Rogers Park in 1,000 words: June 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Rock N Roll

Rock N Roll of Rogers Park at Leone Park Beach

Rock N Roll of Rogers Park at Quest Network Services

Bill Morton and Rock N Roll of Rogers Park at Triangle Park

Rock N Roll of Rogers Park with Marie, owner of Rogers Bark

Rock N Roll of Rogers Park with friends at Sherwin on the Lake

More on Rock N Roll of Rogers Park can be found here.

Some additional areas of interest for the Rogers Park community on RP1000 include:

147 Outer Drive Express

A.L. Taylor and Associates

Adelphi Theater

Albion Avenue

Arthur Avenue

Ashland Avenue

Beach bonfires

Beat 2422

Beat 2423

Bill Morton

Bill Morton Promotions

Bill's Digital Photos

Birchwood Avenue

Bosworth Avenue

Buffalo Joe's

Burr Tillstrom

Cafe Society

CAPS

Caribbean American Bakery

Charmers Cafe

Chase Avenue

China Hut

Clark Devon Hardware

Clark Street

Cunneen's

Devon Avenue

Devon Market

Enjoying the beach

Estes Avenue

Fargo Avenue

First Commercial Bank

Flatts and Sharpe Music Company

Gateway Senior Apartments

Good morning

Good News Community Kitchen

Greenleaf Avenue

Grill Inn

Gruppo di Amici

Hartigan Beach

Hermitage Avenue

Howard Station

Howard Street

J.B. Alberto's

Jarvis Avenue

Jarvis Grill and Wok

Jarvis Station

Jonquil Terrace

Joseph J. Gentile Center

Juneway Terrace

Lake Michigan

Lakeside CDC

Lakewood Avenue

Leona's

Leonard Dubkin Park

Lifeline Theatre

Lightning storms

Loyola University

Loyola University Ramblers

Lunt Avenue

Madonna della Strada Chapel

Mayne Stage

Morse Avenue

Morse Station

Newgard Avenue

North Howard Neighbors Association

North of Howard area

North Shore School

Norshore Theater

Parking

Paulina Street

Poitin Stil

Pratt Blvd.

Quest Network Services

Ridge Blvd.

Robert's Cycle

Rogers Bark

Rogers Park Builders Group

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce

Rogers Park Community Council

Rogers Park Garden Group

Rogers Park Presbyterian Church

Rogers Park sunrises over the Lake

Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society

Sam Leone Beach

Sam Leone Pier

Shambhala Meditation Center

Sheridan Road

Sherwin Avenue

Sherwin on the Lake

Soo Liquors

Taste Food and Wine

Tax-Increment financing

The Armadillo's Pillow

The Common Cup

The Growling Rabbit

The Lighthouse

The Parlor

Touhy Avenue

Tweedle Press

Ultimate Soccer Chicago

United Church of Rogers Park

V-Tone Fitness

Willye B. White Park

Willye B. White Park Advisory Council

Willye B. White Recreation Center

Winthrop Avenue

Wisdom Bridge Theatre

WLUW

Monday, June 29, 2009

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Alderman Joe Moore took a Bribe from Chad Zuric to Expidite the Demolition of the Adelphi Theater

julia said...
Alderman Moore having the Adelphi torn down in exchange for $14,500 is like murdering a man to steal his shoes.What a senseless of act violence that was.
10:00 PM

Alderman Joe Moore took a Bribe from Chad Zuric to Expidite the Demolition of the Adelphi Theater

Bill Morton said...
One more important fact to point out is that I chose not to pay Joe Moore, and the beautiful Art Deco theater that I worked for two years to restore got demolished.
9:16 PM

Alderman Joe Moore took a Bribe from Chad Zuric to Expidite the Demolition of the Adelphi Theater

BEFORE the community meetings,

BEFORE the bribery,

BEFORE the rezoning,

BEFORE the demolition of the Adelphi Theater,

BEFORE the property went into foreclosure,

BEFORE the Adelphi Theater became a dangerous unsecure hole with a 20 foot drop.

Read more here

Never Get Over It - Rogers Park in 1,000 Words

Alderman Joe Moore took a Bribe from Chad Zuric to Expidite the Demolition of the Adelphi Theater

Unveiling ceremonies for a memorial plaque to the late Ludwig Sussman, founder of the Adelphi Theater and Rogers Park civic leader, will be held at 8:30 pm tomorrow in the theater lobby, 7074 N. Clark St. Sussman died two years ago.

Invocation will be given by Rabbi Jacob Singer of Temple Mizpah. Speakers will be the Rev. Charles T. Hull, rector of St. Paul's Church by the Lake, and Luke F. Cunniff, 5741 Kenmore Ave., program chairman. The plaque will be unveiled by Sam Lesner, newspaper motion picture editor.

The memorial was given by Rogers Park civic organizations to which Sussman belonged. Members of the Rogers Park American Legion post also will participate.

August, 20, 1953

Adelphi Theater
7074 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL. 60626

Don't Let Joe Moore off the Hook for taking Money to Destroy this.

The Adelphi, built in 1917 for the Ascher Brothers circuit, was designed by local architect J.E.O. Pridmore. The theater stood on Clark Street at Estes Avenue in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. In the 1930s, the Adelphi received an Art Deco remodeling. The theater was modernized during the 1940s and again in the 1950s. It began to show second-run features starting in the late 1960s, and closed briefly in the early 1980s, after several years screening Spanish movies.In the mid 1980s, the Adelphi reopened as the North Shore Theater, but was again known as the Adelphi when it began to show East Indian films and became the premiere venue for Bollywood features in the Chicagoland area. The Adelphi closed in January 2002. Sadly, the still-viable theater was demolished in January 2006. Read more here.

Conservation Area

Alderman Joe Moore - Oblivious to Crime

Alderman Joe Moore is worried about coping until the next housing boom comes, while people are being murdered by gangs on the streets of Rogers Park.

This murder took place half a block from his headquarters.

Why won't Joe Moore do anything about our gang problem in Rogers Park?

I would consider Public Safety the priority over Joe's latest waste of money "Pigeons Evicted From Metra Underpasses".

Friday, June 26, 2009

Joe Moore Does Not Care

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Rock N Roll

Rock N Roll of Rogers Park at Leone Park Beach

Rock N Roll of Rogers Park at Quest Network Services

Bill Morton and Rock N Roll of Rogers Park at Triangle Park

Rock N Roll of Rogers Park with Marie, owner of Rogers Bark

Rock N Roll of Rogers Park with friends at Sherwin on the Lake

It's still relevant

Find more videos like this on Rogers Park

This video (unfortunately) is still relevant.

Have you seen the latest trash on your private residence or public way?

Did you know that littering like this is illegal?

Violators subject to arrest.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Lifeline Theatre Summer Drama Camp

Sign up TODAY for Summer Drama Camp
July 13 - 24, 2009

Our dazzlingly popular summer camp is now in its 9th year!

At Lifeline, kids will learn drama games that build acting skills and emphasize artistry and teamwork.

Drama campers learn the basics of... improvisation movement text interpretation scene work staging respect for others self-esteem self-expression collaboration

Appropriate for ages 7-12.

Weekdays, July 13-July 24, 2009
Regular session: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $625 per child
Half-day session: 9 a.m. to 12 noon; $375 per child

Local business: The Ardent Center

Monday, June 22, 2009

Last night in Rogers Park

Friday, June 19, 2009

Chicago Ghost Hunters meetup in the Parlor

Tonight Explore the Paranormal as the Ghost Hunters talk about there experiences and plan Ghost Hunts. It all starts tonight at 7:00PM

Thursday, June 18, 2009

This week at the Parlor

Every morning at 11am: Tom & Jerry with Coffee
MONDAY: Star Trek Night
WEDNESDAY: Star Gate SG1 Night
THURSDAY: Board Gamers night
FRIDAY: Chicago Ghost Hunters group monthly meetup

The Parlor is located within Quest Network Services at:
7301 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL. 60626

For more information,
please call 773 761-3555

Bike rack at Harold Washington Playlot - Ripped from it's anchors again.

The bike rack in the Harold Washington Playlot was ripped from it's site (anchors) by teens several days ago.

Last evening I watched a teen, approximately 16 years of age, 'toss it' to this location. He, the teen, was one of 8-10 youth hanging out for most of the afternoon.

The Playlot is fast being 'laid to waste' by this group and we (the community) need and request immediate and consistent police and Park District intervention to stop this destruction!

Mike Luckenbach
Harold Washington Memorial PAC
North Howard Neighbors Association

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Battered man found under van

Battered man found under van

A man was found battered under a van Saturday morning. A condominium worker saw a man lying with his head and chest under at van at 6030 N. Damen Ave. and called emergency crews about 6:50 a.m., police said.

Police said the ground around the van was “disturbed” and it appeared the man crawled under the van during a struggle. The injuries do not appear to be from the van. He was taken unconscious to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston in critical condition with trauma to the head, police said.

The man was not carrying an ID and police are still trying to identify him Saturday afternoon. He is described as a 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 black man with braids and a goatee. He is believed to be 25- to 35 years old, police said.

Read more here.

Super 8 gets new signage

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

USPS Closing Clark Street Postal Station

USPS Closing Clark Street Postal Station - Lake Effect News
By LORRAINE SWANSON

The Chicago District of the U.S. Postal Service will close its station at 7056 N. Clark St. in Rogers Park at the end of the business day on Friday, June 26.

Postal customers have until June 26 to retrieve mail from their boxes and switching to another location. Mark Reynolds, spokesman for the Chicago District, said that officials at the main office downtown have opted to not renew the lease at the Clark Street station in Rogers Park, which expires at the end of this month, because of declining customers.

“Customer and retail traffic at the station have gone down by double digits over the past year,” Reynolds said.

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Harold Washington Playlot

This is from yesterday's 'activities' by the older crowd in the children's Playlot!

And so it goes...!

Mike L.HWM Playlot PAC

Monday, June 15, 2009

Father's Day Fest - Saturday, June 20th

Beat 2431 CAPS meeting

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Beat 2431 CAPS meeting at:

Rogers Park Community Council office

1530 W. Morse Avenue

Chicago, IL. 60626

Sunday, June 14, 2009

CAPS Beat 2411 Car Thefts Up

CAPS Beat 2411 Car Thefts Up - Lake Effect News

Overall, it was a quiet month in CAPS Beat 2411, bounded by Howard Street on the north, Pratt Blvd. on the south, Kedzie Avenue on the west, and Ridge Avenue on the east. Burglaries and car thefts, however, are up, according to Sgt. John Delgado, of the 24th District CAPS office.

The Numbers

24th District – 13,500 calls for service (911)
Beat 2411 – 1,624 calls for service (911)
24th District arrests – 404
Beat 2411 arrests – 34

New issues

· A resident who lives across the street from Rogers Elementary School on Washtenaw said that the same two groups of people shoot off fireworks on the school playground every July 4. “I don’t mind people shooting off fireworks, but come 11 p.m. and midnight, I do mind,” he said.

The man asked if the 24th District could send a car by the school playground every hour or so in the evening to chase away residents who are blowing off illegal fireworks. Sgt. Delgado said that 911 dispatchers field thousands of calls about illegal fireworks within a short time period during the July 4 holiday, it was impossible to assign all the calls. “Even with ten times the number of officers working (July 4), we’re unable to get there even once.

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Harold Washington Memorial Playlot Park Update

Harold Washington Memorial Playlot Park Update

The bike rack has again been 'uprooted' from it's anchors (see attached picture). This was done in a destructive, willful manner and exemplifies the on going result of the older crowd's purpose and effect in and on the Playlot.

We (the community) need serious intervention from Park District personnel (Security & Staff) to remove and keep this crowd out of the Playlot. I'm also forwarding pictures taken this AM to show the litter which accumulated yesterday, despite the cleanup by PD maintenance in the morning.

Despite the PD cleanup crews effort on a regular basis and the two trash containers in the Playlot, this is a daily situation, resulting in this condition. Again, this is mainly the result of the older crowd and their 'activities'.

- Mike
HWM Playlot Park Advisory Council

CAPS Beat 2422: Possible Narcotics Sales and Noise Disturbances

CAPS Beat 2422: Possible Narcotics Sales and Noise Disturbances - Lake Effect News
By LORRAINE SWANSON

Residents logged complaints about noise disturbances and suspected narcotics sales at several buildings in the North of Howard Area in Rogers Park. Sgt. John Delgado, the community relations officer for the 24th District, said that residents need to sign noise complaints, the police can’t do it themselves because “it’s not our peace that’s being disturbed.”

The Top 10

Possession of cannabis (3 grams or less) - 17
Battery (assault simple) - 4
Battery (simple) - 12
Retail theft (usually from Dominicks at the Gateway Mall) - 12
Criminal trespass - 6
Criminal damage to property - 7
Possession of crack - 6
Theft ($300 and under) - 14
Telephone threats - 5
Sex offenders who failed to register - 6
(May 14 through June 11)

911 calls for May

24th District – 14,197
Beat 2422 – 1,592

Arrests for May

24th District – 478
Beat 2422 – 89

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A Hard Compromise - Lake Effect News

A Hard Compromise - Lake Effect News
By LORRAINE SWANSON

Ald. Joe Moore will plug the meters in two lakefront public parking lots at an annual cost of $89,000 in aldermanic menu money over the next three years in a compromise reached with the Chicago Park District on Wednesday, allowing residents to continue parking overnight at Loyola Park and Leone Beach at no cost.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Car Crash at Rogers and Sheridan Road

note: photography and video by Jonathan Mitchell.

Monday, June 8, 2009

15 years of business

Congratulations, Quest Network Services for 15 years of business in the IT industry!

Party: Saturday, JUNE 13th at 6:00pm in the Quest Parlor.

Quest Network Services
7301 N. Sheridan Road

Chicago, IL. 60626

(773) 761-3555