Chicago is known for having many neighborhoods and each one having individual cultures and identities. The city has more than 200 neighborhoods and 77 community areas and all of them have a deep history that when combined with the others, it creates the complex history of the city we know today. Each neighborhood has unique cultural aspects and historical landmarks, in which the city encourages tourist and locals to go and explore them in each neighborhood. In other words, Chicago sells and distinguish each neighborhood in key ways. Chicago has more or less 2.7 million people and by the city’s population being so large and grand, it is usual for each neighborhood to have different cultural, social and economic aspects; thanks to the diversity of people’s backgrounds, class division and segregation in each area.
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One year before, the restoration of Buena Park had started and the City of Chicago officially recognized the neighborhood as a single community separate from Uptown. Nowadays, the Uptown community, in which Buena Park is located in, ranks well in terms of violent crimes and above average in safety, specific sixty-nine out of the 77 communities Chicago has. Nevertheless, the crime rate in Buena Parks is above the national average and the most frequent crime is murder risk. Since, May 16, 2011, James Cappleman has been the Alderman of the 46th Ward, which includes parts of Uptown, Lake View and Buena Park. James Cappleman, born in 1952 and a native of Houston, Texas, ran for the alderman position in 2007 and was defeated by Helen Shiller. Nevertheless, in 2011 he was victorious and won the position, and four years later Cappleman was re-elected for the position. James Cappleman is openly gay and is one of five openly gay Chicago
Out of the many neighborhoods in Chicago, …show more content…
One year before, the restoration of Buena Park had started and the City of Chicago officially recognized the neighborhood as a single community separate from Uptown. Nowadays, the Uptown community, in which Buena Park is located in, ranks well in terms of violent crimes and above average in safety, specific sixty-nine out of the 77 communities Chicago has. Nevertheless, the crime rate in Buena Parks is above the national average and the most frequent crime is murder risk. Since, May 16, 2011, James Cappleman has been the Alderman of the 46th Ward, which includes parts of Uptown, Lake View and Buena Park. James Cappleman, born in 1952 and a native of Houston, Texas, ran for the alderman position in 2007 and was defeated by Helen Shiller. Nevertheless, in 2011 he was victorious and won the position, and four years later Cappleman was re-elected for the position. James Cappleman is openly gay and is one of five openly gay Chicago