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Albany Park Community Info Albany Park, IL, Website
The Albany Park community on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois (approximately
3400 west and 4800 north) is well-located: midway between O'Hare International
Airport (a 20 minute drive from the intersection of Kimball and Lawrence Avenues)
and the Chicago Loop (a 17 minute drive) and 5 minutes from the Kennedy and
Edens Expressways. It is conveniently served by the CTA Brown Line (Ravenswood)
rapid transit, with stops at Kedzie Avenue and the Kimball Station terminal.
The "Main Street" and commercial hub of the community is Lawrence
Avenue. In 1976, a coalition of Lawrence Avenue business owners from the Albany
Park Chamber of Commerce, an community residents through the nonprofit North
River Commission community organization, united to breathe new life into the
Albany Park commercial area by creating the Lawrence Avenue Development Corporation
(LADCOR). Together, these organizations, working loosely with local aldermen
and government officials, have attracted more than $75 million in investment
and 3,000 jobs to the Albany Park community.
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