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The Election is Coming Up! Know How and Where to VOTE!

It is time to vote Lincoln Central Association!! Tuesday, November 5 is the Presidential General Election! In this election, you will have a chance to vote for the President and Vice President of the United States, members of Congress, Chicago Board of Education members and more!

Early voting started on Monday, October 21 and will be open through Monday, November 4. These sites are open Weekdays from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm; Saturdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; and Sundays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. All Ward Early Voting locations and the Supersite will also be open as Vote Centers on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.

On election day, polls in Chicago are open 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Election Day. As long as you are in line by 7 p.m., you can still cast your ballot.

Here are some resources for you to know how, where and who you are voting for!

• General information for Cook County is available here.
• View the candidates for the Illinois Primary Election here.
• Find your polling place here.

 

Please make sure to get out and vote in this important election!

Please get out there and VOTE!

4th District School Board Forum

Last Wednesday, October 23, Lincoln Central Association joined other local neighborhood associations to host a 4th District School Board Forum.

For those of you who were unable to attend the 4th District School Board Forum, a full recording is available here.

Thank You for a Fantastic Howler at Bauler!

This past Saturday, it was amazing to see our community come out to one of our favorite events of the year, Howler at Bauler! Thank you to everyone who came out on the beautiful fall day.

Special shout out to our sponsors and supporters Angry Octopus, Cedar Palace, BGD&C Homes, Illinois Representative Margaret Croke, Congressman Mike Quigley, Fogel Slate Group, The Debra Dobbs Group, Lakeshore Sport and Fitness, Lunch Heroes, Immaculate Conception St. Joseph School, and Park West Co-op Nursery School.

• Feature •

Running for Good in the Heart of the Neighborhood

By Paul Shea, Lincoln Central Association Board Member

What a wonderful time of year in Chicago! Although the summer is gone and the daylight hours are getting shorter, there is still plenty of nice weather left, and a lot to do and see in the City of Big Shoulders. This past month also saw the amazing annual spectacle of the Chicago Marathon as 35,000 runners took to the streets through many of our neighborhoods filled with spectators cheering them on. And for the second year in a row, Chicago is home to a new World’s Record.

This time in the women’s race, by Ruth Chepngetich in a blistering time of 2:09:56!



On Saturday, the day before the Chicago Marathon, we were witness to the first Marathon ever run entirely within the boundaries of the Lincoln Central Association, the brainchild of Matt Brusich of the 2000 block of North Cleveland. In fact, if you were in the immediate vicinity of DeNucci’s restaurant on October 12th, you may have seen Matt running a total of 79.3 times around that block in a fully certified Marathon, whimsically called Matt’s “Homegrown Marathon.”

I caught up with Matt to find out what had inspired him to create this totally unique event. He told me he’s always liked a creative challenge to push himself; like the time he completed a full day bike ride, starting in Lincoln Park at sunrise and arriving in Michigan to watch that same sun set from the other side of Lake Michigan. “Go big or go home” he told me.

But it was more than just Matt being Matt (as his wife Maggie would say). He had a special purpose. He had run the Chicago Marathon back in 2012 for charity and decided he would run this one for charity, too. And he found the perfect fit in Lincoln Park Community Services, which has provided year-round support to Chicago’s homeless for the last 40 years.

Matt created a website to promote his fundraising efforts and enlisted sponsorship of DeNucci’s restaurant to support him in this endeavor. DeNucci’s embraced their role by naming and serving a pizza made special for the occasion called “Matt’s Homegrown Hot Honey Hustle” and encouraging their patrons to cheer for Matt as he wound his way past their sidewalk tables throughout the day. They also donated part of the sales of the pizzas to Matt’s cause as well as a Pizza and Pasta Night for LPCS for 83 people.

As if running a marathon wasn’t enough, Matt also devised some unique challenges to encourage extra pledges; such as the $1010.00 donated specifically for 31st lap with someone on piggyback. You can see the other zany ideas Matt included on his website here. Overall, Matt raised over $13,000 for his cause!

Just as important, Matt really enjoyed the sense of community created through this event. Of course he had his own crew; wife Maggie, mom Karen, his siblings Dave and Clare, and a host of friends that cheered wildly as he passed through 79 times, but also the neighbors who were around that day and subsequently supported him and his cause. Congratulations Matt, on setting the course record in the first ever marathon run in the Heart of our Neighborhood! Even if it was a little slower than Ruth’s time from that “other” marathon.

Thank You LCA Sponsors!

LCA is dedicated to inspiring people to join together for the social, cultural, and physical enrichment of our neighborhood, and our local businesses are a critical part of that! LCA is honored to work with local businesses to improve our neighborhood and promote their business.

Thank You to Our Sponsors:

• Neighborhood News •

Get Spooky Pizza this Halloween from Angry Octopus!

Immaculate Conception - St. Joseph School to Host Group Admissions

Are you looking for an outstanding Chicago elementary school in the heart of it all that partners with parents to raise up kind, well-rounded, and academically prepared students? With test scores in the top 15% nationwide, Immaculate Conception – St. Joseph School offers PreK through 8th grade students not only an academic curriculum geared toward success at the best high schools in Chicago, but also a values-based foundation which will carry them through life.

Join the school for an upcoming group admissions tour to learn more. RSVP and learn more at https://www.icsjschool.org/apps/pages/admissionstours.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos at Old Pueblo Cantina

Music & Movement Classes for Kids 0-3

Join Immaculate Conception St. Joseph School with your little ones for a weekly music and movement class with guitar-led song and dance. They meet every Thursday morning when school is in session. You may sign up for the next 5-week session for $100 or do one-off classes for $25 each. The next session begins on November 7! Please visit our website to register at https://www.icsjschool.org/apps/form/littledolphins. 

Lincoln Park Art Night

Leslie Wolfe Gallery, DePaul Art Museum, gallery 1871, Madron Gallery, and Art on Sedgwick, are participating in the third annual Lincoln Park Art Night. Five unique art locations have banded together to celebrate their Lincoln Park neighborhood and promote a destination for art lovers that is too-frequently overlooked. The event is FREE and open to all.

Luxury sprinter vans will circulate the neighborhood offering hop-on/hop-off service for three hours on Thursday, November 14th from 5:30 - 8:30 PM. Riders may start and stop at any of the five participating locations. 

Learn more and register here.

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