Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin, home to nearly 80,000 residents, is one of the largest and fastest growing community areas in the city of Chicago. With a population that is over 80% Latino, it is also one of the most vibrant Latino communities in Chicago. The neighborhood sits at the western edge of the city, 9 miles northwest of the Loop, and provides direct connections to the rest of Chicago via the major corridors that traverse it including Cicero Avenue, Fullerton Avenue, Grand Avenue, Diversey Avenue, Belmont Avenue, Austin Avenue, and Narragansett Avenue. This planning effort focuses in particular on three of those corridors, Diversey Avenue, Fullerton Avenue, and Grand Avenue, as critical commercial hubs for Belmont Cragin and areas that should be prioritized for investments and improvements.