Remember when people actually played board games at home? Well, they are bringing back the good old days at Sulzer Library. Join them for an enjoyable evening of socializing and meet some new friends! Sulzer Regional Library will be hosting "Game Night at the Library" this coming month on Monday, February 25, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at 4455 N. Lincoln Ave. There will be an assortment of board  and card games available, and you are welcome to bring your own favorites as well. They will try to match you up with others who enjoy these games on a chilly winter evening. Their next Game Nights will be on Monday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 26.

St. Matthias Elementary School is a growing, progressive Catholic school located at 4910 North Claremont in Lincoln Square. They offer excellent teachers, small class sizes, a diverse student body, and an emphasis on current technology in an open, welcoming environment for children in Preschool through 8th grade. They embrace students from all social, cultural and religious backgrounds. St. Matthias School is a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Middle Years Programme. Our school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy-a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that St. Matthias School believes is important for our students. Their graduates go on to the finest private and public selective enrollment high schools in the city.

Students receive Spanish and gym twice a week, as well as art, music, and technology once a week. Additionally, students may take piano lessons during the school day or join after school activities such as Lego Club, Yoga, Choir, Fitness Club, Sign Language and many other clubs and activities that are part of their comprehensive aftercare program.

St. Matthias offers full and half day preschool programs, along with 2 year old enrichment programs. St. Matthias Church, 2310 W. Ainslie, will be having a Children's Mass at 10:30am, prior to the Open House. Feel free to join them for mass before the open house! Please call Admissions Director Anne Gallagher at 773-784-0999 x26 with any questions for more information.  

Sulzer needs your old games.  If you have games that your family no longer uses, please bring them to the 47th Ward Office or to Sulzer Library. Their ever-popular "Game Night" could use a few more board games like Sorry, Chess, Life, Uno, Jenga, Rummy Cube, etc.

Check the latest events and classes at Swedish Covenant Hospital. In particular, Your Heart Beat...and a Cooking Demo!, A Prenatal Visit with the Pediatrician and Learning About Natural Childbirth.

Check out the infrastructure map on our webpage!

Water Main for Marshfield  

City Crews from the Dept. of Water Management will begin replacing the 1906 water main under Marshfield from Irving Park to Byron.  This work was slated to start soon, but will be delayed until early Spring. To see the residents' notice, please click here. 

Water Main for Leavitt 

City contractor is replacing the 1895 water main under Leavitt St. from Irving Park to Montrose.  The work should be completed by early March 2013.  To see the residents' notice, please click here. 

Sewer Mains for Wolcott and Ravenswood

City crews are installing sewer pipes on Wolcott (Addison to Bradley) and Ravenswood (Belmont to Roscoe). The installation will be completed by the end of February and restoration will follow in Spring 2013.  To see the residents' notice, please click here.

Metra Traffic Closures and Detours 

• The bridge at Leland is CLOSED until 2/28/2013 to install bridge supports and abutments.  
• 4500-4600 N. Ravenswood Parking is restricted until 2/28/2013  
• The Ravenswood Metra Station construction continues with intermittent parking restrictions.
• Work continues between Montrose and Berteau with intermittent parking restrictions and closures through 2/28/2013.
• Work continues between Irving Park and Grace with intermittent parking restrictions and closures through 2/28/2013.

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.