O'Hare, Chicago

O'Hare
—  Community area  —
Community Area 76 - O'Hare
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 42°00.0′N 87°55.2′W / 42°N 87.92°W / 42; -87.92Coordinates: 42°00.0′N 87°55.2′W / 42°N 87.92°W / 42; -87.92
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
City	Chicago
Neighborhoods	list O'Hare Schorsch Forest View
Area
- Total	32.5 sq mi (84.10 km2)
Population (2000)
- Total	11,956
- Density	368.2/sq mi (142.2/km2)
	population up 6.83% from 1990
Demographics
- White	81.4%
- Black	2.16%
- Hispanic	6.47%
- Asian	7.40%
- Other	1.21%
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Codes	60656 and 60666
Median income
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

O'Hare, located on the far northwest side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the city's 77 official community areas. O'Hare International Airport is located within the boundaries of this community area. This community area is the only one that extends outside of Cook County; the western edge is in DuPage County.

Due to its proximity to O'Hare International Airport as well as major roads such as Interstates 90, 190, and 294, and Illinois Routes 72 and 171, the O'Hare neighborhood is a major business center. Combined with nearby Rosemont, the region serves as an edge city, a major concentration of jobs, shopping, and entertainment.

IGA,^[1] U.S. Cellular,^[2] True Value,^[3] Bally Total Fitness, CareerBuilder, and uBid all have their headquarters in O'Hare.^{[citation needed]}

The largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, also has its headquarters in O'Hare.

The Consulate-General of the Dominican Republic is located at 8700 West Bryn Mawr Avenue.^[4]

Several hotels serving the O'Hare Airport region can be found in the area.

Education

The O'Hare area is zoned to Chicago Public Schools. Zoned schools include Dirksen School.

References

1. ^ "Contact IGA." IGA. Retrieved on February 27, 2010.
2. ^ "Privacy Policy." U.S. Cellular. Retrieved on January 10, 2010.
3. ^ "Terms of Use." True Value. Retrieved on January 6, 2010. "True Value Company Truevalue.com Customer Service 8600 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Chicago, IL 60631"
4. ^ "Dominican Consulates in the United States of America". Embassy of the Dominican Republic in the United States. http://www.domrep.org/consulates_us.html. Retrieved January 31, 2009. 

External links

• Official City of Chicago O'Hare Community Map
• The Northwest Chicago Historical Society's page on O'Hare