Norwood Park resident celebrates 100th birthday
by JASON MEREL Longtime Norwood Park resident Helen Baran celebrated her 100th birthday on April 2 and reflected on 70 years of living on the Northwest Side “I have to say I’ve had a...
Category: Neighborhoods
Shelters at Jefferson Park terminal boarded up after man uses drill to damage art panels
by BRIAN NADIG Two warming shelters that are often used by the homeless at the Jefferson Park CTA Transit Center, 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., are boarded up following a Feb. 27 incident in which...
Sauganash School gym demolition expected to begin next week to make way for addition
by CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI Demolition of the almost 70-year-old gymnasium at Sauganash School, 6040 N. Kilpatrick Ave., is expected to begin near the end of the month to make way for a 3-story addition to...
Nature playspace at Little Gompers Park in Mayfair among the 8 winning 39th Ward participatory budget projects following community vote, Alderman Nugent announces
by BRIAN NADIG Eight infrastructure improvements, including projects in Mayfair and North Park Village, will be funded following the results of the 39th Ward participatory budget vote that concluded Feb. 11. The vote determines...
Downtown Edgebrook could be getting Police Observation Device camera following recent reports of gunshots; POD cameras already in the works for Sauganash
by BRIAN NADIG Downtown Edgebrook could be getting a Police Observation Device camera as part of an overall effort to install more PODs in the 39th Ward sections of the 16th (Jefferson Park) and...
Update: TIF improvements at Jefferson Park, Wilson Park total $1 million, not $5.3 million announced by mayor’s press office
by BRIAN NADIG Update: About $5.3 million in tax increment financing subsidies was going to be allocated for improvements to Jefferson Park, 4822 N. Long Ave., and Wilson Park, 4630 N. Milwaukee Ave., but...
