Links of Interest

• Near West Side on Wikipedia
• Jane Addams Hull House Association
• United Center
• Encyclopedia of Chicago: Near West Side
• Near West Side Community Development Corporation

Distance to Downtown Chicago
1 mile

Average Drive Times
7 minutes to Chicago Loop
27 minutes to O’Hare Airport
19 minutes to Midway Airport

The Near West Side is a blend of tradition and technology, the old and the new. The neighborhoods west of the Kennedy-Dan Ryan-Eisenhower expressway interchange are home to the University of Illinois Chicago, the sprawling West Side Medical Center, the Chicago Technology Park, landmark turn-of-century homes and some of the city's finest Italian restaurants. All this is no more than 10 minutes away from the Loop and Michigan Avenue, via rapid transit.

Transportation
The Congress-Douglas-O'Hare CTA rapid transit line serves the neighborhoods. The Loop is only a few minutes away via the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290). O'Hare Airport is about 35 minutes via the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94). The Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) is nearby.