From: Jennifer Nowak, Lake View Citizens' Council (LVCC) [president@lakeviewcitizens.org]
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 3:10 PM
To: info@lakeviewcitizens.org
Subject: LVCC E-Citizen Newsletter: October 2009
Lake View Citizens' Council
E-Citizen Newsletter Serving Lake View Since 1952
October 2009

 LVCC LogoDear John,

 
We hope you can join us tonight for a Late Night Community Walk in the 44th Ward.  Residents can join police officers and community leaders to walk the streets to show solidarity during two separate walks.  Neighbors will meet at Roscoe and Halsted (7-Eleven Parking Lot) at Midnight and at again at 2:00am Sunday morning.  Questions, contact the 23rd District CAPS Office at (312) 744-0064 or Alderman Tunney's office.
 
Read below about all the fun-tastic Halloween events happening in Lake View.
 
Finally, thanks to everyone who participated in our recent survey on the Proposed Planned Development at Clark and Addison.  We'll distribute the results in our next newsletter.
 
 
Halloween: Two Weekends of Fun!

Halloween comes to Lake View both this weekend and next.  
 
OCTOBER 25th
Halloween Hoopla at Nettlehorst School (3252 N Broadway) from Noon to 3PM with free candy, popcorn and hayride. Then trick-or-treat Lake View East Chamber Broadway businesses from 3PM to 6PM.
 
Trick or Treat at participating shops on Southport, from Belmont to Irving Park! ...Then join the Lakeview Chamber of Commerce for Trick or Treat Festivities on Southport Avenue, between Grace and Byron!  From 1-4pm, we will host Trick or Treat fun with Smarty Pants and Miss Dena, moonjumps, pumpkin decorating stations, games and candy! $5 per child suggested donation upon entry.

 
OCTOBER 31st
Begin your Halloween morning with CLVN and Friends of Agassiz and their Halloween Party at Agassiz School , 2851 N. Semoinary from 10-noon. Breakfast will be provided by Ann Sather's (nominal fee). There will be a costume contest and many other activities.
 
The Center on Halsted has a free, family Halloween Party from 1PM to 3:30PM.  LGBT Families can join in on the boo-tastic fun with haunting movies, not-too scary storytime for tots, halloween cookies made to order by ghosts and goblins with loads of games, tasty (& healthy) treats tossed in for good measure.
 
All kids are invited to participate in Trick or Treating on Halsted with Northalsted Businesses (Grace to Belmont) from 2PM to 4PM.  Costumed characters from Alice in Wonderland will point the way to participating merchants. 
 
Kids and their parents are then welcome to join us from 4PM to 6PM at Space Park (815-817 W Roscoe) for more fun, games & special prizes!  Space Park will be transformed by Two Lights Theater Company into Wonderland for a Tea Party!
 
At 5PM, Triangle Neighbors will have performances on the main Halloween stage located in 7-Eleven's parking lot at Roscoe and Halsted.
 
At 6PM, before the parade kicks off at Belmont and Halsted, Jimmy John is hosting a "Big Wheels" relay race in which ten participating companies will dress up in their most ridiculous halloween outfits, race on the parade course and scarf down Jimmy John sandwiches - all to raise money for a charitable cause of the winning team. 
 
Of course the parade is the main event with several thousand dollars in prizes awarded to a dozen winners between kids, pets, adults, couples and groups. To enter, you must register in advance FOR FREE from 4PM to 6PM.  Kids will register at Space Park; Pets will register on Roscoe near the Park; Adults, couples and groups register at SPIN Nightclub (800 W Belmont). 
New Phone Dialing Procedures for Chicago
 
Effective November 7, 2009, all local calls will have to follow new dialing procedures; this means that all local calls in the (312 or 773) would be required to dial 1+ the area code+ telephone number.  If this new procedure is not used, your call will not be completed and a recording will instruct you to hang up and dial again.
 
This change was brought about by the addition of a new are code of 872 to the same area served by both (312 & 773) due to the increasing demand for telephone numbers. Since more than one area code will now serve the same geographic region, 1+ the area code will then have to be used. This could also mean that Beginning November 7, 2009, new telephone lines or services may be assigned numbers with the new 872 area code.
UPCOMING NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS
 
10/24 Take Back the Streets - Walk with the 23rd District Police Midnight & 2AM Meet at the 7-Eleven Parking lot at Roscoe/Halsted
10/25 Halloween Hoopla 12N-3PM Nettlehorst School
(3252 N Broadway)
10/25 Trick or Treat on Southport 1PM-4PM Belmont to Irving Park
10/27 Lake View Merchant Safe & Sound 7PM-9PM Lakeview Learning Center
(3310 N Clark)
10/27 - 28 17th Annual Night of 100 Drag Queens Equality Illinois Benefit 8PM Doors
8:30 Start		 Sidetrack (3349 N Halsted)
$10/$20 tickets
10/28 Halloween Parade Planning Meeting: Final Prep 7PM Roscoe's (3356 N Halsted)
10/28 44th Ward CDDC Meeting 6:30PM Discussion on Proposed Planned Development on Clark/Addison
10/29 St Joseph's Hospital Community Relations Meeting 6:30PM St Joe's Hospital
2nd Floor Boikan Conf Room
10/31 CLVN Halloween Party, Face Painting, Pumpkin Decorating 10AM-Noon Agassiz School
(2851 N Seminary)
10/31 Center on Halsted Halloween Boo-tastic LGBT Family Fun 1PM-3PM Center on Halsted
(ages 6-12)
10/31 Trick or Treat with Northalsted Businesses 2PM-4PM Halsted (Belmont to Grace)
Look for "Alice in Wonderland" Characters
10/31 13th Annual Northalsted Halloween Parade 4PM Reg
6PM Start		 Halsted (From Belmont to Addison) - Adults register at SPIN and Kids/Pets at Space Park
11/2 Public comments on the CTA Proposed 2010 Budget 6PM Lane Tech High School
(2501 W Addison)
11/3 SNA Board Meeting 6:45PM  
11/4 CAPS 2331 Meeting 7PM Nookies (Buckingham/Halsted)
11/5 NAMA Board Meeting 9:30AM Center on Halsted (Halsted)
11/5 LVCC Board Meeting 7PM LVCC Offices (NEW LOCATION)
11/9 South East Lake View Neighbors (SELVN) Meeting 7PM Wellington Avenue Church
(615 W Wellington)
11/10 LVCC Founders Club Reception 6PM-9PM Harry Caray's (Sheffield)
11/10 South Lakeview Neighbors (SLN) Meeting 7PM Coffee
7:30PM start		 St Alphonsus Church Basement
(1429 W Wellington)
11/11 Triangle Neighbors (TNA) and Space Park Meeting 7PM Roscoe's (3356 N Halsted) - Back Dance Floor Area
11/12 CLVN Meeting 7:30PM Advocate Illinois Masonic
(Wellington)
11/14 Jarvis Clean-up Work Day 9AM-2PM Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Lake front Park District
11/14 How Lakeview Looks
CLMA Runway Fashion Show		 6:30-9:30PM The Cubby Bear
(1059 W Addison) - $10
11/16 East Lake View Neighbors (ELVN) Board Meeting 7PM Murphy's Bleachers
(Sheffield)
11/17 Belmont Harbor Neighbors (BHN) Meeting 7:30PM 555 W Cornelia (Special Location) - With Ald. Shiller
11/17 Hawthorne Neighbors (HN) Annual Meeting (and Elections) 7PM Resurrection Education Building
(1050 W School)
11/18 West Lake View Neighbors (WLVN) Meeting 7PM Alternates between Lincoln-Belmont Library and Mystic Celt
11/19 23rd District Steering Committee Thanksgiving Lunch   Circuit (Halsted)
11/19 Chicago Canine Rescue Fundraiser at Harry Caray's 7PM-9PM Harry Caray's on Sheffield
$20 donation - food/drink
11/19 Merchant seminar on Deceptive Practices & Counterfeit Currency 7PM-9PM Presented by the US Secret Service and Chicago Police Dept
Sheffield Beer Garden
11/21 Jarvis Clean-up Work Day 9AM-2PM Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Lake front Park District
11/21 BHN Food Drive   Treasure Island (Broadway)
11/24 LVCC Non-Denominational Thanksgiving Service    



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