About the Ward   >  Local Businesses and Institutions

The 36th Ward's outstanding communities are complemented by nationally recognized businesses and institutions who contribute to the unique character of the area. While some are long-time members of the community, many have moved into the area recently attracted by the Ward's growing consumer market and positive economic incentive programs.

Some leading businesses and institutions in the 36th Ward include:

• Chicago Shriner's Hospital Chicago Shriner's Hospital provides orthopedic surgery, plastic, reconstructive and craniofacial surgery and spinal cord injury care to needy children free of charge. One of the leading children's hospitals in the Midwest, the 60 bed facility recently completed a multimillion dollar renovation project.
  
  www.shrinershq.org
  
  
• Mars Candy Company This famous candy factory still produces most of the Milky Way , Snickers , and Three Musketeers Bars that are sold in the United States giving new meaning to the song, "Sweet Home Chicago."
  
  www.mars.com
  
  
• Lowes – Brickyard Shopping Center Lowes Home Improvement Store at the Brickyard Shopping Center has been ranked as the number one Lowes store in the nation.
  
  www.lowes.com
  
  
• Target – Brickyard Shopping Center Target's Brickyard Shopping Center location has been honored as the best Target store in the Midwest.
  
  www.target.com
  
  
• Pollo Campero Pollo Campero, or "Country Chicken" is a Guatemalen chicken restaurant that is quickly becoming an international sensation. Crowds lined up for blocks to greet the restaurant's summer 2005 opening in Brickyard Shopping Center.
  
  www.campero.com
  
  
• Radio Flyer  Radio Flyer, located at 6515 W. Grand, recently underwent an eleven million dollar redevelopment project to expand and beautify its facility. Known as the "Home of the Little Red Wagon", the company employs approximately 90 people. 
  
  www.radioflyer.com