On November 2nd, we welcomed antiques specialist George Glastris and jewelry specialist Keith Zaransky to our annual members-only party. We offered each member present the opportunity to have two antiques appraised by these experts. Pictures from the event are below. Thank you to everyone who attended and volunteered! Please do not use these photographs without […]
We had a wonderful turn out for our fall House Walk on September 14th. Thank you to all who came and to all who volunteered. We have another House Walk scheduled for December 7th. Find more details here. All photographs belong to the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society. Please do not use without permission.
The “Clark Street: Then and Now” walking tour scheduled for October 11 is postponed until the Spring due to the ongoing Clark Street resurfacing project. A new tour date will be announced early next year. Please email or call with questions. Contact us at info@rpwrhs.org or (773) 764-4078.
Curious City, an investigatory news segment housed at Chicago’s NPR station, WBEZ 91.5 fm, answered a question about the Rogers Park and West Ridge Cabbage War. Curious City invites its audience to ask questions about Chicago and works with its listeners to track down the answers. When Curious City received an inquiry about the Cabbage […]
On August 11, 2014, more than 200 alumni of Mather, Boone, Senn, and other Rogers Park and West Ridge neighborhood schools gathered at Max and Benny’s Restaurant and Deli in Northbrook to celebrate “Welcome to Rogers Park/West Rogers Park Night 2014!” Most guests now live in the Northwest suburbs, but one couple came from South […]
The Rogers Park West Ridge Historical Society’s next House Walk will take place on Sunday, September 14th from noon to 4 pm. This House Walk will be the first to take place in the far southwest corner of West Ridge. The boundaries are Bryn Mawr, Kedzie, Western and Devon Avenues. Click here for a map […]