The neighborhood is also home to the Chicago Technology Park research center as well as the West Side Center for Disease Control, the office for the Medical Examiner of Cook County, and Chicago Hope Academy (a private Christian high school that opened in the former St. Callistus School in 2005). An explosion of excellent eateries have taken over this former industrial area, turning the historic warehouses into some of the city’s hottest restaurants. While we may not be able to run off to Munich and, Puppy love is in the air. 1 Italian Beef. The area was also a center in the development of the Chicago Blues in the mid-twentieth century. Taylor Street is part of University Village.
[42] CPS announced in 2012 that Crane was to be converted into a magnet school for medical sciences. The Illinois Medical District is one of the largest medical districts in the United States, and the largest in the state.
The West Loop lies along the western bank of the Chicago River.
The venue can seat between 20,000 and 25,000 people, depending on the event.
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[43] Whitney M. Young Magnet High School is also in the Near West Side. There are other schools in this neighborhood. A former meat-packing district, the West Loop has become …