Marquette Park, Gage Park

While its official designation is Chicago Lawn, most locals refer to this ethnically diverse neighborhood as after its 300-acre namesake and centerpiece, Marquette Park, the largest public park on the city's Southwest Side. Marquette Park was once the heart of Chicago's Lithuanian community and known as the Lithuanian Gold Coast. Nowadays, African-Americans and Hispanics make up the majority of residents in the neighborhood’s well-kept bungalows, but one can still get some very good koldunai, kugelis and other Lithuanian delicacies at several area restaurants, like Seklycia, Marquette Park's last remaining Lithuanian diner.

Also anchored by its namesake Gage Park, the predominantly middle-class residential neighborhood of Gage Park borders Marquette Park to the north, and is home to a large population of Eastern Europeans, Irish Catholics, and Hispanics.