Ford City
Ford City is a neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago which immediately surrounds the Ford City Mall, in turn named for the Ford Aircraft plant which previously occupied the site; the location was also the site of the Dodge Chicago Plant, which after World War II became the factory for the Tucker Car Corporation. In the future, the Orange Line of the Chicago "L" might be extended here.
Notable people
- Michael Madigan, 67th and 69th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. He is a current resident of, and incumbent member of the Illinois House of Representatives for, West Lawn.
- Frank Savickas, member of the Illinois Senate from 1970 until 1992. He resided in West Lawn during his political career, later moving to Venice, Florida.
- Leo Stefanos, inventor of the DoveBar.
Politics
West Lawn has supported the Democratic nominee by large margins in the past two presidential elections. In the 2016 presidential election, West Lawn cast 8,429 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 1,328 votes for Donald Trump (83.12% to 13.10%). In the 2012 presidential election, West Lawn cast 6,715 votes for Barack Obama and cast 1,443 votes for Mitt Romney (81.37% to 17.49%).
West Lawn is split between the 13th ward represented by Marty Quinn, and 23rd represented by Silvana Tabares on the Chicago City Council.
See also
- South Side Irish
References
External links
- Chicago Zip Code and Neighborhood Map
- Ford City Mall
- West Lawn Chamber Of Commerce
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
- Chicago Park District
- West Lawn Park