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North Center & St. Ben's

North Center is the geographic center of the intersection of Lincoln Avenue, Irving Park Road, and Damen Avenue. The Chicago neighborhood is built on strong family values and has both good schools and economic stability. There is also an abundance of bowling alleys, diners, and nostalgic storefronts, although the area is enjoying an influx of new interest and, as such, new businesses. The exact boundaries of North Center are becoming a matter of some debate, however, as most residents will tend to identify their street as belonging to any one of the several other neighborhoods that surround this smallish Chicago community.

North Center boasts commerce, dining, shopping and clubs along its major streets while enjoying quiet, tree-lined streets everywhere else. Many home buyers who are unable to find acceptable real estate in the more popular neighborhoods to the east, Lakeview or Lincoln Park, are opting to go just a little further west.

A Catholic school on Leavitt Street named St. Benedict's lent its name to a sub-neighborhood of North Center, St. Ben's, an increasingly popular destination for young professionals, but also a family-centric community focused heavily on its children.

The El Brown Line stops at Addison, Irving Park and Montrose, and CTA busses run on most of the major streets in the neighborhood.

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Dining in St. Bens & North Center

Europian Pastry Shop & Cafe 4701 N Lincoln Ave Cuisine: European	Chicago Brauhaus 4732 N. Lincoln Cuisine: European
Daily Bar & Grill 4560 N. Lincoln Cuisine: American	Grecian Taverna 4761 N. Lincoln Cuisine: Greek
La Boca della Verita 4618 N. Lincoln Cuisine: Italian	Woody's 4160 N. Lincoln Cuisine: American
G & L Fire Escape 2157 W. Grace	Lincoln Restaurant 4008 N. Lincoln

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Resources in St. Bens & North Center

Hospitals Advocate Ravenswood Medical Center 4550 N. Winchester Methodist Hospital 5025 N. Paulina Ravenswood Hospital 4055 N. Western

Post Office 2011 W. Montrose

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Entertainment in St. Bens & North Center

Lincoln Square W. Leland & N. Lincoln	North Center W. Belle Plaine & N. Damen
Martyr's 3855 N. Lincoln	Lyon's Den 1934 W. Irving Park
Johnny Hardtails 3937 N. Lincoln	American Theater Company 1909 W. Byron

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Shopping in St. Bens & North Center

Play it Again Sports 2102 W. Irving Park

Sears 1900 W. Lawrence

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Schools in St. Bens & North Center

Amundsen High 5110 N. Damen	Coonley Elementary 4046 N. Leavitt
McPherson Elementary 4728 N. Wolcott	North Park Elementary 2017 W. Montrose
Queen of Angels School 4412 N. Western	Ravenswood School 4332 N. Paulina

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