Politics

South Deering overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections. In the 2016 presidential election, South Deering cast 5,980 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 486 votes for Donald Trump. In the 2012 presidential election, South Deering cast 6,772 votes for Barack Obama and cast 462 votes for Mitt Romney.

Transportation

South Deering is served by a number of CTA bus routes:

  • N5 South Shore Night Bus
  • J14 Jeffery Jump
  • 15 Jeffery Local
  • 28 Stony Island
  • 71 71st/South Shore
  • 95 95th
  • 100 Jeffery Manor Express (weekday rush hours only)
  • 106 East 103rd

The CTA Red Line will be extended to 130th Street in the Vicinity of Riverdale and South Deering.

Religion

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates Catholic churches. On July 1, 2020, Our Lady Gate of Heaven Church in Jeffery Manor, along with Our Lady of Peace, St. Bride, and St. Philip Neri in South Shore, will merge.

Notable residents

  • Jon Burge (1947–2018), detective in the Chicago Police Department who was convicted of crimes related to torturing more than 200 criminal suspects between 1972 and 1991 in order to force confessions. He was a childhood resident of 9612 South Luella Avenue.
  • Gregory Mitchell (b. 1969), member of the Chicago City Council since 2015. He is a resident of Jeffery Manor.
  • Sherman Skolnick (1930–2006), conspiracy theorist and activist. He resided at 9800 South Oglesby Avenue from 1950 until his death.

References

  • Chicago Zip Code and Neighborhood Map City of Chicago
  • Northeastern Illinois University community history project
  • Lake Calumet region Journey through Calumet, The Field Museum
  • South Deering community area
  • Jeffery Manor neighborhood
  • South Deering neighborhood
  • Vets Park neighborhood