Your source for Chicago's Edgewater and Andersonville neighborhoods.
Archive for March, 2010
Action at Thorndale and Broadway
6:25 PM, Thorndale and Broadway – Report of open air drug sales. 6:33, Devon and Sheridan – Gang disturbance. Several men are flashing signs from a van. 6:34, Thorndale and Broadway – Officer reports that an arrest has been made near the Thorndale L stop, likely in relation to the selling call from 6:25....
Car crashes into house on Ridge
From the ECB’s Facebook page. A follower posted this picture and asks: “Anyone know what the story was with this car crashing into the houses on Ridge, right across the street from the Walgreens? They still haven’t pulled it out.”
Shots fired on Winthrop near school
From the Lake Effect News: Shots Fired On WinthropWhile investigating a “shots fired” call on the 5800 block of North Winthrop Avenue around 4:45 p.m. March 17, police learned of an altercation between an unknown number of males at the Swift Elementary School playground near Winthrop and Thorndale. Witnesses told police they saw two...
Car fire in alley
A reader sent us the above photo – this is what he found in the alley one night (March 19th) when coming home from work to his residence at Granville & Clark. Luckily the Chicago Fire Department was just a block away and quick to the scene. Police are still unsure what happened –...
Office Hours w/State Senator Steans
Questions, comments, concerns for your 7th District State Senator Heather Steans? Steans holds office hours this Thursday at her office (5533 N Broadway) from 3:30pm – 6:30pm.
Andersonville added to National Register of Historic Places
The Andersonville district of Edgewater was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Chicago Tribune article
Body of missing man identified
It saddens us to report that the man who had ties to the neighborhood that we reported missing in December has been found, dead. The body of David DelCiello was found on the Lake Michigan shoreline in New Buffalo, MI on a private beach earlier this month according to this ChicagoBreakingNews.com article.
Another ghost sign
Here’s an old ad for Foremost Liquor Stores, the closest of which is located at 1040 W. Argyle. Does anyone know where this sign is located in Edgewater?
Share your favorite: Brunch
The Chicago Reader recently listed 14 great brunch spots around Chicago, and two of Edgewater’s own made the list: M Henry & Banana’s Foster Cafe. Read their write-ups below, or the entire article here. We’re also curious – where do you brunch in Edgewater? Bananas Foster Cafe 1147 W. Granville | 773-262-9855 $$ AMERICAN,...
HopLeaf owners nix original plans for La Donna space, plan to expand Hoplead
Hopleaf owners Michael Roper and Louise Molner have decided to change up their plans for the building which they purchased next door that formerly housed the Italian eatery La Donna. Originally it was reported that the plan was to create a completely new concept next door – a Mediterranean inspired restaurant with a wine...
Businesses beware!!!
A local business owner asked that we share her story with the neighborhood. Apparently this type of scam has happened in the area last year as well, possibly by the same person. “A man comes around (last year it was just with tags, but this year he had a fire extinguisher) in a rush...
St. Gregory the Great High School to take new, high tech approach to teaching
From the Chicago Tribune: Struggling school pins hopes on high tech: St. Gregory the Great High School in Chicago is getting a reprieve with a new technology-based teaching and learning initiative that will start in the fall. Faced with an enrollment of just 140 students, massive deficits and possible closure, officials of St. Gregory...
10 year olds armed with phone books
From EveryBlock Chicago: Location: Sheridan & Thorndale“While walking home Monday I was suddenly hit extremely hard on the back of my lower leg. I turned and saw two young (10-12 year old?) African American girls running away and two still packaged phone books they’d hurled at me. I’d just noticed them across the street...
CPS Safe Haven for Spring Break 2010
The City of Chicago and CPS are bringing back the Safe Haven program designed to help keep students occupied over Spring Break, which begins this Friday and runs through April 5th. Events will be hosted at 40 churches across the city where kids can participate in sports, arts & crafts, and cultural activities. For...
