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Andersonville Chamber Executive Director Resigning, Search For Replacement Postponed
July 22, 2020After over three years at the helm of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC) and the Andersonville Sustainable Community Alliance (ASCA), its Executive Director Sara Dinges has resigned from her position in order to take a new job with the City of Chicago. Dinges has been an integral part of the community for over a […]
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CTA Trains Will Not Stop At Edgewater Stations Through The End Of July
July 20, 2020A Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) service alert went out over the weekend to alert its customers that there will be no Northbound service to three of the four Edgewater red line stations through the end of July. The stations affected by the plan will include Bryn Mawr, Thorndale and Granville. During this time all Northbound […]
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Autopsy Reveals That Edgewater Man Found Dead In His Refrigerator Was Strangled
July 14, 2020The lifeless body of a man was discovered last Thursday stuffed in his Edgewater Beach high rise apartment refrigerator. It has since been learned that the cause of death was strangulation. On July 9, Police were called to the Hollywood Towers Condominiums (5701 N Sheridan) by someone from the building’s condo association for a well-being […]
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Edgewater Community Alert Issued After Woman Is Sexually Assaulted On Lakefront Trail
June 23, 2020A community alert was issued by Area 3 Detectives after a man sexually assaulted a woman who was walking her dog near Foster Ave. Beach. The suspect remains at large. According to police, the woman was on an early morning stroll with her dog around 5:45 a.m. in the 5300 block of North Lake Shore […]
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Family Gets Justice For Death Of Edgewater Man Who Overdosed On Drugs That “Will Knock You Out Like Mike Tyson In His Prime”
June 18, 2020The mother of 29-year-old Joshua Bloomfield turned the terrible pain of losing a child into action over the last year by protesting alongside others to get the criminal system to prosecute drug dealers. Now the man who sold Bloomfield the fatal dose of narcotics has been charged with homicide. Bloomfield, who was remembered as a […]
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Filmmaker’s Onion City Fest Will Stream Worldwide From Edgewater – And This Year It’s Free!
June 16, 2020Since taking over the Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival (OCFF) in 2001, The Chicago Filmmakers have developed the event into an artistic powerhouse. With COVID-19 threatening to cancel the 2020 program however, it was decided to postpone the event and offer its audience a free virtual experience which begins this week. OCFF was […]
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Antique Store That Helped Redefine Edgewater’s Broadway Has Closed
June 9, 2020North Broadway in Edgewater has seen some amazing business growth in the last few years. Yet for those local store owners the daily grind got much harder once COVID-19 hit forcing a state-wide shutdown. Not only did the restaurant/bar Income Tax at 5959 N Broadway shutter during the closures, residents are now learning that Edgewater […]
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Andersonville Midsommarfest Canceled, But Fundraiser Will Still Provide A 16 Candles Fix
June 8, 2020With Chicago Summer festivals in limbo due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the city finally confirmed last week that it will not be issuing special events permits until after Labor Day this year. Originally planned for early June, the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC) hoped to still hold the event and postponed it until the weekend […]
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Andersonville Farmers Market Reopens With Online Ordering
June 4, 2020Getting back to normal is a slow process, but the organizers of the Andersonville Farmers Market (AFM) have found a way to reopen by allowing customers to order online and pick up their groceries safely. The 11th season of the market officially opens next week, however customers can purchase their items online through the ordering […]
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Unfounded Rumors That Include Destruction Of Northside Communities Prompt CPD To Recommend Staying Off Social Media Right Now
June 3, 2020The rise of social media has done great things in connecting communities and providing important information. But with all the good, there is often those that take advantage in negative ways. Like a tornado unfounded rumors have been swirling on social media creating additional panic and fear around us. Concerned residents unintentionally help fuel the […]
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Multiple Andersonville Stores Looted, Alderman Says Incidents Could Happen Again Tonight
June 2, 2020The peaceful protests in response to the death of George Floyd and the systemic racism and police brutality directed towards those of color has given rise to separate incidents of crime throughout the nation. Though the Edgewater area was unscathed by looting according to current reports, a few Andersonville storefronts were not so lucky. An […]
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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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