Short answers, pulled from the story.
Lincoln Park became a public park in 1860 when the Chicago Common Council approved repurposing burial properties into a public space. The name changed from Lake Park to Lincoln Park in 1865 following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Kashubian immigrants from north-eastern Poland formed a community around Southport and Clybourn starting in the postwar years. They established St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic parish in 1882 creating neighborhoods known as Jozafatowo and Kaszubowo.
A violent confrontation between demonstrators and police occurred in Lincoln Park during the week of the Democratic National Convention in 1968. The Church of Our Saviour opened its doors to provide shelter to young people fleeing the violence which eventually led to the creation of Care for Friends.
Seven mob associates and a mechanic were shot to death in an automobile garage located at 2122 North Clark Street on the 14th of February 1929. This event remains one of the most infamous gangland shootings in American criminal history.
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool stands as a National Historic Landmark listing within the larger park system alongside the Lincoln Park Zoo Conservatory. The neighborhood also contains five architecturally significant churches including St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic parish and institutions like the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.