The West Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, along with the North Side and the South Side.[1] The West Side consists of communities that are of historical, cultural, and ideological importance to the history and development of Chicago. On the municipal flag of Chicago,[2] the West Side is represented by the central white stripe.
It is often seen by the media and residents as a largely poor, crime-ridden area of the city.[3]
- ↑ "Annexation". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org.
- ↑ "Municipal Flag of Chicago". usflag.org. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Taking sides on the city's geography". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved January 27, 2015.