FROM AROUND Edgewater
Boundary-Breaking, Women-Led Tattoo Studio Moving To Andersonville
Care For Real Awarded Funding To Help Expand New Rogers Park Program
Four New Businesses Take Flight In Edgewater
Andersonville’s The T-Shirt Deli Set To Close This Month
New Edgewater Carjacking Linked To Prior Incident On The Same Street
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Andersonville Store Scout Opens Unique “Côncept” Pop-Up Shop
March 5, 2021“Why not surround yourself with beauty?” That is the question one Andersonville furniture and design store is asking its customers. To help aid in the search for the the perfect pieces, they have opened a new pop-up shop that features exceptional mid-century moderne finds meant to inspire interior happiness. Since opening 17 years ago, Scout […]
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CTA To Hold First Of Two Virtual Town Hall Meetings Tonight About RPM Construction
March 2, 2021The first of two virtual town hall meetings will be held tonight to discuss the Lawrence to Bryn Mawr CTA Station/Track Stage A Construction and the impacts it will have on the Edgewater community. The first town hall will be held via Zoom tonight, March 2 at 6 p.m. Participants must register for each of […]
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Boundary-Breaking, Women-Led Tattoo Studio Moving To Andersonville
February 26, 2021A Ukrainian Village tattoo studio that began in 2018 has taken on the industry with a core value that everyone is accepted and respected. After setting in place an inclusive business model that is backed up by distinctive artists, Evoke Tattoos has announced they will be moving to Andersonville and into a larger space with […]
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Care For Real Awarded Funding To Help Expand New Rogers Park Program
February 23, 2021Care For Real has long been Edgewater’s support lifeline for those needing essentials such as food, clothing and even job support. Now it has been learned that the organization has been selected to receive a large grant to also help feed our neighbors to the North. When the pandemic hit last year shutting down the […]
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Four New Businesses Take Flight In Edgewater
February 18, 2021Though the number of businesses that have closed during the pandemic is tragic, several new businesses in Edgewater and Andersonville are setting the stage for the area’s future economic recovery. After reporting on several new businesses in Andersonville such as Ándele at 5232 N Clark, Parson’s Chicken & Fish at 5721 N Clark, and Rattleback Records new […]
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Andersonville’s The T-Shirt Deli Set To Close This Month
February 12, 2021Opening their first location in Bucktown in 2003, The T-Shirt Deli found a unique way of offering their custom-made product to the masses. Then in 2006 they expanded North into Andersonville, taking over a cozy little space just off Clark Street at 1482 W. Berwyn. In a recent email from The T-Shirt Deli owner Ninel […]
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Ex-Cop’s Friend Gets Reduced Sentencing After Violent Beating Outside Andersonville Gay Bar
February 11, 2021After a fight outside an Andersonville Gay bar that left two men critically hurt and another pair facing criminal charges, the Chicago Police Department was accused of dragging its feet to bring charges in the case. Now it has been learned that one of the two offenders has pleaded guilty to lesser charges and will […]
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New Edgewater Carjacking Linked To Prior Incident On The Same Street
February 9, 2021After another carjacking in Edgewater was reported authorities, the Chicago Police Department has put out a community alert about a link between the latest vehicular hijacking and another incident a few days prior. The two carjackings both happened on Granville Ave. in Edgewater. The first occurred at 8:30 p.m. on on Jan. 26 when a […]
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Michael Simmons Becomes First Openly Gay Illinois Senator, First Person of Color To Represent The District
February 8, 2021In a huge blow to to Rep. Kelly Cassidy who was once considered the frontrunner, Northside Democrats chose Michael Simmons to fill Sen. Heather Steans vacant seat. He will become the first openly gay Illinois senator and the first person of color to represent the far Northside lakefront area. He was officially sworn in at […]
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3 More Armed Carjackings And 2 Armed Robberies In Edgewater And Andersonville
February 2, 2021Over the last few days there has been new reports of armed vehicle hijackings and armed robberies in both Edgewater and Andersonville. Chicago Police are now looking into the crimes and the links between them. The most recent incidents over the weekend, two of which targeted food delivery drivers. Last Friday at around 6:50 p.m. […]
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Free COVID-19 Testing In Edgewater Next Week
January 28, 2021The 48th Ward’s Harry Osterman will be holding a free COVID testing site next week in partnership with Near North Health Service Corporation and Ismaili Jamatkhana. Anyone who is aged 5 and up will have the opportunity to get tested at no charge to them regardless of insurance or immigration status. The event will take […]
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Another Armed Carjacking In Edgewater Last Night
January 27, 2021With incidents drastically on the rise throughout Chicago, carjacking has become the latest crime to surge in the area. Yet after police offered a game of attack this past weekend, it has been learned that another person fell victim last night in Edgewater. At about 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening, a 29-year-old man was approached […]
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CPD Lays Out Plan To Combat Carjacking Surge In Chicago Communities Including Edgewater
January 25, 2021On Friday, Chicago Aldermen looked for guidance from area Police at a Committee on Public Safety meeting to address the recent rash of carjackings that have swept through Chicago neighborhoods including Edgewater. The numbers are very alarming. A reported 122 carjackings in Chicago since the beginning of 2021, twice as many as last year. In […]
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Multiple Vehicle Thefts Reported In Edgewater Area Including Armed Carjacking Last Week
January 18, 2021Several vehicle thefts that occurred in the 20th District (Lincoln) in December of last year into the beginning of 2021 has prompted the Chicago Police Department to issue community alerts. Now it was learned that an armed carjacking took place last week in Edgewater as well. According to police, a person was approached by three […]
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2 Teenagers Sought After 4 Armed Robberies In The Ridge Ave. Area Saturday
December 14, 2020Chicago police issued an alert yesterday to warn area residents about a series of four armed robberies all committed in about one hour Saturday evening. No one was injured during the incidents. Two teenagers are being sought in connection to the crimes which took place on several streets around Ridge Ave. in Edgewater. According to […]
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