Resurrection High School Celebrating 90th Year

During its 90-year history, Resurrection High School has endeavored to adhere to its mission of providing a quality education to girls who will use their talents to improve society as women.

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Mayfair Lumber Closing

The family-owned Mayfair Lumber is closing after operating on a six-acre site at 4825 W. Lawrence Ave. for 82 years.

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Association

by BRIAN NADIG

The Jefferson Park Neighborhood Association discussed a proposal to build a six-story parking garage, restoring basketball rims at area parks, the opening of a drug counseling clinic and vandalism to parked cars at its June 29 meeting.

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New Plans for Cowhey Site

The Mega Group plans to file a zoning application for a revised proposal to build a structure with ground-floor storefronts and six upper levels of parking at the former Cowhey cement-mixing site at the northeast corner of Lipps Avenue and Ainslie Street.

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Click here to read a residents response to the proposal.

Aldermanic Runoff Election Results

Please click on the following links to read about what is going in the corresponding areas.

50th Ward - Updated 4/5/11

45th Ward - Updated 4/12/11

41st Ward - Updated 4/5/11

39th Ward

38th Ward - Updated 4/5/11

36th Ward - Updated 4/5/11

Wildwood School History

Problems of overcrowding at Edgebrook School during the 1940s led to the building of a four-room schoolhouse in the Wildwood community, but a larger school was soon needed, according to information recently obtained by the Edgebrook Historical Society.

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Nadig Newspapers Online Subscription

The Nadig Newspapers are now offering online subscriptions of the Northwest Side Press. For 25.00 per year you can have the Northwest Side Press emailed to you every Wednesday morning! Call the office for more information and to start your subscription. (Please note that at this time we do not offer email subscriptions for the Reporter / Journal.)

Groups call for improvements to Metra railroad underpass

Four community organizations are working to bring beatification improvements to a pedestrian tunnel which runs under the railroad tracks near the Edgebrook Metra station

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Tour spotlights area's top historic buildings

A former drafting supply factory, a shuttered social hall and the Mayfair Pumping Station were among the highlights of a three-hour historical walk on Sunday, Aug, 8, through the Jefferson Park and Mayfair communities.

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2009 Assessment List

The list by the Cook County Assessor's Office contains proposed assessments for both residential and commercial properties in the township.

You can view the electronic file by going to the Cook County Assessor's website or by clicking here (the file is extremely large; please allow several minutes to open).

Apartment Listings are now available on the website

Simply click on the Apartments button to access this week's apartment listings.