Hegewisch Chicago 60633
Hegewisch is one of Chicago’s hidden neighborhoods that sits on the city’s Far Southeast Side and borders near the edge of the Indiana state line.
Hegewisch features mostly single-family homes with a few multi-family residences situated along tree-lined streets.
At the center of the neighborhood is Mann Park, a public city park that houses a multi-purpose recreational facility that offers a variety of activities and programs throughout the year. This central hub of activity has outdoor areas like baseball/soccer fields, a playground, paved trails, and ample green space.
In Hegewisch, Brainard and Baltimore avenues are bustling with local shops and eateries. Many of the restaurants are small family-owned businesses, so you won’t see any chain restaurants in the community.
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The Hegewisch Business Association(External link) is working with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and Alderwoman Susan Sadlowski Garza over the next two years to develop a neighborhood plan for Hegewisch that will help guide choices and decisions that are made in the future.
The plan will primarily focus on how to make Baltimore Avenue a vibrant place where people want to be, the center of life in Hegewisch. It will identify feasible economic development opportunities, as well as smart streetscape and placemaking strategies, that will help Baltimore Avenue reach its potential.
The plan will also find ways to make it easier and more pleasant for residents to take transit, and recommend ways to make the neighborhood better for pedestrians and biking, including strengthening the connection between Baltimore Avenue and recreational areas around Wolf Lake.
