Lincoln Park

Sub Neighborhoods:

DePaul, Old Town Triangle, Park West, Lincoln Park, Ranch Triangle, Sheffield Neighbors, Wrightwood Neighbors

Community Information:

Lincoln Park’s boundaries are precisely defined in the city’s list of official community areas. It is bordered on the north by Diversey Parkway, on the west by the Chicago River, on the south by North Avenue, and on the east by Lake Michigan.

Lincoln Park is home to Lincoln Park High School, Francis W. Parker School, and DePaul University. Many students who attend these schools now live in this neighborhood. Lincoln Park is also home to two architecturally significant churches: St. Vincent de Paul and St. Josaphat’s, one of the many so-called ‘Polish Cathedrals’ in Chicago. Visible from throughout the neighborhood, these monumental edifices tower over the neighborhood lending the area much of its charm. The neighborhood also houses Children’s Memorial Hospital and the currently closed Lincoln Park Hospital.

The neighborhood contains large number of boutiques, retail stores, bookstores, restaurants and coffee shops. Restoration Hardware, Lululemon Athletica, Rugby Ralph Lauren, Pottery Barn, Barneys New York CO-OP, Betsey Johnson, L’Occitane en Provence, R.E.I., American Apparel, BCBG Max Azria, United Colors of Benetton, and Club Monaco, are just a few of the large number of upscale national retailers and boutiques located in the neighborhood. There are also many bars and clubs in the area, especially along Lincoln Avenue between Wrightwood and Webster.

Lincoln Park is one of the more high-class and expensive neighborhoods in which to live In 2007, Forbes magazine named the area between Armitage Avenue, Willow Street, Burling Street, and Orchard Street as the most expensive block in Chicago.