Portage Park is located on the northwest side of the City of Chicago, Illinois and is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. Portage Park is bordered by the community areas of Jefferson Park and Forest Glen to the north, Dunning and the suburb of Harwood Heights to the west, Irving Park to the east and Belmont-Cragin to the south.
The southwestern entrance into Portage Park at the intersection of Irving Park Road and Central Avenue
A Portage Park two-flat
Portage Theater marquee in 2007
A footpath in the Chicago Park District's Portage Park
Jefferson Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, located on the northwest side of the city. The neighborhood of Jefferson Park occupies a larger swath of territory.
Monument of Thomas Jefferson in front of the Jefferson Park Transit Center
The Chicago Park District's Jefferson Park, with a view of the field house designed by Clarence Hatzfeld
The Copernicus Center, supported by the Copernicus Foundation is located in Jefferson Park. It houses the former Gateway Theater, as well as a number of other event venues and meeting spaces.
Jefferson Park Transit Center sign