Category Archives: Neighborhood Snapshots

Author- Elise Lovell, Program Director (Elise.Lovell@aah.org, @Elise_Lovell) Enjoy classic Chicago architecture?  Sidewalk cafes?  Proximity to both the lake and the river? Consider Printer’s Row. In the 1880s, Printer’s Row was the Midwestern center for printing, with Dearborn Station as its anchor.  The printing and publishing businesses are gone, and the train station is a retail center withContinue reading “Neighborhood Snapshot #8 – Printers Row”

Authors: Patsi Whiteside PGY1 and Emily Hoover PGY1 Do you consider yourself someone who enjoys beautiful city views? Someone who wants to live by water and park greenery? Or someone who needs to be only steps from Chicago’s most famous hamburger? Then West Loop is the spot for you!  Located just…WEST of the LOOP, thisContinue reading “Neighborhood Snapshot #7 – the West Loop”

Author – Michael Tednes PGY3 Why I love My Neighborhood: Bolingbrook is in the “western suburbs” which is roughly 30 minutes straight west of the hospital. My wife and I knew we wanted to buy a house to renovate during residency and luckily there were plenty of affordable options within 30 minutes of the hospital. WeContinue reading “Neighborhood Snapshot #6 (Bolingbrook- Western Burbs)”

Author- Nadija Rieser PGY1 Why I love my neighborhood: West Town/Noble Square has been lovely to us. Despite being so close to downtown and the loop, it maintains a strong community feel. I often have chats with my neighbors on both sides whenever one of us is leaving the house or sitting on our patio in the evening.Continue reading “Neighborhood Snapshot #5 (West Town/Noble Square)”

Author- PGY2 Alex Kahnweiler Wicker Park, located just northwest of downtown, really came to be in the 1870s after the Great Chicago Fire. Today, Wicker Park is a mix of old and new, as seen in the buildings, shops, homes and people. One of my favorite things about this area is that there is neverContinue reading “Neighborhood Snapshot #4 (Wicker Park)”

Author – PGY3 Matt Aronson Why I love My neighborhood: My wife and I grew up on the East Coast in the Boston area and moved to Chicago from Santa Barbara, CA for medical school. We have been in River North for 5 years now – we were originally in Gold Coast. River North isContinue reading “Neighborhood Snapshot #3 (River North)”

Author – Tim Fernandez PGY2 Why I love My Neighborhood: South Loop is located just South of the City-Center, along the lakefront. I like to think of South Loop as an ideal blend of what makes Chicago great. We’re adjacent to green space, wonderful restaurants, and a stone’s throw from the Lake Front Trail. It isContinue reading “Neighborhood Snapshot #2 (South Loop)”