South Lawndale, Chicago
community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States
South Lawndale, one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, is on the West Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois.
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Now mainly inhabited by Mexican immigrants, Little Village was originally settled by Eastern European and Czech and Bohemian immigrants in the late 19th century, after the Great Chicago Fire.