Howard Street (Chicago) Explained

Howard Street
Alternate Name:	7600 North Sibley Street
Direction A:	West
Terminus A:	Ridge Avenue, Elk Grove Village
Direction B:	East
Terminus B:	Sheridan Road, Chicago
Coordinates:	42.019°N -87.7477°W

Howard Street, alternately known as Sibley Street in Park Ridge, is a major east–west street in the Chicago metropolitan area. At Paulina Street, it houses the Howard CTA Station, the northern terminus of the Red Line, and, between Paulina Street and Kedzie Avenue, serves as the border between the city of Chicago (community areas of Rogers Park and West Ridge) and the city of Evanston.^[1] It runs intermittently through several north and northwestern suburbs, near O'Hare International Airport, and finally terminates at Ridge Avenue in Elk Grove Village. The street is located at 7600 N in Chicago's address system.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Soh, Zoey; Weng, Yidou. "Howard Street business owners and residents express hopes for economic development grant", The Daily Northwestern, November 18, 2022. Accessed January 31, 2024. "The Rogers Park Business Alliance and the city of Evanston plan to use a more than $99,000 economic recovery grant from the Research in Illinois to Spur Economic Recovery Program for a joint study on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Howard Street. The street acts as the border between Evanston and Rogers Park."
2. https://streetsmn.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Chicago-Grid-System.pdf Chicago Grid System