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JOIN US ON JANUARY 12th AT VIA STROZZI 

You are invited to join LCA and Via Strozzi at a complimentary wine reception on Thursday evening, July 12th, from 6:00-8:00 PM at  Italian fashion boutique Via Strozzi (1971 N. Halsted).

LCA members receive a 20% discount on all purchases at Via Strozzi (sale items excluded) as part of our Values From the Heart program. (Read more about Values From the Heart™.) On the evening of the event, non-members whop attend will receive a 10% discount.

Though not required to attend, the courtesy of an RSVP will be appreciated if you plan to join us.

RSVP NOW

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  • 4 Crime Reports new on July 15 at 1:22 a.m. July 15, 2018
    4 Crime Reports Battery Simple battery: Domestic battery: simple / Sidewalk 2000 block N. Lincoln Ave. July 6, 2018 @ 4:06 a.m. Simple battery: Simple / Bar or tavern 1900 block N. Halsted St. July 6, 2018 @ 8:15 p.m. Theft Theft: $300 and under / Street 1700 block N. Orchard St. July 6, 2018 […]
  • 2 Crime Reports new on July 14 at 1:29 a.m. July 14, 2018
    2 Crime Reports Assault Simple assault: Simple assault / CHA apartment 1800 block N. Larrabee St. July 5, 2018 @ 2:30 p.m. Criminal damage Vandalism: Criminal damage to vehicle / Street 1800 block N. Halsted St. July 5, 2018 @ 4:20 p.m. This link is hosted on an external website. Are you sure you’d like […]
  • 3 Crime Reports new on July 13 at 1:20 a.m. July 13, 2018
    3 Crime Reports Battery Simple battery: Simple / Street 2200 block N. Lincoln Ave. July 4, 2018 @ 1:50 a.m. Theft Theft: Over $300 / Sidewalk 2000 block N. Clark St. July 4, 2018 @ 11:15 a.m. Theft: Over $300 / Street 2300 block N. Lincoln Ave. July 4, 2018 @ 8 p.m. This link […]
  • 1 building violations new on July 13 at 1:19 a.m. July 13, 2018
    Building violations 1719 N MOHAWK ST ARRANGE COMPLETED PERMIT INSP. OPEN 1719 N MOHAWK ST Last Modified on July 11, 2018 This link is hosted on an external website. Are you sure you’d like to continue? #em-main div.fb-post>span{ max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .ui-draggable .ui-dialog-titlebar { cursor: move; background: #22558c; color: #ffffff; width: 93%; } .ui-dialog […]
  • 2 Crime Reports new on July 12 at 2:21 a.m. July 12, 2018
    2 Crime Reports Criminal trespass Criminal trespass: To state sup land / CHA apartment 1800 block N. Larrabee St. July 3, 2018 @ 1:17 p.m. Deceptive practice FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT $300 AND OVER / Residence 2000 block N. Lincoln Park West July 3, 2018 @ 9 a.m. This link is hosted on an external website. […]
  • 3 Building Violations new on July 12 at 1:16 a.m. July 12, 2018
    3 Building Violations ARRANGE PREMISE INSPECTION COMPLIED 2268 N LINCOLN AVE Last Modified on July 10, 2018 ARRANGE PREMISE INSPECTION COMPLIED 2274 N LINCOLN AVE Last Modified on July 10, 2018 ARRANGE PREMISE INSPECTION OPEN 2268 N LINCOLN AVE Last Modified on July 10, 2018 This link is hosted on an external website. Are you sure you’d like […]
  • 1 business license new on July 12 at 1:10 a.m. July 12, 2018
    Business license 2121 N. Clark St. 2121 VALET PARKING SERVICE L.L.C. 2121 N. Clark St. July 10, 2018 This link is hosted on an external website. Are you sure you’d like to continue? #em-main div.fb-post>span{ max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .ui-draggable .ui-dialog-titlebar { cursor: move; background: #22558c; color: #ffffff; width: 93%; } .ui-dialog .ui-dialog-buttonpane .ui-dialog-buttonset […]
  • 3 Crime Reports new on July 11 at 1:17 a.m. July 11, 2018
    3 Crime Reports Criminal damage Vandalism: Criminal damage to vehicle / Street 700 block W. North Ave. July 2, 2018 @ 7 p.m. Robbery Robbery: Armed: handgun / Sidewalk 2200 block N. Orchard St. July 2, 2018 @ 11 p.m. Theft Theft: $300 and under / Sidewalk 2100 block N. Sedgwick St. July 2, 2018 […]
  • 1 building violations new on July 11 at 1:14 a.m. July 11, 2018
    Building violations 414 W WEBSTER AVE ARRANGE COMPLETED PERMIT INSP. OPEN 414 W WEBSTER AVE Last Modified on July 9, 2018 This link is hosted on an external website. Are you sure you’d like to continue? #em-main div.fb-post>span{ max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .ui-draggable .ui-dialog-titlebar { cursor: move; background: #22558c; color: #ffffff; width: 93%; } .ui-dialog […]
  • 5 Crime Reports new on July 10 at 1:23 a.m. July 10, 2018
    5 Crime Reports Battery Simple battery: Simple / Sidewalk 2200 block N. Orchard St. July 1, 2018 @ 2:42 a.m. Motor vehicle theft Motor vehicle theft: Automobile / Street 2200 block N. Lincoln Ave. July 1, 2018 @ 2:15 a.m. Other offense Other offense: Telephone threat / Residence 500 block W. Armitage Ave. July 1, […]

Fire Station Park Wins Excellence in Gardening

The Fire Station Park, a project of the Lincoln Central Association, has won a 2017 Chicago Excellence in Gardening Award, a city-wide gardening competition created to acknowledge the many gardeners who help to make Chicago a beautiful, sustainable and welcoming place to live and work.

Sally Drucker, LCA Parks Chair and Board Member, and LCA Vice President Kathy Jordan received the award on behalf of Lincoln Central at the awards ceremony in the Chicago Cultural Center.

LCA President Kenneth Dotson said, "Congratulations to Sally, in particular, whose vision and leadership of the park has brought this wonderful achievement to LCA."

The competition featured gardens from 26 Chicago Wards, including homes, schools, churches, universities, associations, businesses and demonstration gardens.  Categories included community gardens, school gardens, residential gardens (vegetable, ornamental, specialty) and other gardens.  Fire Station Park was entered in the "other" category, since it includes  both vegetable and ornamental plants indigenous to Illinois.

LCA Receives Grand Award in 29th Annual APEX Awards

Newsletter & Website Each Receive Awards for Publication Excellence

LCA was honored earlier this month with a Grand Award and two Excellence Awards in the 2017 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence. LCA was the only volunteer non-profit to be honored in the international communications competition, now in its 29th year. 

Other organizations whose creative was honored include Ford Motor Company, American Cancer Society, Bank of America, GEICO, International Monetary Fund, Merrill Lynch, American Bar Association, Lockheed Martin, Augusta National Golf Club, Pacific Life, Disney,  Blue Cross Blue Shield, Prudential Insurance, NASA, the National Football League, among others.

The Grand Award (shown below) came in the Design & Illustration category for LCA's suite of event and organization logos shown below. Judges attributed the award to (read more).

LCA MEMBER WINS TOP 10 AWARD

Natural Elements Salon Is "Best Place to Get Fit & Refreshed

eddastylecropNatural Elements Salon, owned and operated by LCA member Edda Coscioni, is the "Best Place to Get Fit and Refreshed," according to online voting in the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce Top 10 Awards. The awards ceremony, hosted by WGN-AM's Patti Vasquez, was held at the Steppenwolf Theatre on October 24. Other winners Molly's Cupcakes for "Best Place for Coffee & Sweets"; Nookies for "Best Place to Brunch"; Dirk's Fish and Gourmet Shop for "Best Place to Shop"; the J. Parker for "Best Place to Drink"; Westend Dental for "Best Neighborhood Service Provider"; Lincoln Park Zoo for "Best Place for Arts and Culture"; and Summer House Santa Monica for "Best Place to Dine." Read more about the awards.

APEX Awards, cont’d

.......the "superb visuals" of the logos and their "clever headlines and slogans." APEX Grand Awards, the highest given in this competition, honor the most outstanding work in eleven main categories.

For the second consecutive year, LCA's newsletter, From the Heart, received an APEX Award for Publication Excellence. Judges cited a September 2016 sidebar article authored by Kathy Jordan on the late Conrad Moulton, father of local artist Josh Moulton, as an example of the newsletter's quality content. The senior Moulton was a famed, New York-based illustrator of print advertising, text books, and encyclopedias for four decades. APEX Excellence Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications effectiveness.

LCA's website also received an APEX Award for Publication Excellence, in the 1 to 2 Person Published Website category.

OLD TOWN ART FAIR NAMED COUNTRY’S BEST

OLD TOWN ART FAIR
Congratulations to our friends at Old Town Triangle Association. For the second year in a row, the Old Town Art Fair was rated the BEST art fair in the country! This is the first time that has happened.

Old Town Triangle Association would like to say "Thank You" to all who voted for them and for all the volunteers who help make the event possible each year.

LCA PRESIDENT RECEIVES 2016 NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMPION AWARD

Kenneth Dotson Receives Neighborhood Champion Award from Kim Schilf

Kenneth Dotson Receives Neighborhood Champion Award from Kim Schilf

The Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce initiated their "Neighborhood Champion" awards this year to be given annually to one business and one resident in Lincoln Park for the positive impact they have made in the community. The inaugural business award recipient was Green City Market and the inaugural resident award recipient was LCA President Kenneth Dotson. Read more.

UPCOMING EVENTS

LCA NEWSLETTER WINS ANOTHER AWARD

From the Heart was recently named a Constant Contact All-Star for the second straight year based on the open rates and other performance metrics associated with the newsletter in 2016 in comparison to other Constant Contact clients. From the Heart has also received consecutive  APEX Awards for Publication Excellence. If you not currently receive the award winning monthly LCA newsletter, you can sign up here.

 

A CELEBRATING HEART

bauler-bannerWith dozens of kids breaking through a "Bauler 2016" banner, the Bauler playground at Wisconsin and Cleveland opened to the public after months of work to remove old equipment and install new, updated playground equipment loaded with innovative, fun pieces to explore.

LCA has served as the fiscal agent for Bauler Park for many years, but bauler-2President Kenneth Dotson credited 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith, the Bauler Park Advisory Council,  headed by Leslie Miller, and the Chicago Park District for the successful outcome. "LCA has long assisted Bauler Park," said Dotson, "but projects like this don't get done, especially not ahead of schedule, without a group of dedicated parents and neighbors, the full support of the Alderman and resources and execution from the Chicago Park District. The Bauler playlot renovation was no exception." The renovation was part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's "Chicago Plays" initiative, which is providing updated equipment for playgrounds in the city.

The completion of the renovation comes just in time for LCA's 9th Annual Howler at Bauler, the annual Halloween celebration for neighborhood children that is held in the park each October. More on the history of Howler at Bauler is included in the November issue of From the Heart.

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Not a member of Lincoln Central Association? Why not join today using our secure online payment system? Memberships start as low as $30 per year. Learn more about why you should become a member of Lincoln Central Association.

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LCA & OZ PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL LIGHT UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD

New Holiday Tradition Established in Lincoln Park

Oz Park's First Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony was an overwhelming success, as hundreds of people from throughout Lincoln Park gathered to celebrate the beginning of the season. Produced and hosted by Lincoln Central Association and the Oz Park Advisory Council as a gift to the neighborhood, the ceremony took place at 5:00 PM on Saturday, December 2nd, at the large evergreen tree just south of the Tin Man in Oz Park.

Brief remarks by LCA President Kenneth Dotson, OPAC President Judy Johanson, 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith, and 5th District Congressman Mike Quigley opened the lighting ceremony followed by carols sung by choristers from Lincoln Park High School. Johanson then led the crowd in clicking their heels and counting "1-2-3" as suddenly the tree became ablaze with lights. The ceremony ended with everyone joining in singing a chorus of "Jingle Bells."

"It was an honor to be a part of the first-ever Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony in Oz Park," said Alderman Smith. "A huge thank you to Lincoln Central Association and the Oz Park Advisory Council for uniting the neighborhood at this celebration and for establishing such an meaningful new tradition for our community. I look forward to seeing the tree lit for years to come"

Early arrivers to the tree lighting ceremony were able to visit with Santa Claus, a guest of the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce at their Winter Warm-Up event on Lincoln Avenue. which was headquartered at the Tin Man. Winter Warm-Up also featured carols sung by performers from the Old Town School of Folk Music. LCA and OPAC are grateful to the Chamber of Commerce for locating and timing their event to benefit the tree lighting.

Based on the success of the ceremony and strong neighborhood feedback, LCA and OPAC plan to make the tree lighting celebration an annual gift from the two organizations to the neighborhood.

 

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