Lake front trail

For other places with the same name, see Oakland.Oakland, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. Bordered by 35th and 43rd Streets, Cottage Grove Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, The Oakland area was constructed between 1872 and 1905.

The murder of Hadiya Pendleton occurred on January 29, 2013. Pendleton, a 15-year-old Black girl from Chicago, Illinois, was shot in the back and killed while standing with friends inside Harsh Park in Kenwood, Chicago after taking her final exams. A student at King College Prep High School, she was killed only one week after performing at events for President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.

The Lake Michigan High-Rises (CHA), also known as Lakefront Homes (CHA), was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project in the North Kenwood–Oakland neighborhood located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Constructed in 1962 and completed in 1963, The Lake Michigan High-Rises (CHA) originally consisted of four 16–story buildings; totaling 457 units.

47th Street (Kenwood) is a commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, Illinois, and the neighborhood of South Chicago. This station is a flag stop picking up passengers only when visible to train conductor and discharging passengers only when conductors are notified.

The Oakland District is a historic district in the Oakland community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The district was built between 1872 and 1905 by Cicero Hine and other various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on March 25, 1992.