Your Guide to Chicago's Northcenter, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood Manor, Roscoe Village and West Lakeview.
A Thousand Words
Your photos from around Lincoln Square, Northcenter and Ravenswood Manor. Add your photo to our Flickr Group and we'll display it here!
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Ebb & Flow
The Chicago River swells after heavy spring rains, submurging the trunks of shoreline trees between Rockwell and Horner Park.
Sunk Trunk
Water levels surged on the Chicago River as spring storms brought torrential downpours to the area. Docks were completely submerged in the above photo, taken as the the river was near its peak. Below, the river flows closer to its normal depth after a week of dryer weather.
One Way
A typical spring street scene in North Center, just west of Ravenswood.
Fences & Neighbors
A line of backyards in Lincoln Square begin to show signs of spring growth.
Duck Parking
Heavy rains turn the Advocate Health Center parking lot at Western & Irving Park into a duck pond.
Bloom
Flowers bloom on a neighborhood tree as spring finally takes hold.
Boss
A classic ride parked on a side street in Northcenter.
Team Meeting
A little league coach gives his team a pep talk before their first game of the season at Horner Park.
Practice
Neighborhood parents and their kids practice for T-ball season in the baseball field at Coonley Elementary School.
Mike Innocenzi is a fine art and portrait photographer based in Northcenter, where he has been living and working for more than six years. He specializes in environmental photography utilizing only natural light. His website is www.mikeinnocenzi.com.
Be Mine
Happy Valentine's Day to all our readers. Credit: Patty Wetli
Lawrence Avenue Flashback
January 17 marked the 112th anniversary of the reversal of the Chicago River. Debra Shore, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner, shared this photo of Lawrence Avenue along the North Branch in 1909. Credit: The Lost Panoramas: When Chicago Changed Its River and the Land Beyond (CityFiles Press)
Weather Report
Sidewalk art on Southport. Credit: Patty Wetli
Happy Holidays!
The Roscoe Village Christmas Tree. Credit: Sarah Tilotta
Happy Holidays!
The Lincoln Square Christmas Tree. Credit: Sarah Tilotta
Flushing The Hydrants
A Chicago firefighter quickly opens and closes a street hydrant this morning. Area fire crews are flushing the hydrants to check their pressure in preparation for winter. Credit: Mike Fourcher
First Day of Public School
Teachers, parents and students gather at Waters Elementary School this morning. Regular schedule public school started with a full class schedule today. Many area Catholic schools started class last week. Credit: Mike Fourcher
Underpass
Underpass. Credit: Flickr/Brian Hagy.
Yarn Bomber Pulls Wool Over Sulzer Statue
Sweater weather already? An unidentified yarn bomber, the latest trend in urban street art, knit a comfy cape for one of Lincoln Square's best-known residents. His female companion also boasted a garland of wool flowers in her hair, which mysteriously disappeared. Photo by Patty Wetli.
Com Ed To The Rescue In Northcenter
ComEd trucks responding to power outages in Northcenter following last week's storms. Credit: Flickr/Mark 2400.
Chicago River At Foster
Credit: Flickr/Such_Luck.
