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	Near West Side
		is bounded by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad to the north, the Pennsylvania Railroad to the west, the South Branch of the Chicago River to the east, and 16th Street at its southern edge.
		On the West Side as a whole the African American community grew rapidly during the 1940s and 1950s, as residential opportunities remained largely limited to ghettoes on the South and West Sides.
		The Chicago Circle expressway interchange wiped out a significant section of “Greek town.” The construction of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), resulted in the demolition of most of the Hull House complex, as well as the historic Italian neighborhood.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/878.html (892 words)

	Near West Side, Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Near West Side, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois directly adjacent to the downtown central business district (the Loop).
		The Greektown section of Chicago is located roughly between Van Buren and Madison Streets, along Halsted Street, within the Near West Side community area of Chicago.
		The neighborhood is also home to the Chicago Technology Park research center as well as the West Side Center for Disease Control, the office for the Medical Examiner of Cook County, and the Chicago Hope Academy (an academy for the education of the deaf).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Near_West_Side,_Chicago (819 words)

	UIC/Tri-Taylor History
		The Near West side is a patchwork of historic pockets separated by stretches of urban renewal and blight.
		Near West side boundaries of Chicago extends from Wood St. and Cermak when the city incorporated the area in 1837.Italians became the largest ethnic group of this Near West Side by the 1920’s.
		In 1982 this campus was merged with the university’s long-established medical center to the west, and the combined institution was renamed the University of Illinois at Chicago.
	www.artic.edu /webspaces/greenmap/uictritaylorhistory.html (1135 words)

	NEAR WEST SIDE/UNIVERSITY VILLAGE :: River North Realtor, Kingsbury Park Real Estate in Chicago - Irina Diment Ilyinsky
		University Village, on the Near West Side, is undergoing an exciting period of development and rejuvenation.
		The West Loop, in particular has been the focus of hundreds of millions of dollars in new high-rise office buildings and residential towers that co-exist with colorful open-air produce markets and the lively Greek restaurants and nightclubs along Halsted Street.
		It draws its name from the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois, which in the late 1960s was carved out of an area west of the Loop and south of the Eisenhower Expressway.
	www.irinasellschicago.com /?p=77 (571 words)

	Near West (Chicago, IL) News
		A 41 2-mile stretch of the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line was shut down this morning when a crew from the Chicago Department of Water Management ruptured a gas main on the city's Near West Side,...
		CHICAGO Five people in a van were the subject of an armed carjacking late Monday near the Greyhound Bus station on the Near West Side.
		CHICAGO Police are searching for the man responsible for three strong arm robberies that have occurred recently in businesses on the Near West Side.
	www.topix.net /city/chicago-il-near-west (708 words)

	CHICAGO NEAR WEST SIDE REUNION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This is a map of part of the Near West Side in 1871.
		Chicago Historical Society's exhibit on the Near West Side and East Garfield Park
		Also you can read the book "Streets of the Near West Side," written by William Bike, which tells the origin of many of the street names on the Near West Side.
	members.aol.com /khahn123/myhomepage/nearwestside.html (525 words)

	Metromix. Variety key to Near West Side (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The median home price on the Near West Side in the last quarter of 2001 was $251,000, up 7 percent from the year-earlier period, according to the Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois.
		From Chicago Housing Authority developments to re-invented lofts to glitzy penthouses, the Near West Side is an amazing study in housing contrasts that share one lucky amenity -- the leisurely, north-south city view that you can only get from one other vantage point -- the lake.
		Just to the west is the Illinois Medical District, which sprawls south from Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and sits on land where the Chicago Cubs stole their first bases.
	metromix.chicagotribune.com /chi-profile-69870,1,987116.story (1207 words)

	Near West Side Housing Inventory
		The Near West Side of Chicago has undergone extensive changes over the last few years, with the construction of several new residential developments, as well as social service and recreational facilities.
		The City Design Center had assisted in Phase1 of the plan in 1997 by tracking vacant lots on the Near West Side and analyzing the surrounding conditions.
		NWSDC specifically targeted a sector of the West Haven neighborhood, bounded by Damen on the east, Western on the west, Madison on the north, and Van Buren on the south.
	www.uic.edu /aa/cdc/files/NearWestSideHousingInvntry.html (265 words)

	Chicago Faucets
		Chicago Faucets expanded manufacturing capacity in the late 1920's to keep up with the explosive demand for its products.
		Chicago Faucets, like most other firms, was hit hard during this time; however, the company reacted not by closing its doors, but by significantly reducing its work week to as few as two days per week.
		Chicago Faucets was an exhibitor and received national recognition for its quality.
	www.chicagofaucets.com /history.php?PHPSESSID=af99147eaa1943674d33b1fe66f4c6f8 (770 words)

	Near West Side investors plan condo push near Eisenhower Chicago Sun-Times - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Although the Near West Side has accumulated a significant backlog of unsold condos, Mazola said sales remain steady and the neighborhood's appeal to diverse buyers seems secure.
		Demand for housing has led to new high-rises on the Near West Side, but community leaders have flexed political muscle and demanded that developers control their impulses to build dense and high.
		Eric Sedler, president of the West Loop organization, said his group backs the first phase of the project because it involves returning an empty building to good use.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_200405/ai_n12547390 (596 words)

	Preliminary Market Analysis of the Commercial Development Potential in the Monterey Vincennes Area
		In June and July 1995, a total of 186 males living on the near west side of Chicago were interviewed about their health, their access to health services, and their education, employment, and training experiences and desires.
		The purpose of the second year was to conduct a needs assessment of minority males between the ages of 15 and 45 and to pilot innovative outreach methodologies to this often-neglected group.
		The needs assessment was conducted under the auspices of West Side Future, a social and health services network begun in 1985, based at the Duncan YMCA, with a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health.
	www.uic.edu /cuppa/uicued/Publications/workforcedev/neighborhoodlabormarket/EXECSMRY/ex409.html (851 words)

	Near West Side \| Best Chicago Neighborhoods
		The neighborhood known as Near West Side extends from the Chicago River’s South Branch to Rockwell, and from Kinzie to 17th Street.
		The excitement and atmosphere of Near West Side, its proximity to the Loop, and variety of alternately classic and edgy restaurants is the primary reason people move to the neighborhood.
		New homes for sale in Near West Side are two-story and two-flat wood frames with decorative brick facades and stone sills built in the traditional style.
	www.bestchicagoneighborhoods.com /near-west-side (296 words)

	Chicago Hebrew Institute
		Organized in 1903 on the Near West Side of Chicago to promote the moral, physical, religious, and civic welfare of Jewish immigrants and residents, the Chicago Hebrew Institute served as a key institution in the Americanization of Eastern European immigrants.
		A forerunner of today's Jewish Community Centers, the Jewish People's Institute served as a major community center for Chicago Jewry and gained national recognition with its successful programs in education and religion, along with vocational and recreational activities.
		The Jews of Chicago: From Shtetl to Suburb.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/575.html (223 words)

Editorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Bigger is definitely not necessarily better when it comes to the proliferation of highrises in the City of <b>Chicago</b>. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>West</b> Town has had to contend with new three- and four-story behemoths being built next to the 19th century cottages that give the community its charm, dwarfing them and cutting them off from sunlight. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Some neighbors contend that is too large for the residential <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b>.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.nearwestgazette.com /Archive/0506/Editorial0506.htm</font> (552 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.chipublib.org/008subject/012special/wscc.html">West Side Community Collection</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The <b>near</b> <b>west</b> <b>side</b> has always served as a port of entry for newly-arrived immigrants, and the wide range of ethnic groups is apparent in the religious institutions of the <a href="/topics/Neighborhoods-of-Chicago" title="Neighborhoods of Chicago" class=fl>neighborhood</a>. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The <b>West</b> <b>[Near</b> <b>West]</b> <b>Side</b> Community Collection was originally part of the collections of the <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> Historical Society, which formed at the Legler branch of The <b>Chicago</b> Public Library in 1930 to promote and collect the <a href="/topics/History-of-Chicago" title="History of Chicago" class=fl>history</a> of <b>Chicago's</b> <b>west</b> <b>side</b>. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Originally called the <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> Community Collection, the collection more properly concerns the <a href="/topics/Neighborhoods-of-Chicago" title="Neighborhoods of Chicago" class=fl>neighborhood</a> of the <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b>, bounded as follows: on the north by Kinzie (400 N), on the <b>west</b> by Maplewood (2524 W), on the south by 16th Street (1600 S), and on the east by the <b>Chicago</b> River.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.chipublib.org /008subject/012special/wscc.html</font> (3048 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.falconliving.com/near-west-side-real-estate.php">Near West Side Real Estate</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Stretching from the <b>Chicago</b> River to Western Avenue, the <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> offers a patchwork of small, diverse <a href="/topics/Neighborhoods-of-Chicago" title="Neighborhoods of Chicago" class=fl>neighborhoods</a>. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Former industrial <a href="/topics/Parks-of-Chicago" title="Parks of Chicago" class=fl>parks</a> and warehouse districts have revitalized and turned into beautiful <a href="/topics/Neighborhoods-of-Chicago" title="Neighborhoods of Chicago" class=fl>neighborhoods</a> in <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> of <b>Chicago</b>. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> In recent years, <a href="/topics/Area" title="Area" class=fl>areas</a> <b>west</b> of the <a href="/topics/Chicago-Loop" title="Chicago Loop" class=fl>Loop</a> have experienced a boom of activity caused by professionals who want to live close to work.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.falconliving.com /near-west-side-real-estate.php</font> (198 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.nearwestsidecdc.org">Near West Side Community Development Corp.</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> HOUSING AND RETAIL—Near <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> Community Development Corporation is building a number of residential developments in <b>West</b> Haven, with others yet to come, along with a multi-faceted retail and commercial complex. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> News—Near <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> Community Development Corporation last year established and launched the <b>West</b> Haven community's first free center for tax preparation and services. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> News—The <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> CDC's Home Visitors Program has received a $2.4 million Service Connector grant from the City of <b>Chicago's</b> Department of Human Services for 2006 that is providing an array of support services for 589 families.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.nearwestsidecdc.org</font> (350 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://chicago.urban-history.org/scrapbks/elevated/west1.htm">Jazz Age Chicago -- Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Regular train service on the Metropolitan <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> Elevated was inagurated on 6 May 1895, about three years after the city's first elevated railroad, the <b>Chicago</b> and South <b>Side</b> Railroad, had begun service between downtown and Jackson <a href="/topics/Parks-of-Chicago" title="Parks of Chicago" class=fl>Park</a>. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> By the 1920s, <b>West</b> Siders utilized the Met not only to commute to and from their jobs downtown, on the <b>near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b>, or at the enormous Western Electric plant, but also to do their shopping and spend a night on the town. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> In 1911, under the leadership of electric utility tycoon Samuel Insull, all of <b>Chicago's</b> elevated railroads, including the Metropolitan <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> 'L', were unified to form the <b>Chicago</b> Elevated Railroads.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>chicago.urban-history.org /scrapbks/elevated/west1.htm</font> (1199 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><u>Immigrants of the 19th Century, especially the Near West Side of Chicago</u> <i>(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Immigrants of the 19th Century, especially the <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> of <b>Chicago</b> </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> I hope to develop these web pages as a useful resource for anyone who might be interested in learning about these families, their <a href="/topics/Neighborhoods-of-Chicago" title="Neighborhoods of Chicago" class=fl>neighborhoods</a>, and their daily lives. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> I've placed special emphasis on the immigrant groups in <b>Chicago's</b> <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> in the second half of the Nineteenth Century.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>members.aol.com /khahn123/myhomepage/index.html</font> (562 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/neighborhoods.html">Newberry Library | Chicago Neighborhood Bibliography</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Hundreds of maps and atlases detailing <b>Chicago</b>, Cook County, and the collar counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will between 1779-2003 are described in the Newberry Library Cartographic Catalog (NLCC). </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Thesis (M.A.), University of Illinois at <b>Chicago</b>, 2002. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Adelman, Willliam J. Pilsen and the <b>West</b> <b>Side</b>.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.newberry.org /genealogy/neighborhoods.html</font> (3288 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://cbs2chicago.com/local/local_story_149001731.html">cbs2chicago.com - Three Shot, Two Killed On Near West Side</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> <b>Chicago</b> news, weather, sports, traffic and video from cbs2chicago.com: Three Shot, Two Killed On <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> (STNG) <b>CHICAGO</b> A man and a woman were killed and another was injured in a shooting on a <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> sidewalk Sunday morning. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The motive of the homicide was unknown and there were no suspects in custody for the crime as of 5:50 a.m., Greer said.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>cbs2chicago.com /local/local_story_149001731.html</font> (312 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20050915/ai_n15714083">Aldermen want to limit heights on Near West Side Chicago Sun-Times - Find Articles</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Two aldermen Wednesday proposed rezoning key properties on the <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> in an attempt to restrict the height and size of potential development. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> has been one of the city's top condominium markets, and developers have grown bolder about proposing buildings of 20 stories and more in what used to be an <a href="/topics/Area" title="Area" class=fl>area</a> of industries and single-family homes. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Eric Sedler, president of the <b>West</b> <a href="/topics/Chicago-Loop" title="Chicago Loop" class=fl>Loop</a> organization, said the group favors the restrictions.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20050915/ai_n15714083</font> (495 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.lawcash.com/attorney/2421/acme-barrel-lawsuit.asp">Acme Barrel Lawsuit Attorney | Lawyer Acme Barrel Company Accused of Releasing Carcinogens and Other Toxins in Chicago ...</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Approximately 100 <b>Chicago</b> residents have allegedly died after being exposed for years to toxic substances and contaminants released by the Acme Barrel, which was recently shut down. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The action alleges that residents contracted cancer and respiratory illnesses and died in the 1980s and the 1990s after long exposure to noxious substances, including arsenic, that were released into their homes which surround the one-time Acme Barrel facility. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Filed by a Prairieville resident who lives <b>near</b> the landfill off La. 928, the lawsuit asks a state court judge to grant an order blocking the landfill owner and transporters from “emitting odors which cause the plaintiffs” serious or material discomfort, records show.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.lawcash.com /attorney/2421/acme-barrel-lawsuit.asp</font> (861 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><u>Near South Side Chicago Real Estate</u> <i>(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The <b>Near</b> South <b>Side</b> and the South <a href="/topics/Chicago-Loop" title="Chicago Loop" class=fl>Loop</a> <a href="/topics/Neighborhoods-of-Chicago" title="Neighborhoods of Chicago" class=fl>neighborhoods</a> are a vibrant mix of old and new <b>Chicago</b>. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> It was once the home of the city's wealthiest businessmen and their families, and their <a href="/topics/History-of-Chicago" title="History of Chicago" class=fl>history</a> is preserved in the restored mansions and house museums of the Prairie Avenue Historic District. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Our searches are customized for the downtown <b>Chicago</b> <a href="/topics/Area" title="Area" class=fl>area</a> and is based on starting with a 0/0 coordinate at State St. and Michigan Ave.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>www.nextchicago.com /near_south_side_chicago.htm</font> (192 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_North_Side,_Chicago">Near North Side, Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> It is bounded by the river on the south, Michigan Avenue on the <b>west</b>, and Lake Michigan on the north and east, and is located east of the <b>Chicago</b> and Grand stations of the Red Line. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> The <a href="/topics/Neighborhoods-of-Chicago" title="Neighborhoods of Chicago" class=fl>neighborhood</a> is largely built on reclaimed land, and is named for George Streeter, who claimed the land as an independent territory in the late 19th century. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Streeterville houses many of <b>Chicago's</b> tallest skyscrapers and most upscale stores, hotels, restaurants and theaters, as well as Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and School of Law.</td></tr> <tr><td></td><td colspan=2><font color=gray>en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Near_North_Side,_Chicago</font> (1238 words)</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><body face="Arial"> <br> <table cellpadding=0> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <table > <tr><td> </td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.wildonions.org/LN-NearWestSide.htm">Near West Side Neighborhood in Chicago: Near West Side Home Page at WildOnions.org</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> A large and diverse community <a href="/topics/Area" title="Area" class=fl>area</a>, the <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> is mainly African-American but has considerable <a href="/topics/Race-%28U.S.-Census%29" title="Race %28U.S. Census%29" class=fl>white</a>, Hispanic, and Asian contigents. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> It begins just <b>west</b> of the <b>Chicago</b> River, spanning from 16th Street north to Kinzie. </td></tr> <tr><td valign=top><img style="margin-top:4px;" src=/images/a.gif></td><td></td><td> Patches of <b>Near</b> <b>West</b> <b>Side</b> are quite socially and economically depressed; 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