Introduction
West Ridge, and its surrounding neighborhoods, are middle-class neighborhoods located on Chicago’s far North Side, on the 50th and 40th Wards. West Ridge was historically called North Town, and frequently referred to as West Rogers Park, and is bordered on the north by Howard Street, on the east by Ridge Boulevard, Western Avenue, and Ravenswood Avenue, the south by Bryn Mawr Avenue and Peterson Avenue, and on the west by Kedzie Avenue and the North Shore channel of the Chicago River.
Transportation
West Ridge is accessible by the Chicago Red Line, as well as the Union Pacific North and Bus #49B.
The area also has access to Lyft/Uber rideshare services and taxi services. Unfortunately, this means that rideshare accidents, pedestrian accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and public transportation accidents can be common in the area.
Demographics
West Ridge has a population of 72,211 within its 3.53 square miles according to the most recent U.S. Census. The median household income is $46,091. West Ridge is home to the Midwest’s largest Hasidic community as well as other Jewish, Irish American, German-American, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Assyrian, Russian, and Korean immigrant communities.
Neighborhoods
- Arcadia Terrace
- Peterson Park
- West Rogers Park
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Nortown
- East Ridge
- Golden Ghetto
- North Lincoln Square
- East North Park
- West Edgewater
Education
West Ridge area students are primarily serviced by Chicago Public Schools, as well as numerous private schools, including:
Public Schools
- Clinton Elementary School
- Jamieson Elementary School
- Daniel Boone Elementary School
- Stephen Decatur Classical School
- George Armstrong Elementary School
- Philip Rogers Elementary School
- Stone Scholastic Academy
- West Ridge Elementary School
- Stephen Tyng Mather High School
Private Schools
- ABC Academy
- Bais Yaakov High School
- Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran School
- Bnos Rabbeinu High School
- Cheder Lubavitch Girls Elementary / High School
- Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov High School
- Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov / Tiferes Tzvi Elementary School
- Keshet High School
- Lubavitch Mesivta of Chicago
- NAES College
- Victor C. Neumann School
- Sofer Nathan’s Vocational College
- St. Hilary Elementary School
- St. Margaret Mary School
- St. Philips Evangelical Lutheran School
- Tzemach Tzedek Elementary School
- Yeshivas Brisk / Brisk Rabbinical College
- Yeshiva Migdal Torah School
- Yeshivas Netzach Eliyahu
- Yeshiva Ohr Baruch-Veitzner Chedder
When sending your child off to school you assume they will remain safe, however, this isn’t always the case. School bus accidents, gym and physical education accidents, lack of supervision, daycare accidents, playground injuries, and school district negligence are just a few examples of the types of school injury cases America’s Consumer Lawyer has experience with.
Attractions
West Ridge is home to a handful of activities and attractions, which include:
- Indian Boundary Park
- Warren Park
- Legion Park
- Green Briar Park
- Mather Park
- Chippewa Park
- Emmerson Park
- Lerner Park
- Talman West Ridge Bungalow Historic District
While most of the time spent at these West Ridge attractions will be enjoyable and uneventful, accidents can occur, including premises accidents, slip and falls, bicycle accidents, bus accidents, car accidents, drinking and driving, dog bites, and playground accidents.
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