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As Andersonville Pledges To Keep Local Business Strong, Two Area Stores Reach Milestone Anniversaries
December 7, 2017The Andersonville neighborhood has taken on the ‘local first’ movement head-on through the years, promoting its small businesses in order for them to compete with corporate chain stores. Now the growing threat from on-line retailers such as Amazon on mom and pop stores gives the community a fresh challenge. The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce recently answered the call […]
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Elderly Woman Found Wandering In Edgewater Reunited With Family After Alert
December 6, 2017An elderly woman who was found Tuesday wandering in the Edgewater Beach neighborhood around 1:00 a.m., has been reunited with her family after a Chicago Police alert went out to help identify her. The woman, which police say is between 70-74 years of age, was walking on the 6300 block of N. Sheridan when found. […]
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Saving Woodruff Arcade Unlikely, Alderman Working To Improve Development’s Aesthetic Design
December 5, 2017The Woodruff Arcade at 6361 N. Broadway has area preservationists in gear to try to save the building from a proposed 7-story high rise. Even though there has been no set time table for the development, Alderman Harry Osterman of the 48th Ward feels the property will most likely be turned into a mixed-use complex. […]
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Iconic Edgewater Beach Apartments Gets A $100K Lighting Makeover
December 4, 2017Long a symbol of the community, the Edgewater Beach Apartments (EBA) has completed a new street side makeover along Sheridan by adding 13 new streetlights that blend with the building’s iconic charm. The EBA residents will be holding a lighting ceremony this Wednesday for the entire neighborhood to celebrate. As the only remaining part of the […]
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Chicago Bears Player To Help Kick Off Care For Real’s 2017 Toy Drive
December 1, 2017There are many things this Holiday season that bring us great joy in our community, and the annual Care For Real Toy Drive is most definitely one of them. To make it even better, one of the beloved Chicago Bear players has signed on to help kick-off the event. Nick Kwiatkoski who is a linebacker for the […]
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Crews Break Ground On Apartment Complex That Will House New Local Target Store
November 29, 2017After entering negotiations with the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) in June of 2016, Three Corners Development broke ground yesterday on a new high-rise apartment complex that will house a new 23,000 sq ft flexible-format Target retail store. The development which is officially named ‘The Concord At Sheridan’ will help anchor the busy intersection where Broadway, Sheridan and […]
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Edgewater/Andersonville Organizations You Can Help This #GivingTuesday
November 28, 2017Today is Giving Tuesday or more popularly #GivingTuesday for hashtag activism purposes. Started in 2012, the event takes place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and helps kick off the Holiday season. Giving Tuesday was started by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation as a direct response to the overwhelming commercial spending the nation underwent on Black Friday and […]
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Edgewater Residents Returning To Vehicles Only To Find Their Tires Stolen
November 27, 2017Another rash of thefts are taking place in Edgewater where thieves are stealing tires from vehicles and leaving them sitting on cinder blocks. The black market is hot for stolen car parts, especially specialty tires. Vehicles with large tires, designer rims and such can bring in top dollar for crooks who want to make some […]
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New Image Released Of High Rise That Could Replace Woodruff Arcade
November 21, 2017New renderings have been released for the proposed high rise that could replace the Woodruff Arcade building at 6361 N. Broadway. The new images are the third incarnation of the complex (which is now called ‘The Arcade’) from the developer, Borekci Real Estate and Algonquin Ventures Real Estate LLC (who have an office in Schaumburg but are based in Ankara, Turkey). […]
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Local Residents Donate Prime Granville Property As Edgewater Art Space
November 20, 2017A new community art space on Granville will be opening to the public soon and will include a gallery, event space and multi-purpose meeting room. The gallery was donated to the Edgewater Artists In Motion to continue their work of increasing the visibility of local art in the neighborhood. The new corner space located at […]
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Unleash Your Inner Viking This Weekend In Andersonville
November 17, 2017The Andersonville strip is gearing up for the first ever Viking Challenge and Craft Beer Crawl which will highlight some of the area’s local bars and restaurants. According to Laura Austin, who is the Community and Events Manager for the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, the idea for the Andersonville Viking Challenge & Craft Beer Crawl was borne out […]
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These Andersonville 2-Bedroom Condos Are Listing For Just Under $600K
November 15, 2017A new development called ‘TheWin’ in Andersonville that which was just completed has three 2-bedroom top floor condominiums listed at just under $600,000. Another first level 3-bedroom is listed at $650,000. The new construction at 1470 W. Winona, which replaced a large single family home that was referred to by neighbors as ‘the compound,’ are currently the […]
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CTA Releases Conceptual Drawings Of Land Use After Red Line Rebuild, Includes New Hollywood Ave Train Entrance
November 14, 2017At a meeting held last week at the Edge Theater, CTA showcased a conceptual vision of land use after the red and purple modernization project (RPM) phase one is complete. Those drawings include new residential construction and a Hollywood Ave. entrance to the Bryn Mawr train station. The transit-oriented development (TOD) study introduced at the meeting aimed […]
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Owner Of Edgewater’s Pressure Billiards To Open Second Pool Hall
November 13, 2017After 11 years running Pressure Billiards at 6318 N. Clark in Edgewater, Owner Wahib Merchant will be opening his second pool hall in Albany Park around Thanksgiving. The new business at 3241 W. Montrose will be called Surge Coffee Bar & Billiards and will replace the old Marie’s Golden Cue which closed in March. The new billiards joint will be much like Pressure […]
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Edgewater To Celebrate Its Diversity At The 48th Ward International Unity Day Event
November 10, 2017Edgewater is one of the most diverse communities in the nation with more than 50 nations represented and over 70 languages spoken. In honor of our diverse neighborhoods, the first annual 48th Ward International Unity Day event will be held next weekend to celebrate our rich heritage. Alderman Harry Osterman and the 48th Ward office will be […]
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