Have you paid your Wheel Tax?
by Hank Morris Wheel Tax? Yup! Wheel Tax! What’s a wheel tax? Back in 1895, 12th Ward Republican Alderman Conrad Kahler prepared an ordinance providing for a “wheel and tire […]
History Articles
Rogers Park's First Lifeguards
by Chris Serb Rogers Park’s first lifeguard crew arrived at Touhy and the lake, the site of today’s Leone Beach, in 1906. At the time, the United States Life-Saving Service […]
Indian Boundary Park
by Hank Morris Around 1835 when Philip Leonard Rogers arrived in the area that would bear his name, he wanted to establish a profitable trading post with the indians. Pottawattomie, […]
The Rogers Park Women's Club
The Rogers Park Woman’s Club (RPWC) was founded in the Fall of 1891 at the home of Mrs. E.D. Coxe with an initial membership of ten. In later years, […]
B'nai Zion, First Synagogue in Rogers Park
by Hank Morris The congregation of B’nai Zion, made history by being the first Conservative synagogue in Rogers Park and Chicago; it is a group which was established and remained […]
Calvary Cemetery
According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, “In Chicago, the living and the dead have always sought the same space: high and dry land with good transportation.” In the 1830s, the […]
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago (OSB) The Benedictine Sisters first came to America from Eichstatt, Germany in 1851, and in 1861 three sisters came to Chicago to teach German-speaking children. They […]
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by Colleen Taylor Sen The order, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM), was founded in 1831 by five women in Dublin, Ireland, led by Mary Frances Clarke. […]
For Whom were our Parks and Public Schools Named?
by Hank Morris Schools: West Ridge: George Buchanan Armstrong School of International Studies 2110 W. Greenleaf Ave., Chicago, IL 60645 George Buchanan Armstrong (1822-1871): developed railway postal service. Armstrong was […]
Chicago Bungalows in Rogers Park & West Ridge
by Hank Morris The majority of Chicago Bungalows were built between 1910 and 1940. They were typically constructed from brick (sometimes in decorative patterns) and had one and a half […]