Area
Many tourists will never pass through the sights of the city center, but you haven't really seen Chicago until you venture into this neighborhood. Chicagoans divide their city into large "flanks" in the north, west, and south of the central business district (loop). Chicagoans also tend to strongly identify with their neighbors, reflecting the true differences in the culture and place of the entire city. The competition between the North and the South is fierce, and people from the West are free agents on key issues such as baseball loyalty.
Chicago Division
| down town（Loop, Near North District, Near South District） Work and entertainment places in downtown Chicago, including shopping districts, skyscrapers, grand theaters and the city’s most famous tourist attractions |
| North City（Lake Scenic Area, Boy town, Lincoln Park, Old town） High-end communities, entertainment venues in the Theater and Friendly Confines Wrigley Field, there are a lot of bars and clubs, and one of the largest LGBT communities in the United States |
| South City（Hyde Park, Bronzeville, Bridgeport-Chinatown, Chatham-South Shore） The historic black metropolis, smart Hyde Park and the University of Chicago, Chinatown, White Sox, soul food and real Chicago blues |
| West City（Willow Park, Logan Square, Near West, Pearson） On the fashionable side of the city, racial enclaves, diving bars and fashionable people abound |
| Beijiao（Uptown, North Lincoln, Rogers Park） Super hip and laid-back, with miles of beaches and some of the most vibrant immigrant communities in the country |
| Western suburbs(Small Village, Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Austin) So far, you haven't found your way, but that's okay, all the delicious food, top blues clubs and huge parks are the same. |
| Southwest Chicago(Back of the Yards, Marquette Park, Midway City) The huge meat processing area of the Union Livestock Farm, the huge communities of Poland and Mexico, and the midway airport |
| Northwest Suburbs(Avondale, Irving Park, Portage Park, Jefferson Park) Polish villages, historic houses and theaters andO'Hare International AirportSome undiscovered gems in nearby communities |
| Southeast suburbs(Pullman Historic District, East Side, South Chicago, Hegewisch) Chicago’s huge industrial hinterland is home to a large tourist draw: the historic Pullman District |
| Southwestern suburbs(Beverly, Greenwood Hills) Ireland in Chicago: Real Irish pubs, Brogs, galleries, and weird haunted castles, all far from the city center |
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| Route through Chicago |
| end ← | N  S | → Pauline Brook → Bloomington-Normal |
| end ← | N  S | → Blue island → Kankaki |
| Rockford ← Rosemount ← | W  E | → Hammond → Gary |
| Milwaukee ← Skokie ← | W  E | → Lansing → Gary |
| Schaumburg ← Oak Park ← | W  E | → end |
| Lake Geneva/Rockford ← Evergreen Park ← | W   E | → Hammond → Gary |
| Harvard ← Niles ← | W  E | → end |
| Milwaukee ← Skokie ← | N  S | → Hammond → Terre Haute |
| Bloomington-Normal ← Cicero ← | S .svg/22px-US_66_(historic).svg.png){kind=small} N | → end |