on the Metra Electric District's South Chicago branch and Hegewisch station on the South Shore Line. The Burnham Greenway Trail travels under the Chicago Skyway, and then southward into the south suburban communities of Burnham and Calumet City. East Side is also served by four CTA bus routes: 26 South Shore Express 30 South Chicago 100 Jeffery Manor Express (weekday rush hours only) J14 Jeffery Jump (No stops between 67th/Jeffery and Columbus/11th (Museum Campus); fewer stops between 100th and 67th. Weekdays, Sat, and Sun) Trivia At the northeastern corner of the neighborhood, close to lake Michigan, stands a stone obelisk Illinois-Indiana State Line Boundary Marker to mark the northern end of the surveyed boundary line that separates Illinois and Indiana. Most of the streets going north and south are named after the alphabet, with Avenue B closest to the Indiana state line and Avenue O closer to the Calumet River. The road which should have been called "Avenue A" is named State Line Road. Local Chicagoans often refer to the entire Southeast Side area which includes East Side, South Shore, South Chicago, South Deering, Calumet Heights, and Hegewisch as "the East Side" in reference to Chicago's more established North, South, and West Sides. Notable residents Clem Balanoff, member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. He was a resident of East Side during his legislative tenure. Miriam Balanoff, Cook County Circuit Judge.- G Herbo, rapper and songwriter Miguel Ibarra - information technology specialist, veterinary industry. Frank Murphy - pole vaulter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. William A. Rowan - member of the Chicago City Council (1927-1942) and U.S. Representative from Illinois (1943-1947). He resided at 10741 South Avenue B while a member of Congress. Nick Svalina, former member of the Illinois House of Representatives. He resided at 10723 South Avenue F while a legislator. Edward Vrdolyak - lawyer and longtime member of the Chicago City Council who was head of the Cook County Democratic Party before running unsuccessfully for Mayor of Chicago as a member of the Illinois Solidarity Party and later as a Republican. References External links Official City of Chicago East Side Community Map Community areas of Chicago South Side, Chicago Beaches of Cook County, Illinois Lake Michigan Croatian-American culture in Illinois Serbian-American culture in Illinois Slovene-American culture in Illinois