by Noel Suarez on November 28th, 2007 at 9:17 pm cst
BEAT 2032 (Bordered by Foster to Lawrence and Leavitt to Clark) meets the last Thursday of odd months January, March, May, July, September and November (11/29/07 & in 2008: 1/31, 3/27, 5/29, 7/31, and 9/25)
Location:
Ravenswood Evangelical Church at
4900 North Damen Avenue
Time:
7 p.m. : 8 p.m.
Learn what is happening in our neighbor like crime problems, festivals, seminars & other City Activities!
- Bring your City Service questions!
- Join an interesting committee such as Youth, Business, Senior Citizen or Court Advocacy!
- Meet your neighbors and the men and women patrolling your Beat!
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by Noel Suarez on November 28th, 2007 at 9:11 pm cst
Chapter 10-4 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago states, – The agent or owner must display address numbers 3-6 inches high on both front and rear of each property.
Can the numbers on your building be seen clearly from the sidewalk or street during the day or night? If you had an emergency at your residence and two police officers were dispatched : one to cover the front and one to cover the rear : would both officers be able to locate your address quickly?
The same is true in cases of fire or medical emergencies. The ability to find the right location quickly can make a difference. You should have your address permanently marked on the back of your property — on the gate, the fence, or the garage. Don’t rely on numbers on your garbage cans or other movable objects. While it makes it easy for you to find them, there is no guarantee they will always be in the right place.
If you own property, please post the building numbers on the front and rear of the property. If you rent, ask management to do the same.
Numbers are dispensed through your beat meeting or your community policing office 312-742-8770 : CAPS020District@chicagopolice.org.
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by Noel Suarez on November 14th, 2007 at 2:02 pm cst
A message from the Alderman’s office:
Tax Appeal Workshops
Sponsored by
Alderman Gene Schulter
Dear 47th Ward Residents,
I will be sponsoring a series of workshops for 47th Ward Residents to provide information on how to appeal the recent property tax assessments.
Monday, November 19th at 7:00 pm
Bell School – 3730 N. Oakley Ave.
Tuesday, November 20th at 7:00 pm
Sheil Park – 3505 N. Southport Ave.
Monday, November 26th at 7:00 pm
Welles Park – 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave.
In attendance will be representatives from the Office of Commissioner Joseph Berrios, Cook County Board of Review.
Please bring a pen, your last tax bill or last letter from Assessor’s Office, and the property’s pin number.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office at 773-348-8400.
Best Wishes,
Alderman Gene Schulter
47th Ward Public Service Office
4237 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60618
773-348-8400
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by Linda Wallace on November 11th, 2007 at 5:19 pm cst
ASNA’s third annual Howl-o-Ween drew some 47 costumed dogs and a good-sized crowd of parade watchers. Alderman Schulter was on hand to announce the prize winners. [update] Pictures have now been posted.
Besides providing a lot of fun, ASNA netted about $300 for our Ravenswood Parkway fund. A special thanks to our sponsors Chase Bank-Ravenswood, The Hopleaf and the Uptown Animal Hospital. We also had some fabulous raffle prizes thanks to:
The Barking Lot, 2442 W. Irving Park
Call of the Wild School for Dogs, 2442 W. Irving Park
Famous Fido’s, 5430 N. Clark
Outward Bound Hound, 312 543 5531
Ruff N’Stuff, 5430 N. Clark
Taza Coffee & Deli, 5131 N. Damen
For the record, this year’s winners are:
Grand Prize – Jay Sukow, 5114 N. Wolcott, who with a little help from his friends and dog (a pit mix) portrayed “The Little Rascals” complete with dialogue.
Best Entry from Age 12 and Under – Truda Stockenstrv, 6200 N. Clarement, was a punk rocker with her lab turned into her horse.
Most Creative – Karen Holt, 1378 W. Thorndale, gift wrapped her boarder collie as a Christmas present.
Best Owner-Pet Combo – Michael Tooker, 1770 W. Ainslie. Michael, a toddler was dressed as his dog (a bernese mountain dog) and vice versa for their entry titled “Trading Places.”
Scariest – John Stauffenger and Paul Sheets, 1643 W. Carmen, turned their puggle into the “Vampire Puppy.”
Funniest – Michelle Garcia, 559 W. Surf, dressed her two black labs as a bathroom stall and a cop in this entry titled “Larry Craig and the Minneapolis police.”
A new prize for Best Handmade Costume was awarded to Erica Graff, 4717 N. Drake, for turning her Scottish terrier into a circus lion.
Cash prizes were awarded with the grand prize winner taking home $50 and others, $25.
Our thanks to everyone who entered and all the volunteers who pitched in!
See the Photo Gallery for lots more great photos thanks to our good neighbor and talented photographer Erich Schrempp.
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by Linda Wallace on November 4th, 2007 at 11:04 am cst
Hi Neighbors,
If you’d like to be on TV, check out the message below! Here’s the HGTV Press Release.
From: Holly Schwartz [mailto:holly_schwartz@pietown.tv]
Subject: HGTV Needs Fun Chicago Homeowners Who’ve Remodeled – Press Release
I am a producer on HGTV’s show ‘My House is Worth What?’ I was wondering if your organization could help me spread the word to help find homeowners that we need to shoot in December. Andersonville has a lot of beautiful homes and I’m sure some of the homes have been remodeled. Please see the info below and if you have any questions please e-mail me or call me at 818-255-9288:
HGTV’s show ‘My House is Worth What?’ is looking for homeowners who’ve got spunk, personality & fun!
Also – you need to have a house that’s been remodeled or updated or changed in some way!
We’re going to be shooting in early December and want you and your house to be on our show.
If you’ve got a great house that has been changed in some way, you’ve lived there for more than a year, you WON’T HAVE IT FOR SALE BEFORE EARLY DECEMBER 2007, and you want to find out the value of your home, please e-mail Holly ASAP with the following info:
- Your name and contact info. (please include city)
- When you bought the house and the purchase price
- How you’ve changed your home and how much you’ve spent
- Why you want to find out the current value? (Do you want to trade up? Did you have a kid and need more space? Do you want to pull out equity to start a business? Etc.)
Thanks – we need at least 5 homes so spread the word!
Holly
holly_schwartz@pietown.tv
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by Noel Suarez on November 4th, 2007 at 10:18 am cst
ASNA’s next meeting will be held at the home of Noel Suarez at 1706 W. Carmen Ave.
When: Monday, November 12, 7 p.m.
Where: 1706 W. Carmen Ave.
Everyone welcome!
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