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Around Chicago Ridge
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL10 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Chicago Ridge; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Chicago Ridge
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 6th DistrictSean Casten (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Chicago Ridge had 14,433 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 173rd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Cook County grew from 1,838,735 residents in 1900 to 5,275,541 in 2020.
Cook County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 40.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Midway Ap 3sw, IL weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Cook County
2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
135 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chicago Ridge.
Nearest hospitals
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Oak Lawn2.7 miles
Palos Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Palos Heights2.8 miles
Osf Little Company of Mary Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Evergreen Park4.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
11
Specialist doctors
47
Dentists
5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
28
Mental health providers
13
Physical and occupational therapists
14
Optometrists
14
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Chicago Ridge
Parks (9 nearby)
Freedom Park · 13 acres0.2 mi
Columbus Manor Park · 10 acres0.7 mi
Memorial Park · 10 acres0.8 mi
Commissioners Park · 9 acres0.8 mi
Peaks Park · 8 acres0.6 mi
Moore Park · 5 acres1.0 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Fairplay0.9 mi
Aldi1.1 mi
Pete's Market1.2 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Walgreens0.8 mi
CVS Pharmacy0.9 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Chicago Ridge Public Library0.1 mi
Worth Public Library1.1 mi
Museums
The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn2.0 mi
Willow Springs Historical Society5.1 mi
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center5.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Thai Culture Center3.8 mi
Beverly Art Center5.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Chicago Ridge
Public schools here are run by Chicago Ridge SD 127-5. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Ridge Central Elem SchoolChicago Ridge
Pre-K–5
508
Public
0.5 mi
Ridge Lawn Elementary SchoolChicago Ridge
Pre-K–5
572
Public
0.7 mi
Elden D Finley Jr High SchoolChicago Ridge
6–8
405
Public
0.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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