Programs & Events
rom the roaring 20s onward, West Ridge was home to some of the city’s most notorious crime figures, drawn by the spacious homes and peaceful environment. This was the stomping ground of North Side crime boss George “Bugs” Moran, Al Capone’s main rival for control of the illegal booze trade and rackets.
Join us for the tour on Sunday, October 10, from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Those attending will see the outsides of the homes of Big Tim Murphy (gunned down in front of his house on Morse Avenue), mob enforcer Jack Zuta, Joey Aiello, known as the toughest gangster in Chicago, and many others.
RPWRHS docents will provide a detail commentary on their careers and residencies and the surrounding neighborhood.
Reservations are $24 for RPWRHW members, $30 for non-members. Reserve your tickets online until October 3, or call 773-764-4078.
Out in Union, IL, the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) has over 60 rail cars and locomotives that either actually ran in Rogers Park or are representative of others that did. No collection of such equipment can ever be complete. Many pieces were scrapped along the way, with no examples saved. However, the IRM has the largest collection extant. And, we’re planning to go there to visit these cars on Sunday, August 8, 2010. You can register for the event 
he Society's annual house walk, this year located in the Indian Boundary Park neighborhood, provided a number of firsts and marked continued success for the popular, annual event.
