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Government:
Find out who represents you as well as browse maps of your political geography at:
http://civicfootprint.org/Local:
32 Ward Alderman Scott Waguespack
Information on important ward news, events, and services. Links to local schools, libraries, and various government and local organizations.
http://www.scottforchicago.com44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney
Information about ward services, such as parking stickers, street cleaning schedules and zoning. From this site you may access links to other county and state elected officials, as well as numerous City of Chicago departments.
http://www.44thward.org/City Council
The Chicago City Council consists of 50 aldermen, one representing each city ward. The council meets regularly to discuss legislation, orders and ordinances whose subject matter includes traffic code changes, the city's relationship with utility providers, taxes, and much more.
City Council Information: http://www.chicityclerk.com/citycouncil/about.html
City Council Calendar: http://www.chicityclerk.com/citycouncil/calendar.htmlState:
Governor:
Rod Blagojevich
http://www.illinois.gov/gov/Senator:
John Cullerton:
http://www.senatorcullerton.com/Representative:
John Fritchey:
http://fritchey.com/National:
Senators:
Richard Durbin (D)
230 S Dearborn St. STE 3892
Chicago, IL 60604-1483
(312) 353-4952
http://durbin.senate.gov/Barack Obama (D)
John C. Kluczynski Federal Office Building
230 South Dearborn St.
Suite 3900 (39th floor)
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 886-3506
http://obama.senate.gov/Congressman:
Rahm Emanuel (D)
3742 West Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL 60618
phone: 773-267-5926
http://www.house.gov/emanuel/
Neighborhood:
City of Chicago:
Information on city park districts facilities, parks, festivals, etc.
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/city/webportal/home.doLake View YMCA:
3333 N. Marshfield
Chicago, IL 60657
773-248-3333
http://www.lakeviewymca.org/Lakeview Chamber of Commerce:
Information about local businesses, community information, current initiatives, and visitors information.
http://www.lakeviewchamber.com/Lakeview Citizen's Council:
LVCC is a grassroots membership organization made up of people like you and your neighbors. LVCC was established to provide citizens in Lake View with the opportunity to work together for the common good of the Lake View community.
http://www.lakeviewcitizens.org/
Library:
Chicago Public Library:
http://www.chipublib.org/
Schools:
Public:
Hamilton Elementary School:
1650 W. Cornelia Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657
773-534-5484
Grades: PreK through 8
http://www.hamilton.cps.k12.il.us/default.htmPrivate:
Saint Andrew School
1710 W. Addison
Chicago, IL 60613
773-248-2500
Grades: PreK through 8
http://www.saintandrewchicago.com/St. Luke Academy
1500 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657-3168
773-472-3837
Grades: PreK through 8
http://www.stlukechicago.org/academy/Other:
Chicago Photography Center
3301 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
773-549-1631
http://www.chicagophoto.org
Transportation:
Your CTA:
General information including train and bus schedules as well as a trip planner.
http://www.yourcta.comPlan Your Trip:
Find out the best way to get from one place to another on public transportation. Also get current updates on service disruptions.
http://tripsweb.rtachicago.com/Brown Line Project Information:
Project details, community information, as well as status and update information.
http://www.yourcta.com/news/motion/brown/ravenswood/Campaign For Better Transit (CBT):
The Campaign for Better Transit (CBT) is a coalition of transit riders, community organizations, environmentalists and social justice advocates, working to build a public transportation system that meets the transit needs of all the people of Chicago.
http://www.bettertransit.com/index.htm