The LAKE VIEW CITIZENS’ COUNCIL (LVCC) is a non-profit civic organization serving the Lakeview community on the north side of Chicago, Illinois. The LVCC boundaries (roughly Lake Michigan on the east, the north branch of the Chicago River on the west, Diversey Parkway on the south, going south on Lakewood Avenue until it meets the Chicago River, and Irving Park Road on the north) are approximately those of the original township of Lake View. Lake View began as a township with a much larger territory to serve in 1857 to a city of the same size in 1887. The City of Lake View was annex to Chicago in 1889 becoming one of the official 77 communities in Chicago in the 20th century.
We have been working for you in Lake View since 1952. We are a grassroots membership organization made up of people like you and your neighbors. LVCC was established to provide citizens in Lake View with the opportunity to work together for the common good of the Lake View community.
Over the years, we have led the fight to:
- Maintain the mix of residential, commercial and industrial land use
- Curb the misuse of “incidental use” liquor licenses
- Retain living wage, industrial jobs in Lake View
- Develop playlots and community gardens in neighborhoods
- Retain CTA services
- Retain affordable housing in Lake View
- Maintain and enhance a quality of life near Wrigley Field
PAST PRESIDENTS
1952-1955 Mrs. Martin Gordon
1955-1957 Rev. William Roberts
1957-1960 Mr. Edward Saltiel
1960-1961 Msgr. Vincent Moran
1961-1962 Mr. Herbert Lustig
1962-1964 Mr. Harold Wade
1964-1968 Mr. David O. Taylor
1968-1971 Mr. Carl Wirtz
1971-1972 Dr. Lawrence Hirsch
1972-1974 Mr. John X. Healy
1974-1975 Ms. Patricia Timm
1975-1976 Ms. Lorraine Hoffmann
1976-1978 Mr. Bruce P. Young
1978-1980 Ms. Charlotte Newfield
1980-1981 Mr. Ben Schenker
1981-1983 Mr. Richard Anderson
1983-1985 Mr. Daniel T. Gillespie
1985-1986 Mr. Paul J. Kendall
1986-1988 Mr. Wayne A. Krauss
1988-1990 Mr. Herbert G. Lowinger
1990-1992 Mr. Michael O’Connor
1992-1994 Ms. Lorraine Hoffman
1994-1996 Mr. Gary Gray
1996-1998 Mr. Peter J. Donoghue
1998-2000 Ms. Diann Marsalek
2000-2002 Mr. Gregg Kiriazes
2002-2005 Mr. James Ludwig
2005-2008 Mr. David Winner
2008-2009 Ms. Diann Marsalek
2009-2010 Ms. Jennifer Dedes-Nowak
2010-2011 Ms. Diann Marsalek
2011-2012 Ms. Jennifer Dedes-Nowak
2012-2019 William DeMille
2019-current Kevin Lakomy
For more on the history of Lake View, check out Garry Albrecht’s blog: https://www.lakeviewhistoricalchronicles.org/