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• Job & Job Training Notices 
• New Ward Culture Calendar Page 
• Safety Tips for Autumn 
• 21 Things a Burglar Won't Tell You 

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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.  

UPDATE: CTA is holding an additional public artwork meeting to solicit input from the communities neighboring all seven stations on October 23rd, 2012 at CTA Headquarters 567 W. Lake, 2nd Floor Conference Room at 6:00 p.m.  The meeting is necessary to gather as much input and opinions about the community's preferences for the type, look, theme of the artwork in the neighborhood stations.

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.   

A Healthy Day Was Had By All. Over 400 people received flu immunizations at our 47th Ward Health & Wellness Day. Ten presenters spoke to dozens of people at each of the half hour informational sessions, while the many health screenings were being administered. We also had the great news that Shellie, the rescue cat that Tree House brought to represent all of the kitties who are awaiting their forever homes, was adopted by a person who met her on Saturday.   

Couldn't make it last Saturday? Click here for the immunization schedule for Chicago.

Vote Peterson Garden. We have a unique opportunity to vote for "our own" Montrose Green Garden in a city-wide contest called "Space in Between." Can you even imagine a more fabulous vacant space transformation?! Take a look at this link and please vote today as October 5th is the last day!

Do you know a WWII Veteran? Char, a stalwart volunteer in our office, tells us about this truly amazing free program to honor our WWII Veterans. Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America's veterans for all their sacrifices by transporting our heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to the senior veterans, World War II survivors, along with those other veterans who may be terminally ill. Of all of the wars in recent memory, it was World War II that truly threatened our very existence as a nation and as a culturally diverse and free society. With over one thousand World War II veterans dying each day, our time to express our thanks to these brave men and women is running out.

Towels, Sheets and Blankets Donations. Please think of the dogs and cats who are up for adoption awaiting their forever homes when you are cleaning out your closets. We are collecting for Animal Care & Control, FOUND, PAWS & Tree House; these items are always needed by the kind folks who are caring for the animals. You may drop these off at 4243 N. Lincoln Avenue.

GreenNet Chicago. Did you know this coalition of organizations focused on quality green spaces in Chicago has created a map of over 600 community gardens in Chicago? Are the ones by you listed? If you are interested in learning more about their good work consider attending their Annual Community Gardener Networking Potluck.

Lincoln Square Kidical Mass Family Bike Ride. On October 20, Saturday, 10AM at Welles Park Gazebo, meet neighborhood families and be a part of a global movement! The rides will continue all winter, weather permitting. And look at kidical mass in other cities! For more information, please click here.

Neighborhood Happening.We want to thank the residents around the 4400 block of N. Artesian for getting together to clean up the commercial stretches on their block and on Montrose.  It looks amazing! Everyone should consider giving some needed TLC to their area on October 20th during the 47th Ward Fall Cleanup Day. 

Check out the infrastructure map on our webpage!

Water Mains for W. Winnemac, Ashland to Ravenswood

City crews will be replacing this old 1894 main starting in October.  The project will be completed sometime in December and restoration will follow in the spring.  To see the residents' notice click here. 

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 restoration in early October. To see the residents' notice click here. 

Irving Park Streetscape

The final phase of this 2-year 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 address is ongoing on Irving Park, Lincoln and Montrose.  Peoples Gas is working on connecting the final 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 on Irving Park, Montrose, Western and Lincoln being completed by the end of November.   

The steel plates on Western at Grace, Belle Plaine, Cullom and Montrose have been removed.  Asphalt will be restored over the next weeks.  

Metra Traffic Closures and Detours 

• 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 starting at 1am until mid-morning on Saturday October 13th.
• The bridge at Montrose and Ravenswood will have a FULL CLOSURE from 10/15/2012 to 10/20/2012 to repair the drilled shafts on the North Side of Montrose.  
• The bridge at Foster and Ravenswood will have a FULL CLOSURE from 10/29/2012- 11/3/2012 to install the drilled shafts at the abutments.   
• 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.
• Berteau to Montrose on Ravenswood wall installation on south end of block will continue through November with parking restrictions posted as needed.  
• 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. 
• 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. 

Dear Alderman Pawar and the Residents of the 47th Ward:

I am still overwhelmed by the warm welcome and support of Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks at Welles Park. Your neighborhood's enthusiasm for Shakespeare was astonishing-and I am truly grateful for the time we spent together in your neighborhood. Thank you for welcoming us to your park, and now I hope you will join us as we again collaborate with the Chicago Park District. From October 10 to 21, Chicago Shakespeare Theater will once again be in the neighborhoods, as we host National Theatre of Scotland's return to the nearby Broadway Armory.

Called "one of the most richly human works of art," by The New York Times, Black Watch brings the realities of war to life through the eyes of a Scottish regiment deployed to Iraq. It will return by popular demand after a sold-out run in 2011, and I encourage you to get your tickets early. I hope you will be able to experience this remarkable story-it is transcendent.

Thank you again for the support your community gives Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the culture of Chicago.  I look forward to seeing you at the Armory!