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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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Edgewater And Andersonville Put Out Efforts To Promote Local Online Holiday Shopping
December 10, 2020With the Holidays here and Covid dictating how we buy gifts for those we love this year, both Edgewater (ECC) and Andersonville (ACC) Chambers of Commerce are actively promoting local businesses online. A vaccine is on the way and that is of course the best present of all! Unfortunately, it will not arrive until after […]
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New Andersonville Shop Takes The Typical Corner Store To The Next Level
December 8, 2020With hundreds of tiny convenience stores quietly nestled along neighborhood streets throughout Chicago, a new bodega has emerged in Andersonville to challenge the idea of quick grab and go shopping. New York style bodegas are the inspiration for a fresh Andersonville storefront called Ándele which has taken over the old vintage clothing store Tilly at 5232 […]
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Chicago’s Winter Parking Ban Is Back Snatching Up 200+ Cars This Morning
December 1, 2020Chicago’s winter parking ban took effect early this morning resulting in many unhappy residents after they discovered their vehicles were among the 232 cars towed overnight. The City of Chicago and the Department of Streets and Sanitation start the parking restrictions on the first of each December. They continue towing vehicles nightly through April 1. […]
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Edgewater High Rise Fire Kills Woman And Her Service Dog
November 25, 2020A fire broke out in an Edgewater beach apartment complex yesterday morning claiming the lives of both a woman and her service dog. First responders received a call around 9:20 a.m. about a fire in a 8-story building on the 5200 block of N. Kenmore. When firefighters entered the apartment they found both a 58-year-old […]
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Four Andersonville Retail Shops Proactively Close To Help Slow Covid
November 20, 2020With Covid-19 cases and deaths surging across Illinois, local businesses are feeling the financial pressure as tighter restrictions begin today. At least four Andersonville retail stores however have already made the decision to temporarily close their brick and mortar storefronts to help protect their employees and customers from the virus. Though stores with online shops […]
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Andersonville’s Hopleaf To Temporarily Close until It Is Safe To Reopen
November 16, 2020Andersonville’s well-known Hopleaf bar and restaurant at 5148 N. Clark has announced that they will temporarily close and reopen when the city of Chicago says it is safe to do so. The statement appeared on the business’ Facebook page last week. Hopleaf management said that restrictions on indoor dining, the new stay at home recommendation […]
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Edgewater Resident Selected To Be Among 13 On Biden’s COVID-19 Task Force
November 11, 2020As President-elect Joe Biden takes on his monumental role to lead the country, he has made COVID-19 the top priority. He began by selecting 13 individuals to run the task force created to combat the pandemic which is almost claimed a quarter million US lives. This past Monday it was learned that one of Chicago’s […]
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