Welcome to Albany Park, Chicago's Gateway to the World and the city's most ethnically diverse community! Albany Park is a premier destination for shopping, dining, culture and entertainment on the northwest side. Experience nationally renowned and critically acclaimed theater and musical performances such as Flamenco dancing, Irish music or Cambodian art after dining at an award-winning restaurant! Read more in our Guide to Albany Park or take a mobile tour of the neighborhood!

Don't Make Your Customers Trudge Through the Snow! Sidewalk Snow and Ice Removal Reminder

Owners and licensees of businesses or other commercial property in Chicago are required, under the City’s Municipal Code, to remove snow and ice from the sidewalks abutting their property (Sections 4-4-310 and 10-8-180). Business owners are encouraged to clear a path at least five feet in width. During periods of heavy snowfall, clear sidewalks are essential in helping customers and pedestrians get around safely. It is also important to remember that a sidewalk free of snow and ice is a provision of your business license (Sections 4-4-310 and 4-4-320). Thank you.

Thank you to our sponsors, donors and supporters at this year's End of Year Chamber Party at Marie's Pizza & Liquors!
We had an awesome turn-out or more than 100 business and community leaders to the uber-festive Marie's Pizza at 4127 W. Lawrence Avenue. Hostess Nadine Karavidas treated revelers to delicious (and unending!) pizza, pasta, antipasta, salads, apps and desserts. The Jeannie Tanner Trio charmed and partiers won raffle prizes and silent auction items. The evening raised nearly $2,500 for North River Commission's education program. You also donated $1,000 in new toys and clothes to Lawrence Hall Youth Services (pic below with Andrew Levin, Chamber Co-Chair, Nancy Merco, Lawrence Hall Youth Services, Liz Griffiths DeChant, Chamber Director). Thank you! Click here for a list of donors and supporters. 

THANK YOU for making the evening a wonderful success!

This event was generously sponsored by Albany Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Bass Realty Chicago, LLC and Albany Park Auto Clinic.

 *Click here for the notes from the Lawrence Avenue Development Corporation (LADCOR) community meeting, held on Tuesday, July 10 at 9:15am, 3rd Floor Conference Room of Albany Bank & Trust Company, 3400 W. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago.

New Garbage Pick-Up Schedule:
The second phase of Chicago's grid garbage collection system will begin on July 30, 2012 in areas of Chicago west of the North Branch of the Chicago River and north of Addison Street. The implementation of the system will change collection from non-linear ward geography to a grid system creating routes bordered by main streets and natural boundaries. The result will be more efficient garbage collection and crew productivity and millions in cost savings. 

Thanks to 39th Ward Alderman Laurino for this information and this helpful map of scheduled garbage pick ups (click for link).


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Now is a great time to renew your membership to the Albany Park Chamber! The Chamber had a successful 2011 featuring Bon Appetit Restaurant Crawl in Albany Park & North Park, and great luncheons, workshops, and networking events.  With your support we can continue to promote, market and advocate for your business. "Friend" us on Facebook and we can connect you to fellow businesses, local residents, and active community leaders to strengthen your business.  

Small businesses - $100
Large businesses - $250
Non-profit organizations - $50

Send in a check to Albany Park Chamber of Commerce

3403 W. Lawrence Ave, Suite 201
Chicago, IL 60625
click here for more info

First Eagle Bank
1201 W. Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 850-9232
Email: fdaudbasic@febank.com
Website: www.febank.com 
Faruk Daudbasic, Assistant Vice President
Full service bank in Chicago


Sauganash Wellness Center, Inc.
6160 N. Cicero Avenue, Suite 214
(773) 283-4470

Legal Shield - Shelley Amdur
Email: shelleyamdur@legalshield.com

3020 Dental Associates
3020 W. Montrose Avenue
(773) 754-3900
www.3020dental.com
Email: sreddy@3020dental.com 
Full-service dental office for Albany Park and beyond!

Concordia Place
3300 N. Whipple
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 463-1600
www.concordiaplace.org
Multi-service non-profit providing opportunity to families with young children, teens and seniors

Peterson Garden Project
4642 N. Manor Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
(855) PGP-GROW ext. 4 
www.petersongarden.org
The Peterson Garden Project is a non-profit volunteer organization committed to teaching people to grow their own food. We’re based in Chicago, Illinois, where we build community vegetable gardens and stronger communities, too. 

Despite the turbulent economy, the time is ripe for business expansion in Albany Park and Mayfair, concluded a study presented by nationally renowned retail analyst LISC MetroEdge to nearly 100 neighborhood groups, business owners and community leaders at a Lawrence Avenue Development Corporation meeting at Albany Bank & Trust Co., N.A. 

The density of Albany Park is the secret to our economic power. Residents - from Foster Ave south to Montrose Ave and Cicero Ave east to the Chicago River - spend more than $300 million per square mile annually on retail. That's triple the spending per square mile of Wilmette in the northern suburbs. In fact, only nine of Chicago's 77 communities boast more buying-power per square miles, among them Wicker Park, Bucktown, Lakeview and Lincoln Park... More in news.

Chica's Secret completed a stunning new renovation of the exterior and interior of their building utilizing the Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF). Owner Jose Castro remodeled the storefront windows, doorways, floors, and exposed the brick and air ducts to give the store a great new look. Check it out at 3227 W. Lawrence Ave. Click HERE to read more about Chica's renovations and see before and after pictures.