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Albany Park's Hourglass a corner bar, Korean style

Those who live in Albany Park and around the Northwest side know that the neighborhood is the prime spot for Korean food. Lawrence Avenue hasn't garnered the honorary street name “Seoul Drive” for nothing. And while there are myriad places to partake in delicious grill-it-yourself Korean BBQ (Chicago Kalbi for a more upscale feel or San Soo Gab San for late-night noshing spring to mind), only the true locals are familiar with Hourglass on W. Lawrence. While it doesn't offer Korean BBQ, it's worth the trip to Albany Park for it's off-the-beaten-path, unique corner bar vibe....  read more

Chicago's Albany Park flooded by record rainfall

[Above: Bohemian National Cemetery]Today, my neighbors in Albany Park began a long cleanup after a weekend that dumped a record 7-plus inches of rain on Chicago in 24 hours. The hardest hit of the city neighborhoods, Albany Park’s location next to the Chicago River proved disastrous for many residents as the swollen river overflowed on to Foster Avenue. By early Saturday evening, the entire area was blocked off to through traffic, and by 6:30 p.m. the Office of Emergency Management and Communications was performing reverse calls to area residents informing them of a shelter at a nearby police department....  read more