than 400 species and inhabits nearly 20 naturalistic exhibits
in the zoo’s 216 acres.
Location: Riverside lies in the area between Harlem Avenue
on the East, Ogden Avenue and the DesPlaines River on the
south, Golf Road and DesPlaines Avenue on the west and
31 st and 26th Streets on the north.
• Riverside is conveniently located near major forms of
transportation and all of the Chicago metropolitan area.
• Riverside is located within close proximity of I-55, I-290
and I-294.
• The PACE bus system operates on 1 st Avenue, Harlem
Avenue, DesPlaines and 26 th Street for Riverside residents.
• Riverside is conveniently located on the Burlington
Northern Railroad line and hosts numerous stops daily by
Metra commuter trains. In fact, it takes less than twenty
minutes to get from Riverside to Union Station in downtown
Chicago. 22,000 people ride the Metra through Riverside
every day.
• Riverside is only 7 miles from Chicago, and 14 miles from
“the Loop”,
• Riverside is conveniently located between O’Hare
International Airport and Midway Airport, with
approximately a thirty-minute drive to each.
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