Mike's Corner
Posts from January 2011
Exciting “News” about this website
We at rogerspark.com are proud to announce that Bob Spoerl will be joining our team, submitting original content local news. A Loyola University of Chicago graduate and former Rogers Park resident who is midway through the journalism program at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, Bob will be posting articles about the Rogers Park neighborhood onto this website.More…
An Aldermanic Election in the Air?
We ought to have a vigorous discussion of the issues. There are many issues. What ideas does each candidate have for reducing the mega city budget shortfall? What changes can we expect with a new mayor and what role each candidate envision him having with a new administration? Is participatory democracy a good thing or does it unduly democratize decision-making that an alderman ought to be making on his own? What challenges does this neighborhood face in the area of public safety and coping with gang issues? How do we stimulate investment and further develop retail corridors, perhaps focusing the discussion on Howard Street? How do we help those who are facing any one of the numerous challenges in the area of housing - rental and home ownership? What about the TIF/RIF that one candidate has proposed?More…
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About the Author
Mike has a long term relationship with Rogers Park, having lived here at various times in his life, most recently returning to the neighborhood in August, 2009. While living here as a third year law student, he remembers drunken nights at Biddy Mulligan’s and hosting a couple of memorable parties that he, hypocritically, now forbids his own tenants from having. Years later, after completing his stint as a lawyer, Mike started investing in apartment buildings in Rogers Park (and elsewhere), and soon after, did what many newly divorced real estate investors do: he moved into one of his buildings. In 1992 Mike was one of the founding members of the Rogers Park Builders Group, an organization that he eventually headed for six years, until yielding those reigns three years ago. Around a decade ago, on a whim, he reserved the web site “Rogerspark.com,” which he has been developing ever since, and which co-hosts RP BizArts networking events. Mike is the proud father of three wonderful children, Amy, Mitch and Ella.
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