Rogers Park Residents Urge Police to Crack Down on Gang and Drug Houses
Everytime Luana McIntosh relocates to a new residence to get away from gangs in her Rogers Park neighborhood, she finds the same turf wars , the same issues of violence at her new home. “It’s still the same nonsense,” said McIntosh, who is 62. McIntosh is among the residents in this North Chicago neighborhood who […]
Chicago LGBTQ library set to open soon in new location in Rogers Park
In a move lasting nine months longer than anticipated and raising uncertainties, one of the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ libraries finally transitioned from Andersonville to Rogers Park on April 30. The Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, which holds collections of gay and lesbian history and hosts programs like theater groups and poetry readings, traded their West Granville […]
Coyotes worry pet owners in Rogers Park
After Susan Pinto, 38, heard reports that neighbors and relatives had spotted coyotes close to her home, she started blocking off her doggy door while she and her husband were at work. Animal lovers think of their pets as a part of the family, and North Side native Pinto is no exception. For Pinto, providing […]
Rogers Park To Heat It Up With Cook-off
The Glenwood Sunday Market will hold its fourth annual “Heat It Up!” chili cook-off in Rogers Park this Sunday, giving people a chance to warm up and escape from all of the snow. At least 21 different chefs, or teams, will participate in the competition by bringing their own unique chili to the Glenwood Bar, […]
Check out the Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest in Rogers Park–It’s Free!
Looking for something to do today? The Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest in Rogers Park has music, art, shopping, and food, and it’s free! Today is the last day. The fest is along Glenwood Avenue at Morse Avenue (the red line can bring you right there). The fest runs from noon to 9 p.m. Here are […]
Movies Return to Rogers Park Theater With A New And Old Name
By James Ginderske of The Urban Coaster The Village North Theater, the Rogers Park movie house that showed first-run movies until being shuttered for renovations last winter, has reopened as The New 400 Theater. While residents may know it best by its most recent moniker, the new name actually hearkens back to a previous life […]
