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Charting the Future of Rogers Park? Neighborhood Group Tries to Reach Out
For many years Rogers Park has been known as one of Chicago’s most diverse neighborhoods, welcoming people from Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Though Rogers Park is widely loved for its diversity, the neighborhood faces a host of problems, including foreclosures, a lack of investment, high crime and also fears... »
Eye-Opening Seminar Exposes North Side Gangbanging
By Lorraine Swanson, Editor, Lake Effect News In a packed auditorium at Swedish Covenant Hospital, a North Side audience snacked on chocolate Macadamia nut cookies donated by a local Costco and got a few lessons in gangbanging. Much of the information presented at last week’s community gang awareness seminar hosted by Cook County State’s Attorney Anita... »
Rogers Parkers love to (car) share
June 30, 2009 – Maybe you’ve seen them in a parking lot near your house, zipping along a busy thoroughfare, or on display at a local street festival. It’s I-GO Car Sharing, and the Rogers Park community has been savvy on this non-profit’s purpose for years. “The Rogers Park community really reaches out to us because... »
Community Group Aims to Educate Rogers Park on Foreclosures
Story by: Jon DePaolis April 22, 2009 – The foreclosure crisis has devastated neighborhoods all over Chicago, but as described at a community meeting convened by the Rogers Park Community Development Corporation (RPCDC) March 21, Rogers Park has been one of the hardest hit. It has also received relatively little attention since many of the neighborhood’s... »
