1. Little Italy/
University Village

2. Location
-Near West Side
Chicago Area
-Medical District + UIC

3. How to get there
Loyola to Little Italy:
-Red Line (95th)
-Jackson
-Blue Line (Forest Park)
-Racine

4. History
● Greeks, Jews, and Italians
● The Italian population declined in the 1950s-
1960s
● Territory of the Genna crime family

5. Current Demographics
-Population: 18,049
-Median age (males) 28.2 years
-Median age (females) 29.7 years
-33.6% of families are married.

6. 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

7. What we did
● Visited Our
Lady of Pompeii

9. ● Ate at Pompeii

10. ● Walked around UIC

11. Group Reflection
● Expected it to look more like Italy
● Overall great area/neighborhoods
● Chicago is not just tall buildings and busy
streets
o Plenty of parks and green areas
● We all will be going back!

12. Conclusion
Any questions or comments?