CTA is requesting proposals from local artists for public art at the stations on the Red Line from Lawrence north to Howard. The deadline for proposal submissions is October 10th.  Click here for more information. 

WorldChicago is seeking two families to serve as host families from October 2012 - June 2013 for two high school girls in the US Department of State FLEX Program. Olga from Russia and Inga  from Moldova are currently attending Lincoln Park High School for the 2012/13 school year. With excellent English, they are both eager to learn more about the American culture while sharing their own culture with their host families.  For more information contact Peggy by email  or 312-254-1800 X101.   

Check out the infrastructure map on our webpage!

Water Mains for W. Larchmont, Ravenswood to Lincoln

City crews are replacing this old 1891 main, expecting completion in early October.  To see the residents' notice click here. 

Water Mains for W. Eastwood, Damen to Leavitt

City crews are replacing this old 1891 main, expecting completion in late August. To see the residents' notice click here. 

Irving Park Streetscape

Lane closures on Irving Park Road will continue through September 25th as the asphalt resurfacing gets completed. After that the traffic lanes will reopen and work will continue in the parking lanes. The final phase of the streetscape construction will be installation of the new curbs and gutters, and parkway permeable pavers over the next 3 to 4 weeks.

Peoples Gas Main Replacement

Connecting the new main to individual buildings begins soon on Irving Park, Lincoln and Ravenswood.  Peoples Gas is working on connecting the final 70 customers to the new system.  If you haven't gotten a meter installed or had new service installed, please contact our office and we will link you with Peoples Gas.  Customers who do not make arrangements will have their gas service terminated.  We anticipate all restoration being completed by the end of November.   

The steel plates on Western at Grace, Belle Plaine, Cullom and Montrose should be out of the way soon.  Parking restrictions are posted. 

Metra Traffic Closures and Detours   

• Work on the bridge at Ravenswood and Winnemac will continue through early November. 
• Irving Park to Berteau detours will be up intermittently through early December.
• Grace to Irving Park detours will be up intermittently through early December.
• Waveland to Grace, east of the tracks, will have parking restrictions intermittently for the next 3 weeks and detours intermittently through early December.
• The Ravenswood Metra Station construction has begun.
• The bridge over Irving Park Road at Ravenswood will be have a partial closure from Wednesday, October 10th - Friday October 12th and will have a FULL CLOSURE on Saturday October 13th.
• Parking restrictions and detours may be opened, when possible, and re-closed once work is ready to resume. 

For more information, visit the infrastructure section of our website  or contact Bill Higgins at bill@chicago47.org or 773-549-2745. 

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