Little Italy/ University Village

Location

-Near West Side Chicago Area

-Medical District + UIC

How to get thereLoyola to Little Italy:-Red Line (95th)

-Jackson-Blue Line (Forest Park)

-Racine

History● Greeks, Jews, and Italians ● The Italian population declined in the 1950s-

1960s ● Territory of the Genna crime family

Current Demographics

-Population: 18,049

-Median age (males) 28.2 years

-Median age (females) 29.7 years

-33.6% of families are married.

What is in the area● Our Lady of Pompeii Church● University of Illinois at Chicago● National Italian American Sports Hall of

Fame● Illinois Medical District

What we did● Visited Our

Lady of Pompeii

● Ate at Pompeii

● Walked around UIC

Group Reflection● Expected it to look more like Italy● Overall great area/neighborhoods● Chicago is not just tall buildings and busy

streetso Plenty of parks and green areas

● We all will be going back!

ConclusionAny questions or comments?