Crawford
District of Cicero
Illinois - United States

Chicago Motor Speedway

The Chicago Motor Speedway at Sportsman's Park located in Cicero, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, was built in 1999 by a group including Chip Ganassi, owner of Chip Ganassi Racing. In 2002 the 1.029-mile oval shaped track suspended operations due to financial conditions in the motorsports industry. The track was also the site of horse races, when the track was called "Sportsman's Park".

Located at 41.8306, -87.7486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Champ Car circuits, Cicero, Illinois, Defunct horse racing venues in the United States, Defunct motorsport venues in the United States, Motorsport venues in Illinois, Sports venues in Cook County, Illinois

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

Hawthorne Race Course

Hawthorne Race Course is a race track for horse racing in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois, near Chicago. The oldest continually-run family-owned racetrack in North America, in 2009 the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for 65 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America. Of the top Ten, Hawthorne was ranked #8.

Located at 41.827, -87.744 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Horse racing venues in Illinois, Hawthorne Race Course, Sports venues completed in 1891

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

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

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

Cicero (CTA Blue Line station)

Cicero is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It is the westernmost station situated in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway in the Austin neighborhood. Originally Cicero had an additional entrance at Lavergne Avenue, but this was closed on May 16, 1977, by the CTA as a cost-cutting measure. The structure for this exit still stands but it is closed to the public. This is the last station on the Forest Park branch within the Chicago city limits.

Located at 41.8716, -87.7452 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1958

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

Cicero (CTA Pink Line station)

Cicero is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. The station was the site of an accident in 1979 in which a train derailed and hit the station, stopping just short of the ticket agent's booth.

Located at 41.8518, -87.7453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cicero, Illinois, CTA Blue Line stations, CTA Pink Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1907

54th/Cermak (CTA station)

54th/Cermak is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line, and is the western terminus of this line. It is at Cermak Road between 54th and Laramie Avenues.

Located at 41.8517, -87.7596 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cicero, Illinois, CTA Blue Line stations, CTA Pink Line stations, CTA 'L' terminal stations, Railway stations opened in 1912

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

St. Mary of Częstochowa in Cicero

St. Mary of Częstochowa in Cicero (Polish: Kościół Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej) - historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in Cicero, Illinois. It is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style' of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. A sculpture of Christ the King by famed sculptor Professor Czesław Dźwigaj, who also cast the monumental bronze doors at St. Hyacinth's Basilica in Chicago stands in front of the church.

Located at 41.838, -87.7455 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious organizations established in 1894, Religious buildings completed in 1918, 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Cicero, Illinois, Polish-American culture in Chicago, Illinois, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Roman Catholic churches in Illinois, Polish Cathedral style architecture, National parishes, Places of worship 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

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

Kostner (CTA Congress Line station)

Kostner is an abandoned rapid transit station in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station served the Chicago Transit Authority's Congress Line, which is now part of the Blue Line. Kostner was opened on August 5, 1962; it was the only station on the Congress Line which was not opened with the line on June 22, 1958. The station closed on September 2, 1973, due to low ridership.

Located at 41.8734, -87.735 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Defunct Chicago 'L' stations, Railway stations opened in 1962, Railway stations closed in 1973

Laramie (CTA Blue Line station)

Laramie is a former station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, that served the current Pink Line when it was still a branch of the Blue Line. It was closed on February 9, 1992 because of service cuts that resulted from budget problems. It was temporarily put back into service on February 25, 2002 for the Douglas Rehabilitation Project while the terminal at 54th/Cermak was being rebuilt. It was again closed after the new station at 54th/Cermak opened on August 16, 2003.

Located at 41.8518, -87.7538 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1910, Railway stations closed in 1992, Railway stations opened in 2002, Railway stations closed in 2003, Defunct Chicago 'L' stations, Cicero, Illinois