thumb|right|The Town Hall in [[Austin, Chicago|Austin]]
thumb|right|Mayor [[Rahm Emanuel speaking at St. Hyacinth Basilica in Avondale]]
thumb|right|The [[New City, Chicago#Back of the Yards|Back of the Yards neighborhood derived from the Union Stockyards, at one time a significant employer in Chicago. Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel The Jungle revolves around the life of a Lithuanian immigrant working the Stockyards named Jurgis Rudkus.]]
thumb|right|The now-demolished plant of the White Eagle Brewing Company was in [[Bridgeport, Chicago|Bridgeport and designed by architect John S. Flizikowski. ]]
thumb|right|[[Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chicago's Chinatown]]
thumb|right|St. Simeon Mirotočivi, a [[Serbian Orthodox church located in East Side]]
thumb|[[Greektown, Chicago|Greektown]]
thumb|right|Fiesta Boricua on [[Paseo Boricua in Humboldt Park]]
right|thumb|The [[Robie House in Hyde Park is a Frank Lloyd Wright design.]]
thumb|upright|The [[Gateway Theatre (Chicago)|Copernicus Theatre's Solidarity Tower in Jefferson Park is a replica of the Royal Castle in Warsaw.]]
thumb|right|"The Land of Koz" is a nickname for the tongue-twisting proper designation of the neighborhood of [[Logan Square, Chicago#Kosciuszko Park|Kosciuszko Park.]]
thumb|upright|The Krause Music Store in [[Lincoln Square, Chicago|Lincoln Square]]
thumb|right|26th Street in [[South Lawndale, Chicago#Little Village|Little Village]]
thumb|upright|A woodblock print (1925) of [[Maxwell Street by Todros Geller]]
thumb|upright|A [[Portage Park, Chicago|Portage Park two-flat, or Polish flat, in Chicago's Bungalow Belt]]
right|thumb|[[Avondale, Chicago#Polish Village|Wacławowo is derived from the Polish name for the church of St. Wenceslaus. Photographer Richard Nickel was married here in 1950.]]
thumb|right|The intersections of North Ave, Damen and Milwaukee in 2010 in [[Wicker Park, Chicago|Wicker Park]]
thumb|right|Wrigley Field, from which [[Lake View, Chicago#Wrigleyville|Wrigleyville gets its name, is home to the Chicago Cubs baseball team.]]
There were 178 official neighborhoods in 1993 in Chicago, although the current list contains more than 240 due to the ever changing complexities of the cities neighborhoods names and identities that evolve due to real estate development and changing culture. Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s to track demographics. Chicago's community areas are well-defined, generally contain multiple neighborhoods, and depending on the neighborhood, less commonly used by residents.
List of neighborhoods by community area
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Neighborhood !! Community area
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| Albany Park
| Albany Park
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| Altgeld Gardens
| Riverdale
|-
| Andersonville
| Edgewater
|-
|Arcadia Terrace
|West Ridge
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| Archer Heights
| Archer Heights
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| Armour Square
| Armour Square
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| Ashburn
| Ashburn
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| Ashburn Estates
| Ashburn
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| Auburn Gresham
| Auburn Gresham
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| Avalon Park
| Avalon Park
|-
| Avondale
| Avondale
|-
| Avondale Gardens
| Irving Park
|-
| Back of the Yards
| New City
|-
| Belmont Central
| Belmont Cragin
|-
| rowspan=3 | Belmont Gardens
| Avondale
|-
<!--column 1 spanned by cell "Belmont Gardens"-->
| Hermosa
|-
<!--column 1 spanned by cell "Belmont Gardens"--> | Logan Square
|-
| Belmont Heights
| Dunning
|-
| Belmont Terrace
| Dunning
|-
| Beverly
| Beverly
|-
| Beverly View
| Ashburn
|-
| Beverly Woods
| Morgan Park
|-
| Big Oaks
| Norwood Park
|-
| [[Lake View, Chicago#Boystown|
Northalsted "Boystown"]]
| Lake View
|-
| Bowmanville
| Lincoln Square
|-
| Brainerd
| Washington Heights
|-
| Brickyard
| Belmont Cragin
|-
| Bridgeport
| Bridgeport
|-
| Brighton Park
| Brighton Park
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| Bronzeville
| Douglas
|-
| Bucktown
| Logan Square
|-
| Budlong Woods
| Lincoln Square
|-
| Buena Park
| Uptown
|-
| Burnside
| Burnside
|-
| Cabrini–Green
| Near North Side
|-
| Calumet Heights
| Calumet Heights
|-
| Canaryville
| New City
|-
| Central Station
| Near South Side
|-
| Chatham
| Chatham
|-
| Chicago Lawn
| Chicago Lawn
|-
| Chinatown
| Armour Square
|-
| Chrysler Village
| Clearing
|-
| Clarendon Park
| Uptown
|-
| Clearing East
| Clearing
|-
| Clearing West
| Clearing
|-
| Cottage Grove Heights
| Pullman
|-
| Cragin
| Belmont Cragin
|-
| Crestline
| Ashburn
|-
| Dearborn Homes
| Douglas
|-
| rowspan=2 | Dearborn Park
| The Loop
|-
<!--column 1 spanned by cell "Dearborn Park"-->
| Near South Side
|-
| Douglas Park
| North Lawndale
|-
| Dunning
| Dunning
|-
| East Beverly
| Beverly
|-
| East Chatham
| Chatham
|-
| East Garfield Park
| East Garfield Park
|-
| East Hyde Park
| Hyde Park
|-
| East Pilsen
| Lower West Side
|-
| East Side
| East Side
|-
| East Village
| West Town
|-
| Eden Green
| Riverdale
|-
| Edgebrook
| Forest Glen
|-
| Edgewater
| Edgewater
|-
| Edgewater Beach
| Edgewater
|-
| Edgewater Glen
| Edgewater
|-
| Edison Park
| Edison Park
|-
| Englewood
| Englewood
|-
| Fernwood
| Roseland
|-
| Fifth City
| East Garfield Park
|-
| Ford City
| West Lawn
|-
| Forest Glen
| Forest Glen
|-
| Fuller Park
| Fuller Park
|-
| Fulton River District
| Near West Side
|-
| Gage Park
| Gage Park
|-
| Galewood
| Austin
|-
| The Gap
| Douglas
|-
| Garfield Ridge
| Garfield Ridge
|-
| Gladstone Park
| Jefferson Park
|-
| Gold Coast
| Near North Side
|-
| Golden Gate
| Riverdale
|-
| Goose Island
| Near North Side
|-
| Graceland West
| Lake View
|-
| Grand Boulevard
| Grand Boulevard
|-
| Grand Crossing
| Greater Grand Crossing
|-
| Greater Grand Crossing
| Greater Grand Crossing
|-
| Greektown
| Near West Side
|-
| Gresham
| Auburn Gresham
|-
| Groveland Park
| Douglas
|-
| Hamilton Park
| Englewood
|-
| Hanson Park
| Belmont Cragin
|-
| Heart of Chicago
| Lower West Side
|-
| Hegewisch
| Hegewisch
|-
| Hermosa
| Hermosa
|-
| Hollywood Park
| North Park
|-
| Homan Square
| North Lawndale
|-
| Humboldt Park
| Humboldt Park
|-
| Hyde Park
| Hyde Park
|-
| Illinois Medical District
| Near West Side
|-
| Irving Park
| Irving Park
|-
| Irving Woods
| Dunning
|-
| The Island
| Austin
|-
| Jackowo
| Avondale
|-
| Jackson Park Highlands
| South Shore
|-
| Jefferson Park
| Jefferson Park
|-
| K-Town
| North Lawndale
|-
| Kelvyn Park
| Hermosa
|-
| Kennedy Park
| Morgan Park
|-
| Kensington
| Roseland
|-
| Kenwood
| Kenwood
|-
| Kilbourn Park
| Irving Park
|-
| Kosciuszko Park
| Logan Square
|-
| Lake Meadows
| Douglas
|-
| Lake View
| Lake View
|-
| Lakeview (East)
| Lake View
|-
| Lakewood / Balmoral
| Edgewater
|-
| LeClaire Courts
| Garfield Ridge
|-
| Legends South (Robert Taylor Homes)
| Grand Boulevard
|-
| Lilydale
| Roseland
|-
| Lincoln Park
| Lincoln Park
|-
| Lincoln Square
| Lincoln Square
|-
| Lithuanian Plaza
| Chicago Lawn
|-
| Little Italy
| Near West Side
|-
| Little Village
| South Lawndale
|-
| Logan Square
| Logan Square
|-
| Longwood Manor
| Washington Heights
|-
| The Loop
| The Loop
|-
| Lower West Side
| Lower West Side
|-
| Loyola
| Rogers Park
|-
| Magnificent Mile
| Near North Side
|-
| Margate Park
| Uptown
|-
| Marquette Park
| Chicago Lawn
|-
| Marshall Square
| South Lawndale
|-
| Marynook
| Avalon Park
|-
| Mayfair
| Albany Park
|-
| McKinley Park
| McKinley Park
|-
| Merchant Park
| Irving Park
|-
| Montclare
| Montclare
|-
| Morgan Park
| Morgan Park
|-
| Mount Greenwood
| Mount Greenwood
|-
| Museum Campus
| Near South Side
|-
| New Eastside
| The Loop
|-
| Near North Side
| Near North Side
|-
| Near West Side
| Near West Side
|-
| New Chinatown
| Uptown
|-
| New City
| New City
|-
| Noble Square
| West Town
|-
| North Austin
| Austin
|-
| North Center
| North Center
|-
| North Kenwood
| Kenwood
|-
| North Lawndale
| North Lawndale
|-
| North Mayfair
| Albany Park
|-
| North Park
| North Park
|-
| Nortown
| West Ridge
|-
| Norwood Park East
| Norwood Park
|-
| Norwood Park West
| Norwood Park
|-
| Oakland
| Oakland
|-
| O'Hare
| O'Hare
|-
| Old Edgebrook
| Forest Glen
|-
| Old Irving Park (Grayland)
| Irving Park
|-
| Old Norwood
| Norwood Park
|-
| Old Town
| Near North Side
|-
| Old Town Triangle
| Lincoln Park
|-
| Oriole Park
| Norwood Park
|-
| Palmer Square
| Logan Square
|-
| Park Manor
| Greater Grand Crossing
|-
| Park West
| Lincoln Park
|-
| Parkview
| Ashburn
|-
| Peterson Park
| West Ridge
|-
| Pill Hill
| Calumet Heights
|-
| Pilsen
| Lower West Side
|-
| rowspan=2 | Polish Downtown
| Logan Square
|-
<!--column 1 spanned by cell "Polish Downtown"-->
| West Town
|-
| rowspan=2 | Polish Village
| Avondale
|-
<!--column 1 spanned by cell "Polish Village"-->
| Irving Park
|-
| Portage Park
| Portage Park
|-
| Prairie Avenue Historic District
| Near South Side
|-
| Prairie Shores
| Douglas
|-
| Princeton Park
| Roseland
|-
| Printer's Row
| The Loop
|-
| Pulaski Park
| West Town
|-
| Pullman
| Pullman
|-
| Ranch Triangle
| Lincoln Park
|-
| Ravenswood
| Lincoln Square
|-
| Ravenswood Gardens
| Lincoln Square
|-
| Ravenswood Manor
| Albany Park
|-
| River North
| Near North Side
|-
| River West
| West Town
|-
| River's Edge
| North Park
|-
| Riverdale
| Riverdale
|-
| Rogers Park
| Rogers Park
|-
| Roscoe Village
| North Center
|-
| Rosehill
| West Ridge
|-
| Roseland
| Roseland
|-
| Rosemoor
| Roseland
|-
| St. Ben's
| North Center
|-
| Sauganash
| Forest Glen
|-
| Schorsch Forest View
| O'Hare
|-
| Schorsch Village
| Dunning
|-
| Scottsdale
| Ashburn
|-
| Sheffield Neighbors
| Lincoln Park
|-
| Sheridan Park
| Uptown
|-
| Sheridan Station Corridor
| Lakeview
|-
| Sleepy Hollow
| Garfield Ridge
|-
| Smith Park
| West Town
|-
| South Austin
| Austin
|-
| South Chicago
| South Chicago
|-
| South Commons
| Douglas
|-
| South Deering
| South Deering
|-
| South East Ravenswood
| Lake View
|-
| South Edgebrook
| Forest Glen
|-
| South Lawndale
| South Lawndale
|-
| South Loop
| The Loop
|-
| South Shore
| South Shore
|-
| Stateway Gardens
| Douglas
|-
| Stony Island Park
| Avalon Park
|-
| Streeterville
| Near North Side
|-
| Talley's Corner
| Mount Greenwood
|-
| Tri-Taylor
| Near West Side
|-
| Ukrainian Village
| West Town
|-
| Union Ridge
| Norwood Park
|-
| University Village
| Near West Side
|-
| Uptown
| Uptown
|-
| The Villa
| Irving Park
|-
| Vittum Park
| Garfield Ridge
|-
| Wacławowo
| Avondale
|-
| Washington Heights
| Washington Heights
|-
| Washington Park
| Washington Park
|-
| Wentworth Gardens
| Armour Square
|-
| West Beverly
| Beverly
|-
| West Chatham
| Chatham
|-
| rowspan=2 | West Chesterfield
| Chatham
|-
<!--column 1 spanned by cell "West Chesterfiedl"-->
| Roseland
|-
| West DePaul
| Lincoln Park
|-
| West Elsdon
| West Elsdon
|-
| West Englewood
| West Englewood
|-
| West Garfield Park
| West Garfield Park
|-
| rowspan=2 | West Humboldt Park
| Austin
|-
<!--column 1 spanned by cell "West Humboldt Park"-->
| Humboldt Park
|-
| Lakeview (West)
| Lake View
|-
| West Lawn
| West Lawn
|-
| West Loop
| Near West Side
|-
| West Morgan Park
| Morgan Park
|-
| West Pullman
| West Pullman
|-
| West Ridge
| West Ridge
|-
| West Rogers Park
| West Ridge
|-
| West Town
| West Town
|-
| West Woodlawn
| Woodlawn
|-
| Wicker Park
| West Town
|-
| Wildwood
| Forest Glen
|-
| Woodlawn
| Woodlawn
|-
| Wrightwood
| Ashburn
|-
| Wrightwood Neighbors
| Lincoln Park
|-
| Wrigleyville
| Lake View
|-
|}
See also
- Community areas in Chicago
References
External links
- City of Chicago Website
- Community Areas Map, January 2017
- Community Maps
- Interactive Chicago Neighborhood Map
- Chicago Neighborhood Research Guide at the Newberry Library
- Historic neighborhood images from Chicago Collections