Dunning

Dunning is community area 17, one of Chicago’s 77 official community areas as defined by the City of Chicago. It borders Belmont Cragin, Montclare, O’Hare and Portage Park. It covers about 3.7 square miles.

No ‘L’ station sits inside its boundary. The nearest is Harlem (Blue Line), about 2.5 miles in a straight line from the center of the area.

No Metra station sits inside its boundary. The nearest is the Metra station Mont Clare, about 1.7 miles in a straight line from the center of the area.

CTA bus routes that run through it: 77 Belmont, 78 Montrose, 80 Irving Park, 86 Narragansett/Ridgeland, 90 Harlem, 91 Austin and 152 Addison.

Chicago Park District land inside its boundary totals about 49 acres across 4 parks. The largest are Shabbona Park (19 acres), Hiawatha Park (14 acres), Merrimac Park (9.4 acres) and Park No. 580 (7.0 acres).

Chicago Public Library branch inside its boundary: Dunning. Divvy has 16 bike-share stations in service inside its boundary.

It falls within the 29th and 38th 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).