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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?