Chicago Map Maker
Draw on a free map of Chicago. Outline areas, plot places and routes, and label anything, starting from the city's city limits. Nothing to install, and no account needed to start.
Mapping Chicago
Chicago runs along 26 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, from Rogers Park to the South Side, with 77 community areas and the Loop at its center. The L, its elevated trains, fans out from downtown to the neighborhoods.
Start from the city’s outline to map neighborhoods along an L line, plan an architecture tour downtown, or draw the areas a team or a delivery business covers.
Ideas for your Chicago map
- Map neighborhoods along an L line
- Plan a downtown architecture tour
- Draw delivery zones by community area
How to make a map of Chicago
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Start from the outline
The map opens on Chicago's city limits, locked so it won't move as you draw over it.
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Draw and add places
Pick a tool from the toolbar to drop points, draw lines and routes, outline areas or add text. Search for any address or place to add it.
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Style it
Choose colors, icons, labels and a basemap. Group features into folders, and add descriptions that pop up when someone clicks.
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Save it and share it
Save the map to sign up free, and keep editing it in your account. Publish it at a link, or embed it in your website.
The docs go further: drawing, styling, importing your data and publishing.
Keep your map
Sign up free to save what you draw, keep editing it, and share it at a link or embed it in your site.
Questions
Is this Chicago map free?
Yes. You can draw on it without an account, and saving your map to a free squidmaps account doesn't cost anything during the beta.
Do I need to sign up to use it?
No. Draw as much as you like: your map is kept in this browser while you work. To keep it for good, edit it later and share it, save it and sign up with your email address.
Can I add my own places to the map of Chicago?
Yes. Search for addresses and places, drop pins, draw routes and areas, or import a spreadsheet, CSV or GeoJSON file of your own.
How do I share my map?
Once it's saved to your account, publish it: it gets its own link that anyone can open, and code to embed it in a website.
Can I download a map of Chicago?
You can export your map's features as GeoJSON or as a squidmaps map document from the menu under the squid, and open them in other mapping tools.