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After Downzoning, East Andersonville Faces First Developer Poised To Test The Measure
May 28, 2020Over the past few years East Andersonville residents have worked to tighten building restrictions in order to avoid more demolitions of area homes to make way for luxury condominium complexes. But just as they thought downzoning was the answer to save its historic homes, one developer has become the first to test the limits of […]
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Care For Real’s Director Lyle Allen Leaving Organization After 8 Years Of Service
May 22, 2020It is hard to believe that it has only been eight short years since Lyle Allen took over the helm at Edgewater’s food panty Care For Real (CFR). But after growing the organization exponentially through the years, he has announced that he will be stepping down to pursue another opportunity. When Allen took over the […]
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Grab A Cocktail And Some Takeout For The Virtual Andersonville Midsommarfest
May 20, 2020Many people where disappointed to hear that Andersonville’s Midsommarfest would not help welcome in the Summer festival season this year. The show must go on however, and the event’s organizers will be offering a fun-filled virtual experience until we can once again pack the streets with merriment. The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC) had to […]
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Local Restaurants Offer Something Fresh With Pop-Up Grocery Stores
May 19, 2020Community restaurants have been scrambling to find fresh ideas to keep money flowing during the COVID-19 dining ban. With most businesses focusing on take-out and curbside delivery orders, some have also opened pop-up grocery stores and food events where people can shop for specialty foods while also supporting the local economy. Some large grocery stores […]
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After 6-Week Delay, Parking Restrictions For Street Sweeping Resume
May 18, 2020It was no fooling that on the first of April parking restrictions were supposed to commence to make way for street sweeping. The COVID-19 virus however put a quick halt to the plan on residential streets as Chicagoans were put on stay-at-home orders and workers who operate those big, blue cleaning machines focused on cleaning […]
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Man Gets 10 Years For Robbing 3 Edgewater Businesses Within Blocks Of His Home
May 11, 2020On December 1 of 2018, 28-year-old Stanley Krzak was apprehended by police for three armed robberies that occurred in Edgewater within a week. Besides making a bad choice to commit a crime, he made a worse decision by selecting businesses located near his home on the 5400 block of N. Broadway. One holdup was less […]
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Income Tax Wine Bar Will Not Reopen Once Dining Ban Is Lifted
May 8, 2020Income Tax Wine Bar at 5959 N Broadway has been a celebrated restaurant in Edgewater since their anticipated opening almost four years ago. In a post on their Facebook page yesterday however, the restaurant/bar announced that they would not be reopening their doors once the dining ban is lifted. The struggle for small business to […]
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Carjacker Beats And Robs Man In Edgewater Before Stealing His Car
May 4, 2020A man who was exiting his parked vehicle in Edgewater last Thursday was beaten and robbed by an armed suspect before he stole the victim’s car. The incident happened around 10:35 p.m on April 30. According to police, the 32-year-old victim was getting out of his parked vehicle on the 5800 block of N Kenmore […]
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Edge Of Sweetness Owner Puts Business On Pause During COVID-19 Crisis And Returns To Nursing
April 30, 2020As business owners struggle to cope with the current COVID-19 crisis, they are searching for ways to survive while under the shutdown order. One Edgewater bakery owner however, has decided to step away from her store temporarily and return to her previous profession of 22 years as a nurse in order to help care for […]
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Local Fitness Businesses Get Pumped Up During Shutdown Orders
April 28, 2020Making lemonade out of lemons? Call it what you will, but there is no substitute for actually having your doors open to earn a living. Edgewater and Andersonville fitness-oriented businesses have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 shutdown but they are finding ways to keep customers engaged. According to a mainstreet.org poll put out […]
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Edgewater And Andersonville Businesses Bring Frontline Workers Crucial Help In The COVID-19 Fight
April 22, 2020Across the nation those on the frontline of the COVID-19 virus are working tirelessly as they care for those in need while putting their own health at risk. That struggle is particularly evident in the Edgewater and Andersonville neighborhoods where the pandemic becomes more personal. First responders such as nurses, doctors, paramedics, firefighters and our […]
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Edgewater Man Shot To Death Over The Weekend
April 20, 2020The incident happened in the South Side’s Englewood neighborhood around 11:56 p.m. on Saturday. Alexis Perez, a 22-year-old from Edgewater, was sitting in the vehicle with the man when someone walked up to the them and fired several rounds. According to Chicago Police, Perez received multiple shots to his side and then ran from the […]
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Beard & Belly Opened In Edgewater Over Weekend – And Sold Out Of Food Each Day
April 20, 2020After two years of making Chicagoans’ mouths water in anticipation of their first dedicated restaurant, Beard & Belly finally opened this weekend alongside their partners Honeypie Cafe. Opening during a pandemic that has brought the restaurant industry to its knees is a risky move but the new space that houses Beard & Belly at 6157 […]
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Edgewater Man Faces 11 Years Prison Time For Crimes Involving 4 Different Women
April 17, 2020An Edgewater man who went free soon after posting ‘affordable bail’ in 2018 for three crimes involving three separate women faces 11 years in jail after assaulting another victim this past July. Edgewater resident Dujuan Oliver, who was 27-years-old at the time of the first three incidents, received four prison terms earlier this month from […]
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Andersonville Midsommarfest Postponed In Response To COVID-19
April 15, 2020With Summer soon approaching, Andersonville Midsommarfest celebrates the beginning of the season like no other. In response to the COVID-19 crisis however, all the social merriment the fest brings will have to wait as social distancing has postponed the event until late Summer. In an announcement by the fest’s organizers, the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce […]
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