2. Population
• 97,085
Working Class
• White Collar
34,,397
• Blue Collar
16,288
Median Income
• 52,079
Marital Status
• Never
Married
31,762
• Married-
18,060
General Demographics
3. Is a neighborhood
on the Near West
Side of Chicago,
General
Facts
Is made up of
diverse ethnic and
socio-economic
backgrounds
Immigration & urban
renewal have greatly
affected community
Given its name due
to the strong
influence of
Italians in the 19th
and 20th century
4. Taylor Street Institutions
Little Italy’s Italian-American heritage is primarily evident in
the I restaurants on Taylor Street.
Rosebud Al’s Italian Beef Mario’s Pompeii
5. Italians began arriving in Chicago
in the 1850s in small numbers. By
1880, there were 1,357 Italians in
the city
Chicago's foreign-born Italian
population peaked at 73,960 in 1930.
The largest area of settlement was
the Taylor Street area,
Following World War II,
several developments
hindered the cohesion of
the community.
Because of UIC’s campus
construction, 200 businesses
and 800 homes were bulldozed
in Little Italy, with 5,000
residents displaced.
6. The neighborhood is home to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
7. LOYOLA-Rogers
Park
Little Italy
Public Transportation Directions
1. Take the red line to
Jackson
2. Transfer to the blue line
3. Get off on Racine
4. 10 Minute walk from
Racine to Taylor Street which
is the heart of Little Italy
8. Holy Guardian Angel Our Lady of Pompeii
First Italian congregation in Chicago.
Established in 1898
Established because of large population of
Holy Guardian Angel
Founded in 1911
9. Our trip favorites
Conti di Savoia- specialty store, diner, winery & butcher shop Sports Hall of Fame Garden
