Chicago is the City of Neighborhoods, and it lives up to its name with over 200 recognized neighborhoods. You can never really know a neighborhood until you have lived in its boundaries, but wikipedia is a good source of information for Chicago neighborhoods.
If you don't know where to start, or you are torn between neighborhoods, then follow us on twitter (@livebytransit) and tweet us your neighborhood question....we will retweet to our community of passionate Chicagoans who might be able to help.
The neighborhood boundaries in Chicago are different depending on who you ask. If you ask the City of Chicago, they might point to this official neighborhood map:
Chicago Neighborhood MapThis map was used to create the neighborhood boundaries used in this site; however, we took some artistic license as follows:
The following neighborhoods were consolidated under 'Lincoln Park': Lincoln Park, Sheffield Neighbors, Old Town Triangle, Ranch Triangle, Park West, Wrightwood Neighbors, and Lathrop Homes. Lathrop Homes? Exactly.
Lake View, Lake View East and Wrigleyville are consolidated under Lake View.
South East Ravenswood and Graceland West are consolidated under North Center
Lakewood - Balmoral is included in Andersonville
Magnolia Glen is included in Edgewater Glen
Feel free to send a note if you have strong thoughts about our neighborhood boundaries. We love all feedback.