CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS – LAKEVIEW, LINCOLN PARK, LOOP, RAVENSWOOD, OAK PARK
LAKEVIEW
Sometimes we locals forget about the fabulous food finds we
have in our own neighborhoods.
One such gem is Mia Francesca at 3311 N.
Clark in the Lakeview neighborhood. This is the flagship location and the food is
really worth the wait.
To read more about this great venue, click here.
LINCOLN PARK
The weather is finally cooperating and with that comes one
of our favorite offerings in Lincoln
Park, Green City Market.
The market is open from 7am - 1pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays
starting today. Located at the south end
of Lincoln Park
between Clark Street
and Stockton Drive,
the market will stay open through October 31st.
To get more details, click here.
LOOP
Chicago's
$15.5 billion proposal to rejuvenate and expand transportation, parks and
commercial space downtown is moving forward.
A part of this expansion will include a new West Loop
Transportation Center,
four levels underground that would connect commuter and intercity rail, CTA
rapid transit and newly created Central Area transitways.
To read more, click here.
RAVENSWOOD
Jane Addams of Hull House fame will be recognized in an
exhibit at University of Illinois Chicago's Jane Addams
Hull House
Museum.
The National Endowment for the Humanities gave $350,000 for
the exhibit and will be used to recreate Addams' second-floor bedroom -
previously closed to the public.
To read more about this great Chicago icon, click here.
OAK PARK
Are you a model train buff?
If so, then you need to check out the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers Railroad Club.
The Club meets on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Oak Park
Public Library's Dole
Education Center
building on West Division Street.
To read more on the club, click here.
CATHY MALLERS &
DEAN'S TEAM CHICAGO
