Thanks for this heads-up from Mary Ann Smith’s office about weekend closures in Edgewater: Work is underway on renovations to the CTA Red Line Stations in the 48th Ward. Improvements include new platform stair enclosures and interior rehab. Closures are as follows: 1:00 a.m. Saturday,September 27 to 4:00 a.m. Monday, September 29: Bryn Mawr and […]

The Edgewater Lounge, located at Bryn Mawr and Ashland, features $5 burgers every Thursday night. Make sure to get over to the Lounge to enjoy their fabulous outdoor seating area while the great weather lasts!

The Chicago Chamber Choir, a skilled choral ensemble of 38 singers, will perform its seventh annual holiday concert “Carols by Candlelight: A Holiday Sing-Along” on December 21st at Unity Luthern Church. The Choir will also be back in Edgewater, at the same location, on March 29, 2009 for its “Water Music: Currents of Life” concert. […]

From the Chicago Journal: Restaurant burglarizedSomeone slipped into a restaurant on the 5200 block of North Clark Street by breaking through the skylight some time between 1 and 9 a.m. Sept. 13. The thief used an aluminum ladder to climb down into the restaurant. Police believe that the thief used his own fist to break […]

According to NBC5, a 55 year old man was found dead hanging from a tree at around 10am this morning at 5435 N. Sheridan in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. Read the entire NBC5 article here

A reader tipped us off that Ardmore was closed down by police Monday morning between Broadway and Winthrop. According to a CBS2 story a man was shot while riding his bike around 4:45am in an attempted robbery. The gunman shot the victim at 1109 W Adrmore in the left shoulder and he was left paralyzed […]

What: Beach Clean-up of Kathy Osterman Beach!When: Saturday, September 20th 9:00AM-12:00PMWhere: Kathy Osterman Beach (Hollywood/Ardmore) Dear Edgewater residents, Please join us in the important effort to keep our beautiful shorelines clean. We have all enjoyed our beaches this summer and now it is time to pitch in together for an end-of-season beach clean-up! Please R.S.V.P […]

A reminder from the 48th Ward email Update: Voter Registraton and Early Voting Dates Announced The deadline to register to vote in the November ’08 presidential election is Tuesday, October 7, 2008. If you have moved since the last election, you must re-register at your new address. You can check your registration status at www.chicagoelections.com. […]

A blogger with the Chicago Tribune recently wrote about Daley’s support of a plan that would stretch the lakefront park from Hollywood Beach to Evanston. This was originally the plan of Daniel Burnham, who is credited with giving our city its beutiful lakefront park system. However, as you probably know, it was never completed and […]

5:42, 6208 N. Whipple – Residential burglary report. 5:43, 2605 W. Devon Ave. – Man is apparently detaining 5 young Asian males who damaged his car with a sharp instrument. 5:59, 5050 N. Broadway – Male black in all black clothing with a brown hat is selling drugs on the street. 6:05, Devon and Western […]

Chicago Police have released an official alert regarding the sexual offender we first posted about on 8/21. Recent attacks or attempted attacks that have occurred in Edgewater, Rogers Park, Uptown and Lakeview are being attributed to this same individual. The suspect reportedly approaches victims from behind and makes unwanted physical contact with them. The male […]

6:05, 4946 N. Sheridan – Man says his drug addict friend robbed him yesterday. 6:17, Jarvis and Rockwell – Officer would like to arrest a teen for theft and needs a car over there. Units in the area asked to respond. 6:35, Devon and Washtenaw – Robbery just occurred. 2 suspects, 1 male black and […]