Lincoln Park

Once associated with hip young up-and-coming singles, Lincoln Park is now gaining a reputation as the ideal Chicago neighborhood to raise a family. Within just a few blocks of each other one can spend a day at the Lincoln Park Zoo, romp with the kids at Oz Park, visit the Lincoln Park Branch of the Chicago Public Library or any one of the many public offerings and activities DePaul University has to offer.

Lincoln Park also contains Lincoln Park, the largest public park in Chicago and the neighborhood's namesake. Lincoln Park, the park, contains lakeside beaches, a bird sanctuary, botanical gardens, playgrounds, golf courses, tennis courts, boating facilities, and open areas for football, baseball, soccer, horseback riding, and much more.

Lincoln Park is not just for families, however. It has a thriving nightlife and entertainment abounds. For one thing, Lincoln Park is home to the world-famous Second City Theatre, birthplace of comedy legends too numerous to list here. If comedy's not your cup of tea, how about the equally world-famous Steppenwolf Theater, home to some of the most respected actors on stage or screen. Then there's any one of the three art house/historic movie theaters in the area, the most famous of which being Chicago's notorious Biography Theater, where John Dillinger was gunned down by the FBI (or was he?). Add to this the bars, clubs, restaurants, boutiques, curios shops, bookstores... the list is endless!