According to experienced travelers, visitors to Chicago should avoid heading into the South Side unless they are sure of their whereabouts. Experts say that this part of the city — excluding the Hyde Park district — has never really recovered from the reputation it earned in the 1920s as a haven for violent gangsters such as Al Capone. If you do decide to tour the area, travel writers strongly recommend visiting during the day with at least one other person.
Englewood and Washington Park already had a bad enough reputation, and are in Chicago’s most notorious neighbourhood.