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East Garfield Park is on the West Side of
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, west of the
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. Taking its name from the large urban park, Garfield Park, the neighborhood is bordered by Franklin Boulevard on the north, Arthington and Taylor Streets on the south, Hamlin Avenue and Independence Boulevard to the west, and Rockwell Street to the east.


Demographics


Crime

East Garfield Park has long-standing issues with violent crime and property crime; in 2014, it was ranked 6th out of 77 Community areas in Chicago in violent crime and 10th among Chicago community areas in property crimes.


Arts and culture

Nearly 20% of the neighborhood is managed by the Chicago Park District, with Garfield Park occupying the northwest corner of the neighborhood. The neighborhood is home to the Garfield Park Conservatory, one of the largest conservatories in the United States.


Government

The East Garfield Park community area has supported the Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections by overwhelming margins. In the 2016 presidential election, the East Garfield Park cast 6,690 votes for
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and cast 141 votes for
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(96.22% to 2.03%). In the 2012 presidential election, East Garfield Park cast 9,046 votes for
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and cast 100 votes for Mitt Romney (98.51% to 1.09%).


Education

Chicago Public Schools Chicago Public Schools (CPS), officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, in Chicago, Illinois, is the third-largest school district in the United States, after New York and Los Angeles. ...
operates district public schools. In addition Urban Prep Academies operates the East Garfield Park Campus.
Providence St. Mel School Providence St. Mel School (PSM) is a private, coeducational Preschool-12th Grade school in East Garfield Park, Chicago, Illinois. History The school was created in 1969 with the merger of two schools, Providence High School and St. Mel High ...
, a private school, is in East Garfield Park.


Infrastructure


Transportation

Two of Chicago Transit Authority's train lines, the Blue Line and the Green Line, serves this neighborhood. The Green Line has stations at
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, Kedzie, and Central Park Drive. The Blue Line has a station in the neighborhood in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway, Kedzie-Homan. The neighborhood is also served by the CTA's bus service. East-west bus routes include 20 along Madison Street, 126 along Jackson Street, and 7 along Harrison Street. North-south bus routes include 94 along California Avenue, 52 along Kedzie Avenue, and 82 along Homan Avenue.


Notable people

* Lupe Fiasco (born 1982),
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-winning rapper & producer *
Alfonzo McKinnie Alfonzo McKinnie (born September 17, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Eastern Illinois University and University of Wisconsin–Gree ...
(born 1992), professional basketball player, currently active for the Chicago Bulls * Louis J. Sebille (1915–1950), pilot in the
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and recipient of the
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. He resided at 2840 West Washington Street. * Isiah Thomas (born 1961), former professional basketball player and hall of famer, coach and sports analyst. He was a childhood resident of East Garfield Park living at 3340 West Congress Parkway.


See also

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References


External links


Official City of Chicago East Garfield Park Community Map
{{Authority control Community areas of Chicago West Side, Chicago