Hyde Park Divorce & Family Law Attorney

Getting downtown from Hyde Park

Hyde Park sits in the Hyde Park community area.

From the middle of Hyde Park, in straight lines: Daley Center 6.5 mi · Domestic Violence Courthouse 6.1 mi · our office 6.6 mi.

No L station is inside Hyde Park; closest: Cottage Grove (Green), 1.2 mi, 7 trains 7–9 a.m., 26 min to Washington/Wabash; 51st (Green), 1.4 mi (see Bronzeville).

• Metra Metra Electric from 51st/53rd St. (Hyde Park): 21 inbound trains 6–9 a.m., 16 min to Millennium Station (0.4 mi from the courthouse).
• Metra Metra Electric from 55th - 56th - 57th St.: 21 inbound trains 6–9 a.m., 18 min to Millennium Station (0.4 mi from the courthouse).
• Metra Metra Electric from 59th St. (U. of Chicago): 21 inbound trains 6–9 a.m., 20 min to Millennium Station (0.4 mi from the courthouse).

12 CTA bus routes stop in Hyde Park:

• 2 Hyde Park Express: 27 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. 60th Street & Cottage Grove, 60th Street & Ellis and 60th Street & Kimbark
• 15 Jeffery Local: 17 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. 51st Street & Drexel Square, E Hyde Park & Blackstone and E Hyde Park & Dorchester
• 171 U. of Chicago/Hyde Park: 17 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. 55th Street & Dorchester, 55th Street & Hyde Park Blvd and 55th Street & Kenwood
• 28 Stony Island: 16 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. 5200 S S Hyde Park, 5440 S S Hyde Park and E Hyde Park & Cornell
• 172 U. of Chicago/Kenwood: 15 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. 5800 S Ellis, 59th Street & Kimbark and Dorchester & 60th Street
• 55 Garfield: 13 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. 55th Street & Blackstone, 55th Street & Cottage Grove and 55th Street & Dorchester
• 6 Jackson Park Express: 10 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. 5200 S S Hyde Park, 5440 S S Hyde Park and E Hyde Park & Cornell
• 4 Cottage Grove: 9 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. Cottage Grove & 52nd Street, Cottage Grove & 53rd Street and Cottage Grove & 54th Street
• 192 University of Chicago Hospitals Express: 5 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. 59th Street & Drexel, 59th Street & Ellis and 59th Street & Kimbark
• X4 Cottage Grove Express: 2 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. Cottage Grove & 55th Street and Cottage Grove & 58th Street
• 10 Obama Presidential Center/Museum of Science & Industry Express: 2 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. Stony Island & 57th Street and Stony Island & 59th Street
• 59 59th/61st: 2 stops in Hyde Park, e.g. 60th Street & Stony Island and Midway Plaisance & Stony Island

Police district for Hyde Park

All of Hyde Park is in the 2nd District (Wentworth).

• 2nd District station, 2.0 mi from Hyde Park: 5101 S Wentworth Ave, (312) 747-8366

Police beats covering Hyde Park: 0233, 0234, 0235.

Schools and attendance areas in Hyde Park

CPS lists 4 schools inside Hyde Park for 2025-26:

• Bret Harte Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 1556 E 56th St; 0.3 mi
• Charles Kozminski Elementary Community Academy — pre-K to 8; 936 E 54th St; 0.6 mi
• Phillip Murray Elementary Language Academy — K to 8; 5335 S Kenwood Ave; 0.3 mi
• William H Ray Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 5631 S Kimbark Ave; 0.2 mi

Attendance areas covering Hyde Park:

• 53% of Hyde Park: William H Ray Elementary School (elementary, 0.2 mi away)
• 23% of Hyde Park: Bret Harte Elementary School (elementary, 0.3 mi away)
• 14% of Hyde Park: Charles Kozminski Elementary Community Academy (elementary, 0.6 mi away)
• 7% of Hyde Park: Beulah Shoesmith Elementary School (elementary, 0.7 mi away)
• 100% of Hyde Park: Kenwood Academy High School (high school, 0.7 mi away)

Help near Hyde Park

• Obama Presidential Center Library, 6021 S. Stony Island Avenue, (312) 742-2280 — 0.7 mi from Hyde Park
• Blackstone Branch, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., (312) 747-0511 — 0.8 mi from Hyde Park
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Center, 4314 S. Cottage Grove Ave., (312) 747-2300 — 1.8 mi
• Family Rescue (domestic-violence advocacy), (800) 360-6619

Next to Hyde Park

Neighboring pages: Kenwood and Bronzeville.