Clearing, one of the 77 semi-official community areas, is located on the southwest side of the city of Chicago, Illinois.

The southern portion of Chicago Midway International Airport is located within this community area.

The Clearing area quickly became a part of Chicago in 1915 when the growing population needed services provided by the city.

Created in 1947, Lawler Park is home to organized Little League softball, a brick recreation building, sandboxes, and other playground equipment.

Beginning at Lavergne Avenue on the east and extending to Long Avenue on the West the sturdy brick single family, duplex and townhouse homes surround Lawler Park and were constructed in 1943 during World War II to house the Chrysler Defense Plant workers building the B29 Bomber Engines in the huge plant later housing the Ford Aircraft Engine Division, builders of the B52 Bomber Engines and now known as Ford City.