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Rogers Park Shoppers Offered Cash Back for Shopping Local This Holiday Season

Rogers Park Business Alliance is offering shoppers cash back this holiday season when they patronize local businesses, with the hope of encouraging residents to stay in the neighborhood to do their holiday shopping. When customers collect $100 or more in receipts from three or more merchants participating in the promotion, they’ll receive $25 back and if they collect $150 or more in receipts from three or more participating businesses, they’ll receive $50 back. The promotion runs from now until December 31, 2010.
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Posted on November 23, 2010

Strip Searches Taxing to Property Owners - By Mike Glasser

The hot topic at last Tuesday night’s Rogers Park Builder’s Group Director’s meeting was property taxes. Over the past few days, members have been receiving our long awaited, but dreaded, 2nd installment 2009 tax bills from the Cook County Treasurer. (2009 bills are due in 2010.) For landlords, property taxes are usually our second largest expense item behind our mortgages, and, unfortunately, taxes are the least predictable - especially every third year when reassessments occur. A substantial increase in taxes often makes the difference between a building generating a positive cash flowing or running a negative balance. True enough, due to tax increases, this year many of us will face negative cash flows and further drop in property values for our properties. One can understand the feeling of outrage. Follow along right here.

Posted on November 19, 2010

Tenant/Landlord Workshop Series

Presented by: Community Investment Corporation CIC Each participant will receive a Certificate of Completion upon completing all four sessions! Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m.
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Posted on November 18, 2010

Community Meeting to Review Plans for the Howard Streetscape Project

Community meeting to review plans for the new Howard Street streetscape project. The meeting will take place Monday, November 22nd, 7:00 p.m. at the Willye White Park Fieldhouse, 1610 W. Howard.
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Posted on November 18, 2010

Tom Westgard talks to Ald. Moore about the RIF proposal

Alderman Joe Moore on the RIF Tom Westgard, who writes the Mountain of Evidence blog asked Alderman Joe Moore some basic questions about the Rental Improvement Fund or RIF. Here is his response:

Posted on November 15, 2010

Glenwood Sunday Winter Market Winter Market

The weather outside isn't frightful (yet), but the new Glenwood Sunday Winter Market will be delightful! Glenwood Sunday Winter Market opened Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 6956-58 N. Glenwood, right next to The Glenwood Bar. Just in time to stock up for Thanksgiving!! Glenwood Sunday Winter Market is a foodie market specializing in locally grown (and organically grown when possible) produce and foods. The market will continue to accept Master Card and Visa and is extending their Market for All matching fund program for Link/SNAP guests. Follow the Glenwood Sunday Market on For more information visit http://www.glenwoodsundaymarket.com

Posted on November 11, 2010

MARKET DAZED Nov 7th

Last year this event marked the launch of the Glenwood Sunday Market's community outreach. This year we are celebrating a successful inaugural season, helping to fund a monthly winter market, and ensuring a great second season.
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Posted on November 02, 2010

Property Assessments in Rogers Park open for appeal to the Cook County Board of Review

Residents of Rogers Park are now able to appeal their 2010 property assessment to the Cook County Board of Review. The deadline for appeal is November 8, 2010. Click here for more information on the appeals process.
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Posted on October 26, 2010

Jarvis Square Halloween Party

Rogers Park Parents present Halloween in Rogers Park Date: Sunday October 31, 2010 Time: 4 to 6 p.m. Location: Jarvis Square Events 4-4:30pm: A performance from the Lifeline Theatre cast of Click Clack Moo 4:30-5pm: A music show from Miss Aimee Leigh 5-6pm: Join the dance party with Northside Dance Plus continuous fun with: Face painting Cookie decorating Card tricks Family puppet making Fall clay sculpting featuring art therapist and educator Sharon Hyson. And a giant spider web maze! Rogers Park Business Alliance is acting as a fiscal agent of Rogers Park Parents. For more info Rogers Park Parents

Posted on October 22, 2010

Eat, Drink & Buy Local

Local First Chicago in cooperation with the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce and the Rogers Park Business Alliance invite you to Eat, Drink & Buy Local. Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Location: Uncommon Ground 1401 W. Devon Avenue
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Posted on September 20, 2010

WILLYE WHITE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL NOTICE OF ELECTIONS

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST 7:15 p.m. 1610 W. Howard Street Open Offices: President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer For more info about Willye White Park click here
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Posted on September 15, 2010

Community Meeting to Discuss Loyola’s Proposal to Amend Its Planned Development

Alderman Moore invites you to attend a community meeting to review Loyola University's proposal to update and amend its 1997 Institutional Planned Development with the City of Chicago (1997 map). The meeting will be held on Monday, September 13th, 7:00 p.m., at Loyola University's Crown Center Auditorium, 1001 W. Loyola (at the Lake).
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Posted on September 10, 2010

Happy Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
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Posted on September 03, 2010

Morse/Glenwood Streetscape Update

A strike by the Laborers' and Operating Engineers' unions has halted work on construction sites throughout the Chicago area, including the Morse/Glenwood Streetscape project.
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Posted on July 14, 2010

Market For All Fest - Sunday July 11th

The Glenwood Sunday Market, in Rogers Park, presents the Market for All Fest. This night of local music and entertainment at The Morseland will provide funds to support the Market for All program at the Glenwood Sunday Market. The program enables families who rely on the Illinois LINK card to have access to fresh, nutritious local products. In addition, the program will match up to $10 in LINK purchases per card-holder, per market day.
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Posted on July 08, 2010

Calling All Artists! Applications to Design an Underpass Mural Now Being Accepted

All Chicago-based artists are invited to submit a design for one of twelve murals that will grace the CTA and Metra underpasses in the 49th Ward. The "Mass Underpass Murals Project" was one of the funding proposals that received voter approval in the Participatory Budgeting Election last April in which I gave the 49th Ward residents the power to determine how I would spend the 49th Ward's capital budget allocation.
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Posted on June 23, 2010

Join the Rogers Park Community Council for a Summer Fundraiser

Thursday, June 17 - 5:30 to 9:30 PM The Glenwood 6962 N. Glenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 Phone: 773-764-7363 10% of the evening’s proceeds go to Rogers Park Community Council Social Service Programs Rogers Park Community Council, 1530 W. Morse Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 (773) 338-7722 http://www.RogersPark.org Serving the Community Since 1952
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Posted on June 07, 2010

Alderman Moore Gives Green Light to Howard St Development

The Alderman sponsored a community meeting in February and a follow-up meeting on May 3rd on a proposed zoning change to allow construction of a new residential and commercial development at 1557-61 W. Howard (the former Wisdom Bridge Theater building and the former DevCorp North office building).
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Posted on May 25, 2010

Morse Streetscape Project begins…

Dear Neighbor, I'm pleased to report that construction will begin THIS MONDAY, MAY 3rd, on the long-awaited Morse-Glenwood streetscape project. The project encompasses Morse Avenue from Ashland to Wayne and Glenwood Avenue from Lunt to Farwell on both sides of the elevated tracks.
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Posted on May 03, 2010

“Trash” to Treasure Free Swap - Spring 2010

1615 W. Howard Street Drop-Off Only: Saturday, May 15 Noon-4pm “Free Shop”: Sunday, May 16 2pm-6pm (Preview Noon-2pm for ticket holders who donated on Saturday)
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Posted on April 29, 2010