Lakeview Divorce & Family Law Attorney

Getting downtown from Lakeview

For this page, Lakeview means the city's Lake View, Boystown and Wrigleyville map areas combined.

Lakeview sits in the Lake View community area.

From the middle of Lakeview, in straight lines: Daley Center 4.6 mi · Domestic Violence Courthouse 5.1 mi · our office 4.5 mi.

• Red Line to Lake station: Addison (0.2 mi, accessible): 28 trains 7–9 a.m., 18 min; Sheridan (0.5 mi): 27 trains 7–9 a.m., 20 min.
• Blue Line to Clark/Lake station: Addison (0.2 mi, accessible): 29 trains 7–9 a.m., 18 min.
• Brown Line to Washington/Wells station: Addison (0.2 mi, accessible): 27 trains 7–9 a.m., 25 min; Diversey (1.0 mi, accessible): 26 trains 7–9 a.m., 16 min; Paulina (0.7 mi, accessible): 27 trains 7–9 a.m., 22 min; Southport (0.4 mi, accessible): 26 trains 7–9 a.m., 22 min; Wellington (0.8 mi, accessible): 27 trains 7–9 a.m., 18 min.
• Purple Line to Clark/Lake station: Diversey (1.0 mi, accessible): 16 trains 7–9 a.m., 16 min; Wellington (0.8 mi, accessible): 16 trains 7–9 a.m., 18 min.
• Nearest Metra stop to Lakeview: Ravenswood (Union Pacific North), 1.7 mi.

17 CTA bus routes stop in Lakeview:

• 77 Belmont: 26 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Belmont & Broadway, Belmont & Clark and Belmont & Greenview
• 151 Sheridan: 23 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Inner Lake Shore Drive & Belmont, Lake Shore & Addison and Lake Shore & Brompton
• 22 Clark: 18 stops in Lakeview, e.g. 3930 N Clark, Clark & Addison and Clark & Barry/Halsted
• 80 Irving Park: 15 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Irving Park & Ashland, Irving Park & Broadway and Irving Park & Clarendon
• 152 Addison: 15 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Addison & Ashland, Addison & Broadway and Addison & Clark
• 76 Diversey: 14 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Diversey & Ashland, Diversey & Cambridge and Diversey & Clark/Broadway
• 36 Broadway: 13 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Broadway & Addison, Broadway & Barry and Broadway & Belmont
• 135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express: 13 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Inner Lake Shore Drive & Belmont, Irving Park & Clarendon and Irving Park & Marine Drive
• 8 Halsted: 12 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Halsted & Addison, Halsted & Aldine and Halsted & Belmont
• 156 LaSalle: 12 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Belmont & Broadway, Belmont & Halsted and Belmont & Halsted Terminal
• 146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express: 11 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Inner Lake Shore Drive & Belmont, Lake Shore & Addison and Lake Shore & Brompton
• 9 Ashland: 9 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Ashland & Addison, Ashland & Belmont/Lincoln and Ashland & Berteau
• X9 Ashland Express: 7 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Ashland & Addison, Ashland & Belmont/Lincoln and Ashland & Diversey
• 134 Stockton/LaSalle Express: 7 stops in Lakeview, e.g. Sheridan & Barry, Sheridan & Belmont and Sheridan & Briar

Also stopping in Lakeview: 78 Montrose, 143 Stockton/Michigan Express, 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express.

Police district for Lakeview

All of Lakeview is in the 19th District (Town Hall).

• 19th District station, 0.3 mi from Lakeview: 850 W Addison St, (312) 744-8320

Police beats covering Lakeview: 1912, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1933, 1934.

Schools and attendance areas in Lakeview

CPS lists 10 schools inside Lakeview for 2025-26:

• Alexander Hamilton Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 1650 W Cornelia Ave; 0.7 mi
• Augustus H Burley Elementary School — K to 8; 1630 W Barry Ave; 0.9 mi
• Harriet Tubman Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 2851 N Seminary Ave; 0.9 mi
• Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy — K to 8; 3319 N Clifton Ave; 0.3 mi
• Horace Greeley Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 832 W Sheridan Rd; 0.5 mi
• Inter-American Elementary Magnet School — pre-K to 8; 851 W Waveland Ave; 0.3 mi
• James G Blaine Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 1420 W Grace St; 0.5 mi
• Louis Nettelhorst Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 3252 N Broadway St; 0.8 mi
• Ravenswood Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 4332 N Paulina St; 1.2 mi
• Lake View High School — 9 to 12; 4015 N Ashland Ave; 0.8 mi

Attendance areas covering Lakeview:

• 31% of Lakeview: Louis Nettelhorst Elementary School (elementary, 0.8 mi away)
• 14% of Lakeview: James G Blaine Elementary School (elementary, 0.5 mi away)
• 12% of Lakeview: Horace Greeley Elementary School (elementary, 0.5 mi away)
• 12% of Lakeview: Augustus H Burley Elementary School (elementary, 0.9 mi away)
• 10% of Lakeview: Alexander Hamilton Elementary School (elementary, 0.7 mi away)
• 9% of Lakeview: Harriet Tubman Elementary School (elementary, 0.9 mi away)
• 7% of Lakeview: Ravenswood Elementary School (elementary, 1.2 mi away)
• 86% of Lakeview: Lake View High School (high school, 0.8 mi away)
• 12% of Lakeview: Lincoln Park High School (high school, 2.1 mi away)

Help near Lakeview

• Merlo Branch, 644 W. Belmont Ave., (312) 744-1139 — inside Lakeview
• Lincoln Belmont Branch, 1659 W. Melrose St., (312) 744-0166 — inside Lakeview
• North Area Community Service Center, 845 W. Wilson Ave., (312) 744-2580 — 1.3 mi
• Apna Ghar (domestic-violence advocacy), (773) 334-4663

Next to Lakeview

Neighboring pages: Lincoln Park, Uptown, Ravenswood, North Center and Roscoe Village.