FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Andersonville Arts Week Expands For 2019 With A New Two-Day Outdoor Fest
New Urban General Store Opens In The Heart Of The Andersonville Strip
Man Banned From Andersonville After Women Report Years Of Assaults
Third Developer Will Try To Build At 5440 Sheridan
Historic Edgewater Glen Is Showcased On The 2019 Home Tour
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Senn High Teacher And Local Actor Charged With Sexually Assaulting A Student
September 18, 2019A Senn High School teacher and well-established actor within Chicago’s theatre scene has been charged with a single count of criminal sexual assault with possible future felony charges to follow after an inappropriate relationship he had with one of his underage students. It was announced that Senn High’s theatre director and teacher, 40-year-old Joel Ewing, was taken […]
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Andersonville Arts Week Expands For 2019 With A New Two-Day Outdoor Fest
September 16, 2019One of the neighborhood’s most anticipated events is about ready to take over Andersonville with such a creative force that it needs nearly an entire week to contain it all. Andersonville Arts Week returns for their 17th year and has added to the line-up its first two-day outdoor fest that will span three blocks along […]
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Andersonville To Participate In An Alternative Construction Program That Could Save Hundreds Of Chicago Trees
September 13, 2019The East Andersonville neighborhood came together earlier this year when it was learned that many of the century-old trees that line their streets would be cut down to make way for an impending water main construction project. However, after much protest over their removal and concern that options were not being discussed, Chicago Mayor Lori […]
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Man Banned From Andersonville For Series Of Sexual Assaults Strikes Again While In Custody
September 13, 2019A man who was banned from Andersonville for a series of sexual assaults against women and then arrested recently for violating that order after another incident has struck again while in custody. After committing several sexual assaults aimed at women in Andersonville since the beginning of the year, 41-year-old Willie Wright was banned from the neighborhood […]
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New Urban General Store Opens In The Heart Of The Andersonville Strip
September 11, 2019A new store that describes its goods as fun, functional, inspirational and well-designed has opened in a vacant storefront in Andersonville and promises to offer a one-stop shopping for gifts, accessories, novelties, and toys. The new Enjoy urban general store at 5307 N. Clark is the second location for the company who also owns an online […]
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Man Banned From Andersonville After Women Report Years Of Assaults
September 10, 2019A man who was banned earlier this summer from Andersonville after multiple assaults on area women struck again three weeks ago prompting his arrest. The female victims of the crimes are now speaking out to warn others about the repeat offender. On August 20, 41-year-old Willie Wright was taken into custody after grabbing a woman as […]
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Third Developer Will Try To Build At 5440 Sheridan
September 9, 2019It has been announced that a new developer will try to build on the vacant lot at 5440 N. Sheridan. This time around however, they are scrapping the plans for a high rise and opting for a scaled down development. In a emailed statement on Friday, Alderman Harry Osterman informed the community that Cedar St. Properties […]
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Historic Edgewater Glen Is Showcased On The 2019 Home Tour
September 9, 2019Becoming a yearly tradition for many Chicagoans, the Edgewater Home Tour returns next weekend and will feature eight special homes in the Edgewater Glen neighborhood. The event will take place on Sunday, September 15 rain or shine. The homes, which will be open from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., will be located on Norwood, Glenlake and […]
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Care For Real Finds A Unique Fundraising Opportunity With Their Great Tomato Challenge
September 6, 2019Do we take the tomato for granted? Edgewater’s local food pantry Care For Real wants the community to take notice of the beautiful round vegetable during September as they have launched a new fundraising program to help bring in needed funds for the organization. The Great Tomato Challenge began on September 1 and will continue […]
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Andersonville Bakery Lost Larson Gets National Props
September 5, 2019Following in the footsteps of Andersonville’s Swedish Bakery, Lost Larson (5318 N. Clark) has some pretty big shoes to fill especially after announcing they would be recreating the green marzipan princess cake the legendary business made before they closed a few years back. Lost Larson owner and head chef Bobby Schaffer has planted firm in the […]
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Planned 6-Story Building On Granville Will Not Move Forward
September 4, 2019Developers that were planning to build a six-story building on Granville Ave. have decided not to move forward with the project and have instead renovated the existing two-story structure on the property. The planned new construction that was deigned by local architect Thom Greene of Greene and Proppe Design was to add 10 two-bedroom and […]
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Police Alert Edgewater Residents About Recent Home Burglaries
September 3, 2019The Chicago Police Department has issued an alert for the 20th District (Lincoln) area regarding recent home burglaries last month in the Edgewater neighborhood. The alert was issued on Sunday, September 1 after two burglaries occurred on the same block on August 8, 2019. The homes were located on the 5500 block of N. Magnolia. […]
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Teenager Arrested And Charged With This Week’s Brutal Attack On Bryn Mawr
August 30, 2019A teenager was arrested and formally charged with a brutal attack this week on Bryn Mawr Ave. that left a man in critical condition. At about 10 a.m. Thursday, the 17-year-old suspect was taken into custody on the 5400 block of N. Kenmore. He was positively identified as one of two males who attacked a 37-year-old […]
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New Edgewater Art Initiative Seeking Area Properties To Showcase Vibrant Murals
August 29, 2019A new Edgewater art initiative has started to produce vibrant art installations on the faces of normally bland walls across the neighborhood. The organizers of the initiative, Michelle and Robyn Lytle of the Lytle House (5517 N. Broadway), started the project to help beautify the area with eye-catching murals. Once the location is selected, the […]
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Police Seek Help In Two Separate Reports Of Missing Edgewater Residents
August 27, 2019Chicago Police put out two separate alerts seeking public help in finding two people who went missing from the Edgewater neighborhood recently. A 42-year-old woman, Esmeralda Zela-Stuva, has been missing since August 25. She lives on the 5700 block of N. Sheridan and is described as 5-foot-2, 120 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and enjoys walking […]
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