Clearing

Clearing is community area 64, one of Chicago’s 77 official community areas as defined by the City of Chicago. It borders Garfield Ridge and West Lawn. It covers about 2.6 square miles.

No ‘L’ station sits inside its boundary. The nearest is Midway (Orange Line), about 1.7 miles in a straight line from the center of the area.

No Metra station sits inside its boundary. The nearest is the Metra station Ashburn, about 3.9 miles in a straight line from the center of the area.

CTA bus routes that run through it: 47 47th, 54B South Cicero, 55 Garfield, 55A 55th/Austin, 55N 55th/Narragansett, 59 59th/61st, 62H Archer/Harlem, 63 63rd, 63W West 63rd and 165 West 65th.

Chicago Park District land inside its boundary totals about 37 acres across 5 parks. The largest are Hale Park (17 acres), Valley Forge Park (8.3 acres), Minuteman Park (9.0 acres) and Lawler Park (4.8 acres).

Chicago Public Library branch inside its boundary: Clearing. Divvy has 2 bike-share stations in service inside its boundary.

It lies within the 13th 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).