North River Commission proudly serves as the service provider for the Albany Park & Irving Park Special Service Area (SSA #60) and supports local businesses and their customers.
What is an SSA?
Special Service Areas, known as Business Improvement Districts or BIDs in other cities, are local tax districts that fund expanded services and programs through a localized property tax levy within contiguous areas. The enhanced services and programs are in addition to those currently provided through the City. The City contracts with local non-profits, called Service Providers (such as North River Commission), to manage SSAs. Mayorally-appointed SSA Commissioners for each SSA district oversee and recommend the annual services, budget and Service Provider Agency to the City. There are currently 52 active SSAs in Chicago. All SSA meetings are open to the public. View our SSA60 meeting schedule here to attend.
Current programs and services within the business district:
- Facade improvement program, 50% rebates
- Security Camera Installation Rebate
- Sidewalk Cafe/Outdoor Dining Rebate Program, $500 rebate program for your patio
- Daily litter abatement
- Tree inventory, planting, and maintenance
- Landscaping box plantings and maintenance
- Snow removal (2" or more)
- Public art
- Bike parking inventory and addition
- Lightpole banners
- Business attraction and vacancy inventory
- District marketing and special events for customer attraction
SSA #60 Vendors for 2022:
- Landscaping: Patch Landscaping & Snow Removal
- Snow Removal: Piersa Snow Removal
- Litter Abatement: Cleanslate by Cara
- Auditor FY 2020: Eilts & Associates
- Lightpole Banners: Bannerville
- Design Guidelines & District Banners: LimeRed
2022 and 2023 SSA Commission meeting dates:
Meetings will be conducted via Zoom until further notice
- December 14, 2022
- January 11, 2023
- February 8, 2023
- March 8, 2023
- April 12, 2023
- May 10, 2023
- June 7, 2023
- July 12, 2023
- September 13, 2023
- October 11, 2023
- November 8, 2023
- December 13, 2023
SSA Commissioners
- Mark Aistrope - Chair: Meeting Tomorrow
- Saima Causevic - Treasurer: North Side Realty
- Andrew Levin: Bass Management
- David Maletin: Maletin Management
- Henrik Christensen: Resident
- Jaime Tyler-Alvarez: Mima's Taste of Cuba
- Nick Yassan: Rany Management
- Sara Lopez: Albany Bank & Trust Co.
- Andrew Chao: Somethin Sweet Donuts
Boundaries of SSA #60
On January 1, 2022, SSA #60's expanded to include 9.5 miles of sidewalk street frontage throughout Albany Park and Irving Park! The current boundaries are as follows:
- Montrose Ave: The Chicago River to Central Park Ave
- Lawrence Ave: The Chicago River to Pulaski Ave
- Kedzie Ave: Ainslie Ave to Irving Park Rd
- Kimball Ave: Lawrence to Leland
- Irving Park Rd: California to Central Park Ave
