South of the Stevenson Expressway, Bridgeport is bounded by Ashland Avenue, the Chicago and Western Indiana Tracks and Pershing Road. The area is accessible via public transportation by exiting at the Halsted stop on the Orangeline. The 30,000 residents are in close proximity to the Richard J. Daley branch library, numerous parks and Mercy Hospital. The Hamburg Club, the oldest chartered organization in Illinois, also calls Bridgeport home. The wide streets, lined with single-family homes, foster the community's appeal. Today, Bridgeport residents boast that their community embraces the same family values their ancestors did. Bridgeport offers many housing options with new single family homes averaging around $160,000 and older models falling in between $89,000 to $199,000. The median income is $43,946.

Bridgeport is in the 11th ward under Alderman Patrick Huels. Contact Information: Phone 773-254-6677, e-mail jbalcer@cityofchicago.org, office located at 3659 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois 60609.

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