Ashburn, Chicago
Ashburn, one of Chicago's 77 community areas, is located on the southwest side of the city. Greater Ashburn covers nearly five square miles.
Metra's SouthWest Service provides Monday-Saturday rail service at the Ashburn railroad station.
In 1999, The New York Times did an article on the Ashburn neighborhood as a case study in the difficulties of neighborhood integration in Chicago. Wrightwood, to the east, was the first section of the neighborhood to integrate, becoming dominately African-American.[1]
Timothy McCarthy, a retired member of the United States Secret Service who took a bullet for President Ronald Reagan during the assassination attempt by John Hinckley, Jr., was named interim village manager in July 2016.[2]
References
- ↑ Ashburn. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ Connolly, Dermot. Chief McCarthy named interim village manager (July 14, 2016)The Regional News. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
Other websites
- Official City of Chicago Ashburn Community Map Archived 2015-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
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