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.