South Lawndale
District of Cicero
Illinois - United States

WRLL

WRLL (1450 AM, Radio Formula) is a regional Mexican radio station licensed to Cicero, Illinois, and serving the greater Chicago area. It shares time with WCEV, which broadcasts over the same facilities.

Located at 41.8325, -87.7056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Mexican-American culture in Illinois, Radio stations in Chicago, Illinois, Oldies radio stations in the United States

Chicago Portage

The Chicago Portage is a water gap connecting the watersheds and the navigable waterways of the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. It cuts through the Valparaiso Moraine, crossing the continental divide that separates the Great Lakes and Gulf of St. Lawrence watersheds from the Gulf of Mexico watershed, making it one of the most strategic points in the interior of the North American continent.

Located at 41.8372, -87.7022 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Portages in the United States, Great Lakes, Mississippi basin, Illinois waterways, History of Chicago, Illinois, Transportation in Chicago, Illinois, Geography of Chicago, Illinois, National Historic Sites in Illinois, Protected areas established in 1952, Protected areas of Cook County, Illinois, National Register of Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois

Brighton Park crossing

Brighton Park crossing is a major railroad crossing in Chicago, Illinois, hosting three of the major Chicago freight railroads. The crossing is northwest of the intersection of Western Avenue and Archer Avenue, in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The railroads involved in the crossing are CSX, Canadian National and Norfolk Southern.

Located at 41.8267, -87.6871 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Rail infrastructure in Illinois, Transportation in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian National Railway facilities, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, BNSF Railway

Corwith Yard

Corwith Yards, a railroad intermodal freight terminal located at Pershing Road (39th Street) & Kedzie Avenue in the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, in the neighborhood of Brighton Park, is a landmark in the history of railroad freight transport. At the time it was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1887, it was the world's largest railway yard. With adjacent parking and buildings it covers nearly a square mile of land.

Located at 41.816, -87.7153 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Rail yards in Illinois, Railway stations in Chicago, Illinois, BNSF Railway, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois, Transportation in Chicago, Illinois, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Farragut Career Academy

Farragut Career Academy High School is a public 4-year high school located in the Little Village neighborhood on the south west side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. As a Career Academy, Farragut emphasizes a curriculum that combines academic instruction with work-study experiences and vocational training. In addition to Education-To-Careers clusters, Farragut is also home to the General Patton JROTC program which functions as a school-within-a-school.

Located at 41.8495, -87.7084 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1894

WNTD

WNTD is an AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. It is owned by Sovereign City Radio Services LLC. Its frequency is 950 AM and has separate day-time (1000 watts; non-directional) and night-time (5000 watts; directional) transmitter locations. It is currently one of three stations in the Chicago market that airs Relevant Radio, a Catholic talk format, 24 hours a day.

Located at 41.8608, -87.6867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Radio stations in Chicago, Illinois, Radio stations established in 1922, Catholic radio stations

WCEV

WCEV is a radio station licensed to Cicero, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Migala Communications Corporation. It airs a brokered ethnic programming format. Since 1979, the 1450 frequency allocated to Cicero has been shared by two separately owned stations, after two companies that had filed competing license applications for the facility reached an agreement to divide the broadcast week between them.

Located at 41.8325, -87.7056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Radio stations in Illinois, Radio stations established in 1926

Kedzie–Homan (CTA station)

Kedzie–Homan is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. The station is located in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway within the East Garfield Park neighborhood and has two entrances on the Kedzie and Homan Avenue overpasses. Kedzie–Homan was named Kedzie until the early 1990s, when the name was changed to Kedzie–Homan. However, signs on the platform still refer to the station as Kedzie.

Located at 41.8743, -87.706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1958

Pulaski (CTA Blue Line station)

Pulaski is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. The station is located in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway within the West Garfield Park neighborhood. A long ramp connects the platform to the station house on the Pulaski Road overpass. There was originally a similar entrance from the Keeler Avenue overpass; the entrance from Keeler was closed to cut costs on January 15, 1973, but retained as an exit, and the exit was fully closed on December 28, 1978.

Located at 41.8738, -87.7257 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1958

Western (CTA Pink Line station)

Western is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. The station was originally built in 1896 as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch. It was rebuilt around 1935, and again between 2002 and 2004. It is located near Metra's Western Avenue & 18th Place (Metra) station on the BNSF Railway Line.

Located at 41.8542, -87.6851 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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CTA Pink Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1896

California (CTA Pink Line station)

California is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. The station opened on March 10, 1902, as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch.

Located at 41.8541, -87.6948 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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CTA Pink Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1902

Kedzie (CTA Pink Line station)

Kedzie is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. It opened on March 10, 1902, as part of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad's Douglas Park branch. It was renovated between 2002 and 2004.

Located at 41.854, -87.7054 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, CTA Pink Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1902

Central Park (CTA station)

Central Park is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. The station opened on December 9, 1951, as a replacement for the closed Drake, Lawndale, and Homan stations.

Located at 41.8538, -87.7148 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, CTA Pink Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1951

Pulaski (CTA Pink Line station)

Pulaski is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. Pulaski opened on June 16, 1902, as part of the Douglas Park branch of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad. It served as the terminus of that line until its 1907 extension to 48th Avenue.

Located at 41.8537, -87.7243 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, CTA Pink Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1902

Kostner (CTA Pink Line station)

Kostner is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. Kostner station was originally opened as Kildare Station. During reconstruction in 2003, the station was renamed Kostner because the primary entrance was moved one block west to Kostner Avenue and the Kildare entrance became an auxiliary entrance. Kostner has the lowest ridership of any station on the L, serving only 500 people on an average weekday.

Located at 41.8538, -87.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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CTA Pink Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1907

WRTE

WRTE is a radio station broadcasting a Public media format. Licensed to Chicago, Illinois, USA, the station serves the city of Chicago. The station is owned by Chicago Public Media and was owned by National Museum of Mexican Art. WRTE originally signed on as WCYC with licensee, Boys and girls Club of Chicago on 90.5FM. The Boys (and girls) Club sold the radio station to the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum (Now National Museum Of Mexican Art) in 1997, renaming the station WRTE.

Located at 41.8406, -87.7181 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Community radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1997

Hawthorne Works

The Hawthorne Works, in Cicero, Illinois, was a large factory complex built by Western Electric starting in 1905 and operating until 1983. It had 45,000 employees at the height of its operations. Besides telephone equipment, the factory produced a wide variety of consumer products, including refrigerators and electric fans. Hawthorne Works was named for Hawthorne, Illinois, a small town that was later incorporated into Cicero.

Located at 41.85, -87.74 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cicero, Illinois, History of telecommunications in the United States, Industrial history of the United States, Technology museums in Illinois, Museums in Cook County, Illinois, Buildings and structures in Cook County, Illinois

Douglas Park (Chicago)

Douglas Park is a large Chicago Park District park that also serves as a cultural and community center in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after the U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas, who died in 1861. Originally named South Park, its 173 acres are in the North Lawndale community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States with an official address of 1401 S. Sacramento Drive.

Located at 41.86, -87.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Parks in Chicago, Illinois, Urban public parks

Our Lady of Tepeyac High School

Our Lady of Tepeyac High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school in Chicago, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

Located at 41.8516, -87.702 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Private high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Girls' schools in Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1927

DuPont-Whitehouse House

The DuPont-Whitehouse House is an Italianate-style house located at 3558 South Artesian Avenue in the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built between 1875 and 1876 by Oscar Cobb & Co. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on April 16, 1996.

Located at 41.8286, -87.6865 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1876, Houses in Chicago, Illinois, Landmarks in Chicago, Illinois

Western Avenue (BNSF Railway Line)

Western Avenue (also known as Western Avenue & 18th Place) is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line located in Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station consists of two side platforms for outbound and inbound trains. The station has no station house, though shelters are provided. Amtrak and BNSF Railway trains run on tracks parallel to the station. The station is 3.7 miles away from Union Station along the railroad tracks.

Located at 41.8578, -87.6853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Metra stations in Chicago, Illinois, Stations along Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad lines

Thomas Kelly High School

Thomas Kelly High School (better known as Kelly High School) is a public 4-year high school located in the Brighton Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. It is the third largest Chicago public high school in terms of student population. Over 80% students identify as Hispanic. The school's mascot is the Trojans. It is a part of the Chicago Public Schools.

Located at 41.8181, -87.6949 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1928

Cicero (Metra)

Cicero is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line, located in Cicero, Illinois. The station is 7 miles away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Cicero is in zone B. The station is located east of the Cicero Railroad Yard, and several blocks south of the Cicero on the Cermak Branch of Chicago 'L''s Pink Line formerly known as the Douglas-Loop Service. Metra rebuilt the station's platforms and shelters in 2010.

Located at 41.8443, -87.7452 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Metra stations, Stations along Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad lines, Cicero, Illinois, Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois

Cook County Jail

The Cook County Jail, located on 96 acres in Cook County, Illinois, is the largest jail in the United States of America housing approximately 9,800 men and women. The facility is located at 2800 S California Ave in the city of Chicago. It employs 3,800 law enforcement officials and 7,000 civilian employees. The jail has held several infamous criminals including Al Capone, Tony Accardo, Frank Nitti, Larry Hoover, Jeff Fort, Richard Speck, and John Wayne Gacy.

Located at 41.8433, -87.6962 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Chicago, Illinois, Jails in the United States, Prisons in Illinois

Manley Career Academy High School

Manley Career Academy High School is a high school located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools. The school's sports teams are nicknamed the Wildcats.

Located at 41.8707, -87.6999 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Chicago Public Schools, Public high schools in Chicago, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1927