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Castle On Berwyn Owner Will Be Selling Off Its Iconic Stone Carvings This Weekend
June 26, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

Love them or hate them, the well known stone carvings outside of the Castle on Berwyn at 1430 W. Berwyn have become an iconic sight for those strolling through East Andersonville. However, it has been announced that the property owner will be selling off most of the unique objects that have made the home so […]
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Furious Spoon In Andersonville Closes After Opening One Year Ago
June 21, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

After being open for about one year at its Andersonville location, Furious spoon at 5406 N. Clark has closed its doors. The unique approach to what Executive Chef Shin Thompson said was a hip-hop ramen shop never caught fire in Andersonville. The trendy approach to the typical ramen dish was mixed with different flavors in […]
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Man Receives Fourteenth Conviction For Andersonville Walgreens Armed Robbery
June 20, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

After already stacking up 13 convictions, a man has been convicted once again for a shoplifting incident turned armed robbery that occurred at the Andersonville Walgreens. On March 20 of last year around 2 p.m., 44-year-old Timothy Marion of the 2700 block of N. Hoyne entered the Walgreens at 5440 N. Clark and eventually starting loading merchandise into […]
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After A Long Decision, Century-Old Andersonville Trees Will Have To Come Down
June 19, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

After months of reviewing the possible options to save century-old trees along four East Andersonville side streets to make way for private sewage drains, Alderman Harry Osterman has announced that they will in fact need to come down. The residents who live in the area fought hard to keep the trees from being cut down, […]
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Andersonville Bank Robbed Yesterday By Man Wanted For Several Other Heists
June 18, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

A man who is wanted by the FBI for four bank robberies in the Chicago area, two of which were in the last month, hit again yesterday at an Andersonville area bank. Bringing his total to five heists since the beginning of the year, the man took aim at the TCF Bank branch inside the Jewel-Osco […]
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Popular Logan Square Bookstore Moving To Andersonville
June 17, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

After a search for a new retail location, an independent, brick-and-mortar Logan Square bookstore is looking for a ‘fresh start’ at an Andersonville storefront that will help them continue to flourish in the retail game. Unchartered books will be moving to 5140 N. Clark which will provide them a bigger space and allow customers to […]
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Three Years Prison Time For Men Who Robbed Edgewater Resident As He Lay Dying
June 14, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

It was a horrible accident that took the life of Edgewater resident and area bartender Eric Hall. However, what made the event shockingly worse is that two men robbed him as he lay dying instead of getting the critical help afterwards that may have saved his life. Now the pair is going to do prison […]
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Teenager Charged With Edgewater Shooting On Monday Evening
June 13, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

A teenager has been charged with a felony count of reckless discharge of a firearm that occurred on Monday evening on the busy corner of Hollywood and Sheridan. According to reports, several males got into an argument in the 1000 block of W. Hollywood. That incident got worse when the suspect pulled out a handgun and […]
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Chicago’s First Ever Drag Festival Is Coming To Andersonville
June 12, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

What is being billed as Chicago’s first drag festival will be coming to Andersonville on Pride Weekend with a line-up of Queer culture headliners and talent. The Chicago Is A Drag Festival (CIADF) will be taking place on Friday, June 28th from 4 p.m – 11 p.m. in the Cheetah Gym Parking Lot in Andersonville […]
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Several Reports Of Gunfire In Edgewater Since Sunday
June 12, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

Edgewater residents have flooded the police with phone calls and took to social media after several reports of gunfire have erupted in the community since Sunday. Around 9 p.m. this past Sunday, June 9, shots were fired on the 6000 block of N. Kenmore. Witnesses said that between 5-10 shots were fired quickly. The front entrance […]
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Proposed Complex May Be Built On Rare Undeveloped Sheridan Rd Land By 2021
June 11, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

After sitting vacant for up to four decades, a very rare parcel of Edgewater land that sits below a mecca of Sheridan Rd. high rises could see a new six-story complex as soon as 2021. Developer Jason Vondrachek of Quest Realty Group is ready to build on the property at 5950 N. Sheridan Rd. which […]
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Edgewater Man Charged With Shooting That Leaves Man In Serious Condition
June 10, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

An Edgewater man is charged with shooting another man while he walked out of a convenience store, leaving the victim in serious condition. Juan Foster, 36, of Edgewater, is charged with one felony count of aggravated battery by discharge of a firearm after shooting an 18-year-old man as he left an Old Town store on […]
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Two Andersonville Restaurants Make Tribune’s Favorite Appetizers List
June 6, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

The main course is typically the star, but don’t forget the appetizers (especially at these two Andersonville restaurants). The Chicago Tribune announced their 24 favorite appetizers at Chicago-area restaurants and Andersonville showed up on the list. In May, the news source worked through a myriad of the sometimes forgotten starters and pulled together the picks. Big Jones, […]
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Founders Of Shuttered LGBT Sports Bar Crew Announce Plans Of New Edgewater Project
June 5, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

The original founders of the now closed LGBT sports bar Crew Bar and Grill (4804 N Broadway) have announced plans to open a new diverse sports tavern on Broadway in Edgewater. Steve Milford and Brian Wells are planning to open the new venue at 6341 N. Broadway. They have officially signed a lease at the space […]
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Big Screen Classics Come To Edgewater For 2019 Movies In The Parks
June 4, 2019 / By Edgeville Buzz

Movies in the Park is back, and this this year they will be featuring mostly Hollywood classics at the Edgewater Locations that have entertained viewers for decades. The 2019 season will officially kick off in Edgewater at Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd. on June 7 with the 1959 Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon drag-comedy, Some […]
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