Jefferson Park Divorce & Family Law Attorney

Getting downtown from Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park sits in the Jefferson Park community area.

From the middle of Jefferson Park, in straight lines: Daley Center 10.0 mi · Domestic Violence Courthouse 10.1 mi · our office 9.9 mi.

• Blue Line to Clark/Lake station: Jefferson Park (1.0 mi, accessible): 29 trains 7–9 a.m., 24 min.
• Metra Milwaukee District North from Forest Glen: 3 inbound trains 6–9 a.m., 29 min to Union Station (0.6 mi from the courthouse).
• Metra Union Pacific Northwest from Gladstone Park: 6 inbound trains 6–9 a.m., 25 min to Ogilvie Transportation Center (0.5 mi from the courthouse).
• Metra Union Pacific Northwest from Jefferson Park: 6 inbound trains 6–9 a.m., 22 min to Ogilvie Transportation Center (0.5 mi from the courthouse).

10 CTA bus routes stop in Jefferson Park:

• 85 Central: 16 stops in Jefferson Park, e.g. Bryn Mawr & Linder, Central & Balmoral and Central & Bryn Mawr
• 85A North Central: 14 stops in Jefferson Park, e.g. Central & Balmoral, Central & Bryn Mawr and Central & Catalpa
• 88 Higgins: 14 stops in Jefferson Park, e.g. Gale & Higgins, Gale & Milwaukee and Higgins & Austin
• 68 Northwest Highway: 12 stops in Jefferson Park, e.g. Jefferson Park Metra Station Walkway, Jefferson Park Transit Center and Jefferson Park Transit Center South Drop Off
• 81W West Lawrence: 10 stops in Jefferson Park, e.g. Gunnison & Austin, Gunnison & Meade and Gunnison & Melvina
• 86 Narragansett/Ridgeland: 10 stops in Jefferson Park, e.g. Nagle & Argyle, Nagle & Balmoral and Nagle & Berwyn
• 92 Foster: 10 stops in Jefferson Park, e.g. Foster & Laramie, Foster & Leclaire and Foster & Lockwood
• 81 Lawrence: 5 stops in Jefferson Park, e.g. Jefferson Park Transit Center, Jefferson Park Transit Center South Drop Off and Lawrence & Leclaire
• 91 Austin: 5 stops in Jefferson Park, e.g. Jefferson Park Transit Center, Jefferson Park Transit Center South Drop Off and Lawrence & Long
• 56 Milwaukee: 3 stops in Jefferson Park, e.g. Jefferson Park Transit Center, Jefferson Park Transit Center South Drop Off and Milwaukee & Higgins

Police district for Jefferson Park

All of Jefferson Park is in the 16th District (Jefferson Park).

• 16th District station, 0.7 mi from Jefferson Park: 5151 N Milwaukee Ave, (312) 742-4480

Police beats covering Jefferson Park: 1611, 1621, 1622, 1623.

Schools and attendance areas in Jefferson Park

CPS lists 2 schools inside Jefferson Park for 2025-26:

• James B Farnsworth Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 5414 N Linder Ave; 0.4 mi
• Jean Baptiste Beaubien Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 5025 N Laramie Ave; 1.1 mi

Attendance areas covering Jefferson Park:

• 33% of Jefferson Park: Rufus M Hitch Elementary School (elementary, 0.3 mi away)
• 29% of Jefferson Park: James B Farnsworth Elementary School (elementary, 0.4 mi away)
• 17% of Jefferson Park: Jean Baptiste Beaubien Elementary School (elementary, 1.1 mi away)
• 15% of Jefferson Park: Ernst Prussing Elementary School (elementary, 1.2 mi away)
• 6% of Jefferson Park: John W Garvy Elementary School (elementary, 1.3 mi away)
• 100% of Jefferson Park: William Howard Taft High School (high school, 1.0 mi away)

Help near Jefferson Park

• Edgebrook Branch, 5331 W. Devon Ave., (312) 744-8313 — 1.2 mi from Jefferson Park
• Jefferson Park Branch, 5363 W. Lawrence Ave., (312) 744-1998 — 1.2 mi from Jefferson Park
• Trina Davila Community Service Center, 4312 W. North Ave., (312) 744-2014 — 4.9 mi
• Apna Ghar (domestic-violence advocacy), (773) 334-4663

Next to Jefferson Park

Neighboring pages: Portage Park and Norwood Park.