Chicago Public Schools, in partnership with parents, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and City of Chicago, has expanded the District's successful Safe Passage Program to provide safe routes to and from school every day for your child. This map presents the Safe Passage Routes specifically designed for designated schools during the 2016-2017 school year. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software, such as 7-Zip, and special GIS software, such as Google Earth or ArcGIS, are required.

The Chicago Historic Resources Survey (CHRS), completed in 1995, was a decade-long research effort by the City of Chicago to analyze the historic and architectural importance of all buildings, objects, structures, and sites constructed in the city prior to 1940. During 12 years of field work and follow-up research that started in 1983, CHRS surveyors identified approximately 9,900 properties which were considered to have some historic or architectural importance.
Please note that this CHRS dataset is limited and does not include the entire survey:

1. A color-coded ranking system was used to identify historic and architectural significance relative to age, degree of external physical integrity, and level of possible significance. This dataset only includes buildings identified with the two highest color codes: "Red" and "Orange." Buildings and structures coded "Red" or "Orange" (unless designated as a Chicago Landmark or located within a Chicago Landmark District) are subject to the City of Chicago’s Demolition-Delay Ordinance (link to: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/demolition_delay.html), adopted by City Council in 2003.

2. Only buildings are included in this dataset; structures and objects such as bridges, park structures, monuments and mausoleums, generally are not represented. Likewise, garages, coach houses, and other secondary structures associated with a building may not be consistently depicted or color-coded. If an “Orange”- or “Red”-rated building was demolished after 2008, it may still appear in the map. The CHRS occasionally rated only part of a building or part of a group of joined buildings as “Orange” or “Red;” however the entire building or group of joined buildings may be incorrectly identified as “Orange” or “Red.”

Additional information about the CHRS is available at www.cityofchicago.org/Landmarks/ or by contacting the Historic Preservation Division at (312) 744-3200.

To view or use this KMZ file, compression software, such as 7-Zip, and special GIS software, such as Google Earth, are required. To download this file, right-click the "Download" link above and choose "Save link as."

Many of Chicago's largest parks are connected by a network historic boulevards. These wide, tree-studded avenues, along with the parks they connect, form an “Emerald Necklace” of green space around the city. To view or use this file, special GIS software such as Google Earth is required. To download, right-click the "Download" link above and choose "Save link as."

Police district boundaries in Chicago that are effective as of December 19, 2012. The data can be viewed on the Chicago Data Portal with a web browser. However, to view or use the files outside of a web browser, you will need to use compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS (shapefile) or Google Earth (KML or KMZ), is required.

Street sweeping zones by Ward and Ward Section Number. The zones are the same as those used in 2014. For the corresponding schedule, see https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/waad-z968. Because the City of Chicago ward map will change on May 18, 2015, this dataset will be supplemented with an additional dataset to cover the remainder of 2015 (through November).

For more information about the City's Street Sweeping program, go to http://bit.ly/H2PHUP. The data can be viewed on the Chicago Data Portal with a web browser. However, to view or use the files outside of a web browser, you will need to use compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS (shapefile) or Google Earth (KML or KMZ).

Attendance boundaries for elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools district for school year 2017-2018. Generally, all students in the applicable elementary school grades who live within one of these boundaries may attend the school. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software, such as 7-Zip, and special GIS software, such as Google Earth or ArcGIS, are required.

KML file of cemeteries located in Cook County. To view or use these files, special GIS software such as Google Earth is required.

Attendance boundaries for elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools district for school year 2015-2016. Generally, all students in the applicable elementary school grades who live within one of these boundaries may attend the school. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software, such as 7-Zip, and special GIS software, such as Google Earth or ArcGIS, are required.

KML files of railroads in Chicago. To view or use these files, special GIS software such Google Earth is required.

Industrial corridors in Chicago that were effective through December 2012. The data can be viewed on the Chicago Data Portal with a web browser. However, to view or use the files outside of a web browser, you will need to use compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS (shapefile) or Google Earth (KML or KMZ), is required.

Point data representing sites that sell/vend CTA Fare Media. Details include location type (ex. rail station, store) type of media sold (ex. Visitor Pass, Chicago Card) and for many locations the form of payment accepted.

Ventra Retail Sales Locations

KML file of Forest Preserve District of Cook County boundaries. To view or use these files, special GIS software such as Google Earth is required

KML files of police districts in Chicago. To view or use these files, special GIS software such as Google Earth is required.

Attendance boundaries for high schools in the Chicago Public Schools district for school year 2016-2017. Generally, all students in the applicable high school grades who live within one of these boundaries may attend the school. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software, such as 7-Zip, and special GIS software, such as Google Earth or ArcGIS, are required.

Attendance boundaries for high schools in the Chicago Public Schools district for school year 2013-2014. Generally, all students in the applicable high school grades who live within one of these boundaries may attend the school. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software, such as 7-Zip, and special GIS software, such as Google Earth or ArcGIS, are required.

Attendance boundaries for middle schools in the Chicago Public Schools district for school year 2010-2011. Note: only 35 middle schools have attendance boundaries in school year 2010-2011. Middle school boundaries are often established to relieve overcrowding at nearby elementary schools. Generally, all students in the applicable middle school grades who live within one of these boundaries may attend the school. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software, such as 7-Zip, and special GIS software, such as Google Earth or ArcGIS, are required.

Curb lines for the city of Chicago. Curb lines mark the points where curbs meet the edge of the street pavement. To view or use these files, special GIS software such as Google Earth is required. To download, right-click the "Download" link above and choose "Save link as." This is a KMZ zipped file, and therefore upzipping software, such as 7-Zip, is required to convert to KML.

CTA Bus Turnarounds – point data representing locations of all bus turnarounds that are not located at Rail Stations.

Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

OUTDATED, HISTORICAL VERSION -- Point data representing bus garage and facilities maintenance locations. To view or use these files, special GIS software, such as Google Earth, is required.

Attendance boundaries for elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools district for school year 2016-2017. Generally, all students in the applicable elementary school grades who live within one of these boundaries may attend the school. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software, such as 7-Zip, and special GIS software, such as Google Earth or ArcGIS, are required.

Locations of educational units in the Chicago Public School District for school year 2010-2011. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software, such as 7-Zip, and special GIS software, such as Google Earth, are required.

Street sweeping zones by Ward and Ward Section Number. For the corresponding schedule, see https://data.cityofchicago.org/id/ggci-kynu. Because the City of Chicago ward map will change on May 18, 2015, this dataset begins on that date. The map for April and the first half of May is https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/4qtf-5nmn.

For more information about the City's Street Sweeping program, go to http://bit.ly/H2PHUP. The data can be viewed on the Chicago Data Portal with a web browser. However, to view or use the files outside of a web browser, you will need to use compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS (shapefile) or Google Earth (KML or KMZ).

Attendance boundaries for high schools in the Chicago Public Schools district for school year 2018-2019. Generally, all students in the applicable high school grades who live within one of these boundaries may attend the school. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software, such as 7-Zip, and special GIS software, such as Google Earth or ArcGIS, are required.

To view or use this file, special GIS software such as Google Earth is required. To download, right-click the "Download" link above and choose "Save link as."