The Chicago Southland is a region comprising the south and southwest suburbs of the City of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois . Home to roughly 2.5 million residents, this region has been known as the Southland by the local populace and regional media for over 20 years. Despite this relatively recent term, some older native Southlanders and current local advertisements colloquially refer to the Southland as the Southside, meaning on the southern side/border of Chicago as extended into the suburbs since some of them previously lived on Chicago's Southside but moved to the suburbs during post WWII white flight .
21-537: South Chicago Heights is a village and a south suburb in Cook County , Illinois , United States . The population was 4,026 at the 2020 census. South Chicago Heights is located at 41°29′0″N 87°38′15″W / 41.48333°N 87.63750°W / 41.48333; -87.63750 (41.483375, −87.637461). According to the 2010 census, South Chicago Heights has a total area of 1.596 square miles (4.13 km), of which 1.58 square miles (4.09 km) (or 99%)
42-412: A special act of Congress which bypassed the quota system that was still in place until 1967. The Displaced Persons Act of 1948 ultimately led to the immigration of approximately 36,000 Lithuanians. Before that, the nationality quota was only 384 Lithuanians per year. Lithuanian Americans today were still a relatively small ethnic group in 1990, since there were 842,209 Lithuanian Americans according to
63-605: Is land and 0.016 square miles (0.04 km) (or 1%) is water. As of the 2020 census there were 4,026 people, 1,560 households, and 1,056 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,520.98 inhabitants per square mile (973.36/km). There were 1,644 housing units at an average density of 1,029.43 per square mile (397.47/km). The racial makeup of the village was 39.15% White , 17.44% African American , 1.19% Native American , 1.71% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 23.80% from other races , and 16.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.19% of
84-803: Is the only sizable immigrant population in an otherwise fairly homogeneous population in a rural, mountainous community. There is also a small but vibrant Lithuanian community in Presque Isle, Maine . Many Lithuanian refugees settled in Southern California after World War II; they constitute a community in Los Angeles . The majority of the Lithuanian community resides around the St. Casimir Lithuanian church in Los Feliz , in so-called "Little Lithuania. The states with
105-532: The Southland . Former: Evanston • Hyde Park • Jefferson • Lake • Lake View • North Chicago • Rogers Park • South Chicago • West Chicago Chicago Southland There is great racial and economic diversity in the Southland, with low and middle income areas to the north and higher income areas farther south and west. The southland is home to much of the region's Black suburban population, with
126-680: The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1990. This wave of immigration has tapered off recently with tougher U.S. immigration requirements and the entry of Lithuania into the EU have made countries such as Ireland and the United Kingdom a more accessible option for potential Lithuanian emigrants. Lithuanian Days in Pennsylvania is the longest-running ethnic festival in the United States. Chicago has
147-458: The language ban in Lithuania and prevalence of Polish language at that time, their Lithuanian names were not transcribed in the same way as they would be today. As a result, information about Lithuanian immigration before 1899 is not available because incoming Lithuanians were not originally registered as Lithuanians. Only after 1918, when Lithuania established its independence, the immigrants to
168-431: The U.S. Census; of these, 30,344 were foreign-born and 811,865 were born in the United States. This number was up from the 1980 figure of 742,776. The five states with the largest populations of Lithuanian Americans in both 1980 and 1990 (in descending order) were Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and California. Immigration of Lithuanians into the U.S. resumed after Lithuania regained its independence during
189-620: The U.S. started being recorded as Lithuanians. This first wave of Lithuanian immigrants to the United States ceased when the U.S. Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act in 1921, followed by the Immigration Act of 1924 . The Immigration Act of 1924 was aimed at restricting the Eastern Europeans and Southern Europeans who had begun to enter the country in large numbers beginning in the 1890s. A second wave of Lithuanians emigrated to
210-602: The United States as a result of the events surrounding World War II – the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1940 and the Nazi occupation that followed in 1941. After the war's end and the subsequent reoccupation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union , these Displaced Persons were allowed to immigrate from DP camps in Germany to the United States and to apply for American citizenship thanks to
231-530: The United States. Chicago has historically had the largest number of Lithuanian Americans and the largest Lithuanian diaspora in the world. Lithuanian Americans form by far the largest group within the Lithuanian diaspora . It is believed that Lithuanian emigration to the United States began in the 17th century when Alexander Curtius arrived in New Amsterdam (present day New York City ) in 1659 and became
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#1732901862758252-403: The average family size was 2.52. The village's age distribution consisted of 33.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 15.9% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 71.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.5 males. The median income for a household in the village
273-450: The environment, the project has yet to be completed. As late as 2014, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn expressed intention to continue with the project, despite slowdown from the FAA . Generally, crime in the Southland tends to be slightly higher than the other suburban regions of Chicago . Most of the violent crime occurs in the south suburbs, such as Harvey , which in 2019, recorded 23 homicides,
294-584: The famine in 1867–1868, to emigrate from the Russian Empire to the United States continuing until the outbreak of the First World War . The emigration continued despite the Tsarist attempts to control the border and prevent such a drastic loss of population. Since Lithuania as a country did not exist at the time, the people who arrived to the U.S. were recorded as either Polish, German or Russian; moreover, due to
315-695: The first Latin School teacher-administrator; he was also a physician. After the fall of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795, most of Lithuania was incorporated into the Russian Empire . The beginnings of industrialization and commercial agriculture based on Stolypin's reforms, as well as the abolition of serfdom in 1861 , freed the peasants and turned them into migrant-laborers. The pressures of industrialization , Lithuanian press ban , general discontent , suppression of religious freedom and poverty drove numerous Lithuanians, especially after
336-644: The largest Lithuanian community in the United States and with approximately 100,000 self-identified ethnic Lithuanians has the largest population of Lithuanians of any municipality outside Lithuania itself. The old "Lithuanian Downtown" in Bridgeport was once the center of Lithuanian political activity for the whole United States. Another large Lithuanian community can be found in the Coal Region of northeastern Pennsylvania , particularly in Schuylkill County where
357-520: The most of any suburb in Cook County . There are a variety of community colleges and universities in the Chicago Southland including: Lithuanian Americans Lithuanian Americans refer to American citizens and residents of Lithuanian descent or were born in Lithuania . New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has the largest percentage of Lithuanian Americans (20.8%) in its population in
378-748: The overwhelming majority residing along Interstate 57 , east to the Bishop Ford Expressway and the Indiana state border. The south suburbs are also home to the highest black homeownership rates in the country, with five of its communities ranked in the top ten in 2018. The region is also home to a high Polish , Lithuanian , Palestinian , Irish , Dutch , German , and Mexican population. The possibility of an airport in Peotone has been discussed since 1968, with official planning beginning in 1984. However, due to concerns that this would negatively impact
399-411: The population. There were 1,560 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.08% were married couples living together, 26.03% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.31% were non-families. 32.31% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.68% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and
420-414: The small borough of New Philadelphia has the largest per capita percentage of Lithuanian Americans (20.8%) in the United States. There is also a large community of Lithuanian descent in the coal mining regions of Western Pennsylvania , northern West Virginia Panhandle and Northeastern Ohio tri-state area. Grand County, Colorado 's Lithuanian-American community has the unusual distinction in that it
441-554: Was $ 45,321, and the median income for a family was $ 46,799. Males had a median income of $ 39,797 versus $ 30,529 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 19,323. About 18.1% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over. South Chicago Heights is in Illinois's 2nd congressional district . Pace provides bus service on Route 358 connecting South Chicago Heights to destinations across
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