Local servicesHospitalHoly Cross Hospital2.9 miPost officeElsdon Post Office1.1 miTown hallCicero Town Hall4.1 miPoliceChicago Police Department2.5 miFire stationChicago Fire Department District 4 Station 65under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools17 elementary, 1 middle, 6 high, 13 otherElementaryJames Shields Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighBack of the Yards College Preparatory High Schoolunder a mileSchoolPope Saint John Paul II Schoolunder a mileCollegeNational Latino Education Instituteunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Midway International Airport MDW3.8 miInterstateI-551.7 miUS highwayUS 414.3 miAmtrakUnion Station CHI5.2 miSubwayWestern (Orange)Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)under a mileCoachChicagoJefferson Lines4.9 miTransit135 stops within a mileChicago Transit Authority (CTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:15 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:14 am – 4:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 19°F34 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month May39 in of snow a year, on about 28 days20 days above 90°F, 106 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chicago Midway Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Chicago Midway Ap 3sw
Nearby landmarksNational Latino Education Institutecollege · under a mileSaint Augustine College - Satellite Campuscollege · 2.4 miSouth Branch Chicago Riverriver · 2.5 miSouth Fork South Branch Chicago Riverriver · 2.5 miCortez Basinbay · 2.1 miThirty-first Street Beachbeach · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMckinley-Gage Boulevardpark · under a milePark No. 596park · under a milePullman National Monumentnational monument · 9.1 miCalumet Parkstate park · 12.4 miWolf Road Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.2 miBurnham Greenway State Trailstate recreation area · 12.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 10 Feb 201043 mi away, near Lily Lake, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Nov 20137 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighCook County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighTornado Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality41% of days had good air in 2025149 of 365 days measured191 moderate, 20 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 168main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cook County monitors, IL
Drinking waterBedford Parkserves 602 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation592 ft180 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program