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Spotlight - Alpha Adjusting

Alpha Adjusting Company is a licensed and credentialed public adjusting firm located in Chicago and available for nationwide claim services. In just the past seven years we've handled more than SEVENTY MILLION DOLLARS of adjustments and settlements on Real Property (both business and personal), Business Interruption, and Loss of Earnings claims. Our case work has extended into 13 states across the country. Find out more about Alpha Adjusting here.

Posted on January 23, 2012 | (0) Comments

Tricoci University in Rogers Park Celebrates Graduates

Tricoci University of Beauty Culture (TUBC) is the premiere beauty education provider that is redefining the industry and producing salon-ready graduates prepared for successful careers. Founded by international beauty industry leader Mario Tricoci in 2004
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Posted on January 13, 2012

Local Fitness Facility to Host Wed Jan 11 BizArts Breakfast

"180 Personal Fitness is hosting the January breakfast meeting of the Rogers Park Business and Artist Networking Group (RPBizArts), scheduled for Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 7:30 - 9:00AM, 317 W. Howard Street, Room 206, Evanston; $5.00. 180 Personal Fitness trainers are offering attendees of Wednesday's BizArts function a coupon, redeemable for one free personal training session, a $35 value.)"
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Posted on January 10, 2012

Two Local Fitness Facilities Ready to Help You Get Fit!

Two local fitness facilities are able to help you achieve your fitness goals and are offering fabulous affordable New Years packages to get you on the way to accomplishing a healthier lifestyle.
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Posted on January 09, 2012

Spotlight - Little People Day Care & Kindergarten

Welcome to our newest advertiser. Check out all the wonderful things they have been doing in the neighborhood since 1979
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Posted on November 21, 2011

Glenwood Sunday Market Moves Indoors

Mark your calendars for a wonderful series of Holiday Markets to be hosted by the Glenwood Sunday Market at The Glenwood Bar. November 13 and 20 will be devoted to Thanksgiving preparations with your favorite farmers and food artisans. December 10 and 11 will be a special Winter Holiday Farmers and Craft Event with all kinds of items both food and gifts! More details to come or feel free to contact Market Director Sheree Moratto at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 773-508-5885, ext 13.

Posted on November 10, 2011

Spotlight - The Building Group

The Building Group provides real estate services which maximize the value and quality of its clients’ real estate. Serving Chicago and its suburbs, The Building Group specializes in making properties outstanding in today’s challenging marketplace. Our Management Philosophy is simple: maximize the value of our client’s real estate. We are pro-active investigators, always on the outlook for problems to fix, ideas to make things better and available to listen. Our responsibility is to provide our clients with the necessary information and projected costs to make intelligent decisions, and translate complicated concepts into items easily understandable by non-real estate professionals. Read more about The Building Group here>>

Posted on November 10, 2011

RPBizArts Networking Breakfast - Willye B. White Center

Rogers Park BizArts is providing a great opportunity to meet some of the staff of the Willye B. White Park, tour the facility, and learn about a youth created and youth lead urban dance program that is inspiring many teenagers and young adults in the neighborhood. The Willye B. White Center, opened in 2008 and is named after the five time Olympian, Willye B. White. Among the Center’s more recent successes is completion of a youth football program, which just ended its first season with a winning record. Anyone driving along Howard Street in recent months have probably seen the football program in action.
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Posted on November 07, 2011

Check out the quarterly newsletter from the Rogers Park Builders Group

Rogers Park Builders Group (RPBG) is a non-profit grassroots organization that serves as a networking resource for landlords, real estate professionals, and developers. The mission of RPBG is to promote responsible ownership, property management, development, and maintain affordability within a dynamic and ethnically and financially diverse community. Our newsletter is produced three times a year and reaches over 1600 people familiarizing them with opportunities and success within our unique and diverse neighborhood. Read the newsletter here
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Posted on November 01, 2011

New Advertiser - Flatts and Sharpe Music Company

Flatts and Sharpe Music Company is a small town music store that somehow ended up in a big city. With our small town charm, affordable prices, and a friendly community of staff and musicians, Flatts and Sharpe music store is here to help with every aspect of a musician’s life. We leap at the opportunity to help the beginner of beginners become acquainted with the world of musical instruments. Questions are answered often before they are asked, so that new learners and parents feel right at home and comfortable with their new purchase. Learn more about Flatts and Sharpe here...

Posted on October 27, 2011

RP BizArts After Hours @ Rogers Park Community Bank

On June 11, 2011, Community First Bank became Rogers Park Community Bank, a branch of Northbrook Bank & Trust Company. Many of the employees you have come to know remain the same. They now have new convenient banking locations, and they are able to offer you enhanced features and services through the Wintrust Banking Group. Come to this month’s networking after-hours and see for yourself.
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Posted on October 25, 2011

Kegs for Kids: Drink Craft Beer to Help Kids Read Good

The annual Kegs for Kids benefit for Edgewater's Helen C. Pierce Elementary is coming up on Saturday. The craft beer tasting festival has grown out of its previous location at Metropolis Coffee, and this year's event will be at Loyola University's Mundelein Auditorium. Read the whole post on Chicagoist here>>

Posted on October 04, 2011

RP BizArts After Hours @ Mayne Stage

For this month’s after-hours, we invite you to visit The Mayne Stage, a place with a nod to the historic past of this grand facility. Mayne Stage features a restaurant (Act One Gastropub) and performance space that seats 300 and reflects the unique and diverse history of Rogers Park. The venue also presents a variety of terrific acts and live music from all around the world. Stop by this networking event and meet the staff, friends and most of all, enjoy yourself. Don’t forget to bring a friend. See you there!
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Posted on September 26, 2011

“My Worst Day Ever” - a local resident shares her 9/11 experience

By Elissa Jones

Fastening my seatbelt, I settled back into the airplane seat. I was looking forward to takeoff, so that I could then go to sleep. The previous night, my mind had continually raced through a series of agitated, aimless thoughts, and I had gotten to O'hare on - shall we say - "autopilot.” Sure, I'm still a little scared of flying, even while finding it exciting. 'Intellectually, I know it's safer than driving. We just hear more about plane crashes than car accidents,' I reassured myself. I looked out the window. It was a sunny morning. Too bad I wouldn't see much of it.
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Posted on September 11, 2011

Sip savvy: value wines at recession prices

By Mara Grbenick - The recession has drained demand for wine and other luxuries, but one Rogers Park wine shop is sustaining its business by sourcing quality wines at value prices for its customers. Taste Food and Wine opened in 2008 and has maintained its business during the economic downturn by pricing quality wines affordably. This is what most customers want. During a recent visit to the store, most of the clients were casual wine drinkers who often spend less than $15 to $20 per bottle.
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Posted on August 23, 2011

Spotlight - Sharon Kozak

Sharon is a Rogers Park Resident and Realtor with several properties for sale or rent in and around the Rogers Park Area. RECOGNIZED. RESPECTED. RESOURCEFUL. With over 9 years of experience in the ChicagoReal Estate Market, I help both buyers and sellers meet their real estate objectives. I have extensive knowledge of each of the communities located in Rogers Park and surrounding areas and will work tirelessly on your behalf to make your next home buying or selling experience a pleasant and successful one. Read more about Sharon here>>

Posted on August 10, 2011

Fresh for less at neighborhood grocers by Mara Grbenick

If you are one of the many people who struggle to eat enough fresh fruits and vegetables, look no further. Three local groceries offer an impressive rainbow of produce at low prices, and provide other perks like organic or unusual ingredients.
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Posted on August 09, 2011

Member Spotlight - Attorney Denise DeBelle

I have fifteen years experience in state and federal court and in a variety of administrative forums. I am proud of my successes in assisting those whose rights have been violated! Education, Memberships, Awards, and Community Service ♦ J.D., IIT-Kent College of Law ♦ B.A. (Urban Planning), University of Illinois, Urbana ♦ Member, National Employment Lawyers Association - Illinois ♦ Member, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association ♦ Certificate of Recognition from the Illinois House of Representatives for efforts in passing House Bill 2030 (1998) ♦ Board member, Rogers Park Business Alliance (2009- present ) • Member, Business Partners for Uptown and West Ridge Chamber of Commerce • President, Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council (2007-2008) • Pro bono attorney, Amicus Polonia (10+ years) Learn more here>>

Posted on August 01, 2011

SP Kebab offers taste of Europe

By Megan Millard for rogerspark.com. It’s not a gyro place. In fact, it’s not even a place you could compare to the hundreds and hundreds of other restaurants in Chicago. Tucked away in at the intersection of Pratt and Sheridan with vacant lots on either side, SP Kebab offers a taste of Europe that its owners say is unique. Peter and his wife decided to open the restaurant together. “One of the first things we did was we painted the walls orange,” she said. “We didn’t have any signs or advertisements outside that we were opening soon.”
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Posted on July 01, 2011

North Side’s Small Business Development Fund Gets Rolling

After she and her husband invested over $70,000 into their start up car detailing business, Rolling Clean Car Wash, Mrs. Denise Buckman-Morris and her husband Kevin Morris were almost ready to open their doors. However, they realized they needed some working capital to get the operation off the ground. Having been members of the North Side Community Federal Credit Union (North Side) in the Uptown neighborhood for several years, they became aware of the new Small Business Development Fund (SBDF). In June 2011, they closed on a $15,000 loan to help with marketing, salary and general operation costs for the business, which is located in Chicago’s Austin Community.
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