East Side

East Side is community area 52, one of Chicago’s 77 official community areas as defined by the City of Chicago. It borders Hegewisch, South Chicago and South Deering. It covers about 3.0 square miles.

No ‘L’ station sits inside its boundary. The nearest is 95th/Dan Ryan (Red Line), about 4.7 miles in a straight line from the center of the area.

No Metra station sits inside its boundary. The nearest is the Metra station South Chicago (93rd), about 1.5 miles in a straight line from the center of the area.

CTA bus routes that run through it: 26 South Shore Express, 30 South Chicago and 100 Jeffery Manor Express.

Chicago Park District land inside its boundary totals about 188 acres across 6 parks. The largest are part of Calumet Park (about 156 of its 181 acres), Rowan Park (19 acres), Beniac Greenway Park (7.7 acres) and Wolfe Park (4.5 acres).

Chicago Public Library branch inside its boundary: Vodak-East Side. Divvy has 9 bike-share stations in service inside its boundary.

It lies within the 10th Ward.

Sources: City of Chicago open data portal (community area and ward boundaries, ‘L’ stations, Chicago Park District parks, CTA bus routes, Chicago Public Library branches, Divvy stations, Special Service Areas); Metra station locations derived from Cook County Assessor parcel proximity data (2025).