Little Italy
Little Italy is on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. The current boundaries of Little Italy are Ashland Avenue on the west and Interstate 90/94 on the east, the Eisenhower Expressway on the north and Roosevelt to the south. It lies between the east side of the University of Illinois at Chicago campus in the Illinois Medical District and the west side of the University of Illinois at Chicago campus. The community was once predominantly Italian immigrants but now is made up of diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds as a result of immigration, urban renewal, gentrification and the growth of the resident student and faculty population of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Its Italian-American heritage is primarily evident in the Italian-American restaurants that once lined Taylor Street. The neighborhood is home to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame as well as the historic Roman Catholic churches Our Lady of Pompeii, Notre Dame de Chicago, and Holy Family.
To learn more of todays Little Italy in Chicago be sure to check out my episode at the Taylor Street Festival.
Schools
K-12
Smyth Elementary School
STEM Magnet Academy Elementary
Skinner Elementary School
Children Of Peace School
Easterseals Academy
Hope College Prep High School
Wells Community Academy
Colleges & Universities
University of Illinois at Chicago
Rush University
Malcolm X College
Things To Do
Stax Cafe
Conte Di Savoia
First Aid Comics
Vintage on Taylor
Vertiport Chicago
Maxwell Street Market
Notre Dame de Chicago
The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii
National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
Mario’s Italian Lemonade – 1068 W. Taylor