New Banners Installed to Promote Lincoln Square Business Community

CHICAGO, IL - New banners promoting businesses in Lincoln Square are now on display on several neighborhood streets.

A total of 174 new street pole banners have been installed by the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce. According to a news release, they show the “diversity, pride and scope” of the Lincoln Square business community.

They’ve been placed on Western Avenue from Montrose to Foster, Lincoln Avenue from Ainslie to Foster, Lawrence Avenue from Western to Leavitt, Leland Avenue from Western to Lincoln, Wilson Avenue from Western to Leavitt and Montrose Avenue on the north side of the street from the Chicago River to Lincoln.

Rudy Flores, executive director of the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, says that while the banners have been up for less than a week, he is sure they will succeed in boosting civic pride.

He says a vital goal of the project is to make people aware that Lincoln Square goes far beyond the neighborhood’s focal point in the 4700 block of Lincoln.

“We love the 4700 Block, we just think other parts of the community could use a little more love and more connection to key destinations like the Davis Theater, Old Town School of Folk Music, and Welles Park,” said Flores. “That’s why we emphasized developing portions of Lincoln Square like Montrose Avenue and Lincoln Avenue north of Lawrence. Businesses and residents in these areas think of themselves as Lincoln Squarians, we just want the rest of the City to know it, too.”

The Chamber took on the banner project and eventually instilled the help of 54 neighborhood businesses to make it happen. About $20,000 of the $56,000 total cost of the project came from the business community, with the Chamber underwriting the remainder of the cost.

Flores says it’s the latest work in showcasing Lincoln Square as “a small town in the middle of America’s third-largest city.”

“It’s safe, it’s diverse, and it’s – in our opinion – very beautiful as well,” he said. “Lincoln Square gives you the urban experience at a fraction of the expense and stress, no matter who you are or where you’re coming from.”