Business News

June 16 2009

Lincoln Park Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) recently announced that many Chicago-area small businesses may be eligible for interest-free loans under a new program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

June 5 2009

Read Attorney General Lisa Madigan's June "Consumer Corner" to protect yourself and your business.

June 2 2009

The City of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection offers monthly workshops on a range of issues to help the Chicago business community succeed.

Lincoln Park Demographics

Boundaries

Diversey (north); North (south); Kennedy Expressway (west); Lake Michigan (east)

Population

Total: 64,320
Male: 31,429
Female: 32,891

Most Common Ancestries

German, Irish, English, Polish, Italian

Median Age

31.3

Total Housing Units

37,454

Average Family Size

2.64

Median Family Income

$132,894

Mean Travel Time To Work

30.3 minutes

Population 25 Years And Over

48,204

Percent High School Graduate Or Higher

94.2

Percent Bachelor's Degree Or Higher

78.0

Population 65 Years And Over

4,270

Source: demographic information for Chicago Community Area 07 (Lincoln Park) from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 1 (June 2001) and Summary File 3 (August 2002), as reported on the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission website at www.nipc.org/census_2000_gate.htm