West Ridge
District of Chicago
Illinois - United States

North Park University

North Park University is a four-year university located at 3225 W. Foster Avenue on the north side of Chicago, Illinois in the North Park neighborhood. It was founded in 1891 by the Evangelical Covenant Church and shares its campus with the denomination's only seminary. The university enrolls more than 3,000 students from around the country and the world and offers bachelors and masters degrees.

Located at 41.9752, -87.7098 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Chicago, Illinois, Universities and colleges affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church, Educational institutions established in 1891, North Park University alumni, Swedish migration to North America, Council of Independent Colleges, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Stephen Tyng Mather High School

Stephen Tyng Mather High School is a public secondary school located in the West Ridge neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1959, it is named in honor of Stephen Mather, an industrialist and conservationist who became the first director of the National Park Service (1917–29). Mather is a neighborhood high school with a college preparatory emphasis. More than 75% of students speak a language other than English at home.

Located at 41.988, -87.7011 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions established in 1959

Patriarch Dinkha IV of the Assyrian Church of the East

Mar Dinkha IV, born Dinkha Khanania (born 15 September 1935), is the current Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. He was born in the village of Darbandokeh (Derbendoki), Iraq, and was baptized in the Church of Mar Qaryaqos located in the village of his birth. He is the fourth in the line of succession to the Bishopric of Urmia.

Located at 42.0131, -87.6697 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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1935 births, 20th-century bishops, 21st-century bishops, American bishops, American Christians, American people of Iraqi-Assyrian descent, Assyrian diaspora, Catholicos Patriarchs of the Assyrian Church of the East, Christian ecumenism, Iraqi Assyrian people, Iraqi Christians, Iraqi bishops, Iraqi emigrants to the United States, Iraqi refugees, Living people, People from Arbil Province, Refugees in the United States

WZRD (radio station)

WZRD is a student radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, USA, founded in 1974. The station serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Northeastern Illinois University. WZRD broadcasts on a Freeform radio format. On June 30, 2012, the station's Facebook page claimed that the NEIU administration had accomplished a "hostile take-over" of the station.

Located at 41.9822, -87.7186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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College radio stations in Illinois, Freeform radio stations, Radio stations in Chicago, Illinois, Radio stations established in 1983, 1983 establishments in the United States, Northeastern Illinois University

Howard (CTA station)

Howard is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system in Chicago, Illinois. It is the northern terminus of the Red Line and the southeastern terminus of the Yellow Line; it also serves the Purple Line, for which it is the southern terminus outside of weekday rush hours. Trains on the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad (North Shore Line) also stopped at Howard from 1926 until that line was abandoned in 1963.

Located at 42.0192, -87.6731 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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CTA Purple Line stations, CTA Red Line stations, CTA Yellow Line stations, CTA 'L' terminal stations, Railway stations opened in 1908, Former North Shore Line stations

Jarvis (CTA station)

Jarvis is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Red Line at 1523 W. Jarvis Avenue in Chicago, Illinois (directional coordinates 7400N, 1600W). The Rogers Park neighborhood, located in the far northeast corner of Chicago, has four 'L' stations (N to S): Howard, Jarvis, Morse, and Loyola.

Located at 42.0159, -87.6691 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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CTA Red Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1908

Saint Francis Hospital of Evanston

Saint Francis Hospital of Evanston is a hospital in Evanston, Illinois. It is part of Resurrection Health Care. It Level 1 Trauma and Heart Center in North suburban Chicago. It has 550 general Acute care beds.

Located at 42.0246, -87.6842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Hospitals in Illinois, Buildings and structures in Evanston, Illinois, Hospitals in Cook County, Illinois

Rogers Park (Metra)

Rogers Park is a Metra commuter railroad station in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the north side of Chicago. It is located at 7000 N. Ravenswood Avenue, between W. Greenleaf Avenue and W. Lunt Avenue. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Rogers Park is in zone B. The neighborhood that surrounds the station is residential, with single-family houses and small apartment buildings, but just a block to the east is Clark Street, a major north-south artery with buses and shopping.

Located at 42.0093, -87.6755 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Chicago and North Western Railway lines

Thillens Stadium

Thillens Stadium is a two field baseball stadium in Lincolnwood, Illinois bordering on Chicago. It has 2,200 seats and an average of 17,000 Chicago area children play there each year.

Located at 41.9987, -87.71 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Baseball venues in Illinois, Sports venues in Chicago, Illinois

Roger C. Sullivan High School

Roger C. Sullivan High School (known as Sullivan High School) is a public 4-year high school located in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the northside of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools. The school is named for Roger Sullivan, a businessman and politician of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Located at 42.0028, -87.6689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

Albany Park Library

Albany Park Library is a branch of the Chicago Public Library located at 5150 N. Kimball Ave. in the North Park neighborhood of Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was opened in 1963 and is ADA compliant. It currently holds large collections of Korean and Spanish language materials. It closed on September 22nd, 2012 for construction of a new facility.

Located at 41.9751, -87.7137 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Library buildings completed in 1963, Public libraries in Chicago, Illinois

Amundsen High School

Amundsen High School is a public 4-year high school located at the corner of Damen and Foster Avenue in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is a part of Chicago Public Schools and has approximately 1,600 students, though its building was designed to house 1,300. It is a neighborhood high school without selective enrollment. It is a CPS school with a non-selective International Baccalaureate program.

Located at 41.9751, -87.6803 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions established in 1929, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois

St. Gregory the Great High School

St. Gregory the Great High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chicago, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

Located at 41.9831, -87.6714 (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 1937

St. Scholastica Academy (Chicago, Illinois)

St. Scholastica Academy was a private, Roman Catholic, Benedictine all-girls high school in Chicago, Illinois. It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The school was a Benedictine college preparatory school for girls in Chicago, Illinois, educating students from 9th through 12th grade. The school opened in 1865 and was one of the oldest Catholic academies for young women in Chicago.

Located at 42.0167, -87.685 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1865, Girls' schools in Illinois

Jackson-Thomas House

The Jackson-Thomas House is an Italianate style and Second Empire architecture house at 7053 North Ridge Avenue in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1874 by an unknown architect, but Andrew B. Jackson, one of the five partners in the Rogers Park Land Company worked on it. Manufacturer L.H. Thomas acquired the property in 1879. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 16, 1984.

Located at 42.0104, -87.6821 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1874, Houses in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

WCGO

WCGO is a radio station broadcasting an ethnic format. Licensed to Evanston, Illinois, USA, it serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Kovas Communications.

Located at 42.0222, -87.7119 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Radio stations in Chicago, Illinois, Evanston, Illinois

Northeastern Illinois University

Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public state university located in Chicago, Illinois. The main campus is located in the community area of North Park with three additional campuses in the metropolitan area. Tracing its founding to 1867, it was first established as a separate branch of a public college in 1949. NEIU serves 12,000 students in the region and is a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution.

Located at 41.9807, -87.717 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, State universities in Illinois, Universities and colleges in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1949, Northeastern Illinois University

Mount Trashmore (Evanston)

Mount Trashmore is a 65 ft. hill located in Robert E. James Park in Evanston, Illinois. Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill reuse as it was a solid waste landfill that was closed and converted into a park in 1965. In 1973, Evanston began allowing skiing on Mount Trashmore, installing a tow rope and snow making machines.

Located at 42.0235, -87.7056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Evanston, Illinois, Geography of Cook County, Illinois

Jarvis Square

Jarvis Square is a small commercial district within the Rogers Park neighborhood on Chicago's North Side.

Located at 42.016, -87.6681 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Streets in Chicago, Illinois

No Man's Land, Illinois

No Man's Land, Illinois was never an official place name, but has been used to refer to at least two areas that fit the broader meaning of No man's land.

Located at 42.0208, -87.6692 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Former populated places in Illinois, Populated places established in the 1920s, Wilmette, Illinois

Chicago Math and Science Academy

Chicago Math and Science Academy (CMSA) is a public charter middle school and high school (grades 6th-12th) located in Chicago, Illinois in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Chicago Math and Science Academy was opened in 2004. CMSA is managed by Concept Schools. Teachers at the school formed a union under Illinois law, which was approved by the National Labor Relations Board in 2010. The school has since appealed that decision.

Located at 42.0131, -87.675 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Education in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 2004, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Public middle schools in Illinois, Charter schools in Illinois

Calvary (CRT station)

Calvary was a station on the Chicago Rapid Transit Company's Evanston Line, now the Chicago Transit Authority's Purple Line. The station was located at 400 N. Chicago Avenue. Calvary opened on May 16, 1908, and closed in 1931; it was replaced by South Boulevard. After its closure, Calvary stood abandoned for over 60 years before being demolished in 1995.

Located at 42.0249, -87.6779 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Defunct Chicago 'L' stations, Railway stations in Evanston, Illinois, Railway stations opened in 1908, Railway stations closed in 1931

Koval Distillery

Koval Distillery is a craft distillery located in Chicago, Illinois (established in 2008). It is the first distillery within Chicago's city limits since Prohibition. Koval's founders, Robert and Sonat Birnecker, left academic careers to found the distillery, aiming to bring the distilling traditions and techniques of Robert’s Austrian grandfather to America.

Located at 41.9767, -87.6778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Companies based in Chicago, Illinois, Distilleries in the United States

Stone Academy (Chicago)

Leander Stone Scholastic Academy (commonly referred to as "Stone Academy") is a magnet school in Chicago, Illinois. In 2008, Stone Academy was ranked #23 out of 250 best schools in Chicago by Chicago Magazine.

Located at 41.9945, -87.6848 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Educational institutions with year of establishment missing, Magnet schools in Illinois, Public elementary schools in Chicago, Illinois, Public middle schools in Chicago, Illinois

Mountain Moving Coffeehouse

The Mountain Moving Coffeehouse for Womyn and Children was a feminist venue located in Chicago that operated for thirty-one years, from 1974 until 2005. The name of the organization evokes the political task that feminists must "move the mountains" of institutional sexism and homophobia. The "coffeehouse" was a once-a-week Saturday night gathering, held at a rented space in a local Unitarian church, that presented woman-identified music and entertainment by and for lesbians and feminists.

Located at 41.9773, -87.6723 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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1974 establishments in the United States, 2005 disestablishments in the United States, Coffee houses of the United States, Defunct organizations of the United States, Feminism and transgender topics, Feminist collectives, Feminist organizations in the United States, Lesbian collectives, Lesbian feminist organizations, Lesbian organizations in the United States, LGBT culture in Chicago, Illinois, Organizations based in Chicago, Illinois, Radical feminist organizations, Women in Illinois, Women only space, Women's music, Women's organizations in the United States