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Bordering communities include South Lawndale, Archer Heights and
West Elsdon to the east and Clearing to the south. To the north are the
municipalities of Forest View, Stickney and Cicero, as well as the unincorporated
community of Central Stickney, which is located in the "elbow" of
Garfield Ridge. To the west is the village of Summit.
Many immigrants from Poland moved to Garfield Ridge in past years, and
since the 1990s many Hispanics have started settling in the neighborhood.
This gives the area a unique blend of different cultures. There is generally
a large Catholic population, and the area is served by many Catholic elementary
schools. There are a number of Chicago Public Schools that serve the area.
These include Kinzie, Byrne, and Mark Twain Elementary Schools, and Kennedy
High School. Garfield Ridge also has numerous Chicago parks which include
Wentworth, Normandy, Valley Forge, Vittum, and Stars and Stripes.
Chicago has the largest population of Polish people outside Warsaw, and
many of those immigrants live in Garfield Ridge[citation needed] and its
bordering neighborhood to the south, Clearing. William Lipinski, a member
of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2005 and previously a
Chicago alderman, is a longtime resident of Garfield Ridge. |
