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Search this neighborhoodWicker Park is a neighborhood within the West Town community area on Chicago's Near Northwest Side. It takes its name from the triangular park at the intersection of Milwaukee, Damen, and North Avenues. Once a hub for Chicago's Polish and Ukrainian communities, the area became known for its arts and music scene in the 1990s and has since evolved into one of the city's most sought-after neighborhoods for dining, nightlife, and boutique retail.
The neighborhood features a distinctive mix of ornate Victorian mansions along Wicker Park's namesake streets, brick two-flats, and newer condo and apartment construction. The commercial corridor along Milwaukee Avenue and Division Street supports a dense concentration of restaurants, bars, and independent shops. Wicker Park is part of the larger West Town community area (community area 24).
Wicker Park and the broader West Town area see heavy permit activity, from gut rehabs of older two-flats to new mid-rise residential construction. Restaurant and bar fit-out permits are especially common along Milwaukee Avenue and Division Street.
CivicScout tracks 311 reports, police incidents, and other public safety data across Wicker Park. The neighborhood's active nightlife and commercial corridors generate a significant number of 311 requests related to noise, sanitation, and parking.
Wicker Park features a mix of RT-4 and RM-5 residential zoning with commercial B and C districts along Milwaukee Avenue, Division Street, and North Avenue. The area's zoning has supported increasing residential density over the past two decades.
Location reports in Wicker Park tend to be data-rich given the neighborhood's high density of permits, 311 requests, and zoning activity. CivicScout reports help surface the specific civic records associated with any address in the area.
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