving Park neighborhood, it represents a type of intimate neighborhood storefront that was common but is now rare. The Whistle Stop Inn was designated a Chicago Landmark in 1990. It is at 4200 W. Irving Park Road, just off the Kennedy Expressway.

Located at 41.9538, -87.7327 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Commercial buildings completed in 1889

Carl Schurz High School

Carl Schurz High School is a 4-year public high school located in the old section of the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. This school is named after German–American Carl Schurz, a statesman, soldier, and advocate of democracy in Germany. The school building, which represents a combination of the Chicago and Prairie schools of architecture, was designed in 1910 by Dwight H. Perkins and designated a Chicago Landmark on December 7, 1979.

Located at 41.9474, -87.7355 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions established in 1910, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois, School buildings completed in 1910

Notre Dame High School for Girls

Notre Dame High School for Girls is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls college prep high school in Chicago, Illinois. Notre Dame High School for Girls was founded in 1938 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and in 2009, was incorporated by the Archdiocese of Chicago, making it part of the St. Ferdinand Parish. Teaching grades 9-12; it is located on the Northwest side of Chicago at 3115 N. Mason Ave. , 60634.

Located at 41.9356, -87.7706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1938, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur schools, Girls' schools in Illinois

St. Ladislaus in Chicago

St. Ladislaus (Polish: Kościół Świętego Władysława) - historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in Chicago, Illinois. One of the many Polish churches on Chicago's Northwest Side, it is considered to be one of the more architecturally significant religious edifices in the Portage Park area, as well as one of the key agents in the neighborhood's historical growth and development.

Located at 41.9417, -87.7613 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Religious organizations established in 1914, Religious buildings completed in 1955, 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Polish Cathedral style architecture, Churches in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Roman Catholic churches in Illinois, Polish-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic congregations established in the 20th century

Charles P. Steinmetz Academic Centre

Charles P. Steinmetz Academic Centre (known as Steinmetz High School), is a public 4-year high school located in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the northside of Chicago, Illinois. It is a part of the Chicago Public Schools. It is named for the handicapped German-American mathematician and electrical engineer Charles Proteus Steinmetz. The 2000 television movie Cheaters is based on a 1995 Academic Decathlon scandal that involved the school.

Located at 41.9356, -87.7841 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

Race House

The Race House is an Italianate style house located at 3945 North Tripp Avenue in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1874 by an unknown architect for Stephen A. Race. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 22, 1988. The Stephen A. Race House is a classic Victorian Italianate – built from 1873 to 1874 for Stephen A. Race, one of the founders of Irving Park, along with his brother, Charles T.

Located at 41.9531, -87.7339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1874, Houses in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

Gateway Theatre (Chicago)

The Gateway Theatre is a 2,000-seat former movie palace that is now part of the Copernicus Cultural and Civic Center in the Jefferson Park community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located at 5216 W. Lawrence Avenue. It was designed by architect Mason Rapp of the prestigious firm of Rapp and Rapp, famous for their design of deluxe theaters not only in Chicago but throughout the United States.

Located at 41.9681, -87.7583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Theatres completed in 1930, Cinemas and movie theaters in Chicago, Illinois, Concert halls in the United States, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Music venues in Chicago, Illinois, Theatres in Chicago, Illinois, Polish-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Atmospheric theatres

Irving Park (Metra)

Irving Park is a railroad station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is elevated on a solid-fill embankment which parallels the Kennedy Expressway. It is located adjacent to a station of the same name on the Blue Line. The station contains two side platforms; the southwest platform serves outbound trains, and the northeast platform serves inbound trains.

Located at 41.9525, -87.7301 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Chicago and North Western Railway lines

Gladstone Park (Metra)

Gladstone Park is a station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Gladstone Park, Chicago, Illinois. Gladstone Park primarily serves weekday rush hour trains and is closed on weekends and holidays. The station is located at 5500 N. Austin Boulevard, adjacent to the Kennedy Expressway. Gladstone Park is 9.7 miles away from the Northwest Line's terminus at Ogilvie Transportation Center. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Gladstone Park is in zone B.

Located at 41.9798, -87.7779 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Chicago and North Western Railway lines

Jefferson Park Transit Center

The Jefferson Park Transit Center is an intermodal passenger transport center, in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It functions as a station for rail as well as rapid transit and also as a bus terminal. Jefferson Park Transit Center's railroad station is on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line, with the station located at 4963 N. Milwaukee Avenue.

Located at 41.9708, -87.7612 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1970, Transit centers in the United States, Stations along Chicago and North Western Railway lines

Mayfair (Metra)

Mayfair is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line on the border between ]]Albany Park and Portage Park community areas of Chicago. The station is officially located at 4357 North Cicero Avenue, however the actual location is the northeast corner of West Pensacola and North Kilpatrick Avenues. It is 9.0 miles away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois.

Located at 41.9602, -87.7463 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Milwaukee Road lines

Forest Glen (Metra)

Forest Glen Station is one of two Metra commuter railroad stations in the Forest Glen section of Chicago, Illinois, along the Milwaukee District/North Line. It is located at 5301 North LeClaire Avenue, is 10.2 miles away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Forest Glen is in zone C.

Located at 41.9781, -87.7556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Milwaukee Road lines

Grayland (Metra)

Grayland Station is a Metra commuter railroad station in the Old Irving Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, along the Milwaukee District/North Line. It is located at 3729 North Kilbourn Street, is 8.2 miles away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Grayland is in zone B. The station is an open platform shelter near the Union Pacific Railroad crossing/remote-Tower A-5.

Located at 41.9488, -87.7405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Milwaukee Road lines, Railway stations opened in 1980

Chopin Park (Chicago)

Chopin Park is an 8-acre park located at 3420 North Long in the Portage Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. The park stretches from Roscoe Street on the south to Cornelia Avenue to the north between Linder and Long avenues. The historic fieldhouse was designed by Albert A. Schwartz and contains an assembly hall with a stage and seven rooms, where many preschool and music classes take place. The park also offers a Park Kids after-school program that attracts local students.

Located at 41.9432, -87.763 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Parks in Chicago, Illinois, Polish-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Monuments to composers

Mayfair Pumping Station

The Mayfair Pumping Station is an historic structure on Northwest side of Chicago, United States. Located at 4850 W. Wilson Avenue, the pumping station has served as the archetype for similar pumping stations worldwide.

Located at 41.9647, -87.7494 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Water supply infrastructure in the United States, Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Water supply pumping stations, Infrastructure completed in 1913

Academy for Urban School Leadership

The Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL), created in 2001, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve student achievement in Chicago’s high-poverty, chronically failing schools through its disciplined transformation process, built on a foundation of specially trained AUSL teachers. AUSL turnaround schools offer students and their families a new start after years, even decades of chronic failure.

Located at 41.9419, -87.7763 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Teacher training programs, AmeriCorps organizations, Educational organizations based in the United States, Schools in Chicago, Illinois, Education in Chicago, Illinois, Organizations based in Illinois, Chicago Public Schools, Education policy, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Public middle schools in Chicago, Illinois, Public elementary schools in Chicago, Illinois

Chicago-Read Mental Health Center

Chicago-Read Mental Health Center (CRMHC) is a state-run inpatient JCAHO accredited psychiatric facility with between 150 and 200 beds located in the neighborhood of Dunning on the northwest side of the city of Chicago close to O'Hare International Airport in the state of Illinois.

Located at 41.955, -87.8 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Mental health organizations in the United States, Healthcare in Chicago, Illinois