Chatham

Chatham is community area 44, one of Chicago’s 77 official community areas as defined by the City of Chicago. It borders Auburn Gresham, Avalon Park, Burnside, Greater Grand Crossing and Roseland. It covers about 3.0 square miles.

‘L’ stations inside its boundary: 79th (Red Line) and 87th (Red Line).

Metra station inside its boundary: 83rd St. (Avalon Park). The Metra station 87th St. (Woodruff) sits on its boundary with Burnside. The Metra station 79th St. (Chatham) sits on its boundary with Avalon Park.

CTA bus routes that run through it: 3 King Drive, 4 Cottage Grove, X4 Cottage Grove Express, 8A South Halsted, 24 Wentworth, 29 State, 79 79th, 87 87th and 95 95th.

Chicago Park District land inside its boundary totals about 49 acres across 6 parks. The largest are Tuley Park (19 acres), West Chatham Park (14 acres), Brown Mem’l Park (6.7 acres), Cole Park (5.9 acres) and Dixon Park (6.7 acres).

Chicago Public Library branch inside its boundary: Whitney M. Young, Jr.. Divvy has 13 bike-share stations in service inside its boundary.

City Special Service Area commercial districts covering part of it: 87th St Business Corridor (SSA #81) and Chatham (SSA #51).

It falls within the 6th, 8th, and 21st Wards.

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).