The 40th Ward is one of 50 wards that make up the Chicago City Council .
43-511: Rogers Park is a community on the North Side of Chicago , Illinois and one of the city's 77 municipally recognized community areas . Located 9 miles (14 km) north of the Loop along the shore of Lake Michigan , it features green spaces, early 20th-century architecture, live theater, bars, restaurants, and beaches. Rogers Park is known for its racial and cultural diversity: according to
86-1082: A "natural area" that underpinned Park's and Burgess's thinking has also been challenged. Chicago is traditionally divided into the three "sides" of the North Side, West Side , and South Side by the Chicago River. These three sides are represented by the white stripes on the Flag of Chicago . The city is also divided into 50 wards for the purpose of electing one alderman each to the Chicago City Council . These wards have at times generated identities similar to neighborhoods. Unlike community areas, wards are adjusted decennially to account for population shifts. Another method of neighborhood nomenclature in heavily Catholic neighborhoods of Chicago has been to refer to communities in terms of parishes . For example, one might say, "I live in St. Gertrude's, but he
129-549: A combination freight and commuter line through eastern Rogers Park on the present "L" right-of-way with a stop at Morse Avenue. By 1893, the population was 3500, the North Shore Electric Railroad expanded its service into the area, and the village of Rogers Park was annexed to Chicago. The Rogers Park Women's Club opened the first library in 1894. In that year, the Great Fire of Rogers Park destroyed
172-477: A distinctive identity. Ernest Burgess , a colleague of Park's who shared his thinking, was crucial in creating and naming the community areas. Initially able to identify 400 neighborhoods of the city, he considered that number excessive and trimmed it down to 80 and thereafter 75 by grouping related neighborhoods into a single community area. The Chicago Department of Public Health wished to present local differences in birth and death rates; it worked with
215-449: A few miles to the north, has historically lent Rogers Park a high degree of liberalism and tolerance. The community also has a high Internet presence. In 2007, the Web site outside.in named Rogers Park one of the country's "bloggiest neighborhoods." Rogers Park has over 130 restaurants plus coffee shops and cafes and has been ranked "very walkable" by Walk Score . Rogers Park is also home to
258-461: A further 5.8% belonging to two or more races. This makes it the community of Chicago most representative of the city's racial demographics as a whole. 34% of Rogers Park residents are foreign-born. The dominant educational institution in Rogers Park is Loyola University Chicago , located in the southeast corner of the community. Historic places of interest include Madonna Della Strada Chapel ,
301-404: A noticeable effect on crime statistics. Weekly beat meetings (planning and strategy sessions) were held across the 24th Police District. All of Chicago's police districts put the strategy into practice by 1996. Index crimes in the 24th police district fell by about half between 1996 and 2009. According to an e-mail from 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore , between January 1, 2013, and February 26, 2013,
344-649: A time in Rogers Park, and Rogers Park street names are referenced in the titles of her compositions the Morse Avenue reel, included on the Cherish the Ladies debut recording Irish Women Musicians in America on Schanachie, and The Greenleaf Strathsprey , included on the eponymous Liz Carroll on Green Linnet; both tunes are collected in her 2010 book Collected . Rogers Park , an indie drama released in 2018,
387-620: Is also home to the Leather Archives and Museum , a community archives, library, and museum of leather , kink , fetish , and BDSM history and culture. Public transportation in Rogers Park is provided by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in the form of the Chicago 'L' . The CTA also operates bus routes in the area. A commuter rail service is provided by Metra . Rogers Park is served by three 'L' lines -
430-540: Is centrally located in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Rogers Park is one of the Metra system's most heavily used stops. The community has taken measures to improve bicycle and pedestrian travel. Participatory budgeting , community meetings, and task force efforts led to an extensive neighborhood greenway project to improve bicycle infrastructure . A combination of buffered bike lanes , raised crosswalks, traffic circles, curb extensions, and more have helped connect residents to
473-402: Is divided into 279 Chicago Police Department beats, eight of which are in the 40th Ward (see map). Each beat has a number. The first two digits signify the district; the next digit shows the sector number, and the last digit is the beat number. For example, Beat 2013 is the 20 th District, 1 st sector, 3 rd beat. All patrol cars are labeled with a beat number displayed above the blue lights on
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#1732771820507516-575: Is from Saint Ita's." 40th ward, Chicago The ward includes several diverse neighborhoods surrounding Rosehill Cemetery , including Lincoln Square , Budlong Woods, Bowmanville, West Ridge , Edgewater and West Andersonville. The area is bordered approximately by the Chicago River to the West, Lawrence Avenue to the South, and Clark Street to the East. The boundaries of the ward changed slightly before
559-428: Is now a major transportation terminal for the northern Chicago region. Several bus routes allow travel to Chicago's Downtown, called the Loop , as well as the city's suburban areas. They consist of the 22 Clark , 96 Lunt , 97 Skokie , 147 Outer Drive Express , 151 Sheridan , 155 Devon , and 201 Central/Ridge . The Metra commuter Rogers Park station, at the intersection of Lunt and Ravenswood Avenues,
602-501: Is set in the neighborhood and prominently features Pratt Beach. North Side (Chicago) The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes. Census data and other statistics are tied to the areas, which serve as the basis for a variety of urban planning initiatives on both the local and regional levels. The areas' boundaries do not generally change, allowing comparisons of statistics across time. The areas are distinct from but related to
645-608: Is the least populous with just over 2,500. Other geographical divisions of Chicago exist, such as the "sides" with origin in the 3 branches of the Chicago River , the 50 wards of the Chicago City Council which undergo redistricting based in population movements, and the parishes of the Roman Catholic Church. The Social Science Research Committee at the University of Chicago defined the community areas in
688-526: The Chicago Sun-Times , it is the community that most closely matches the city's ethnic makeup as a whole. The community is bounded by the city of Evanston along Juneway Terrace and Howard Street to the north, Ridge Boulevard to the west, Devon Avenue and the Edgewater neighborhood to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east. West Ridge , just to the west, was part of Rogers Park until
731-562: The 1910 Census . However, by the 1920s the Social Science Research Committee at the University of Chicago wanted divisions that were more natural and manageable than the arbitrarily-designated and numerous census tracts. The sociologist Robert E. Park led this charge, considering physical barriers such as railroads and the Chicago River to form distinctive and consistent areas within the city, which he deemed "natural" areas that would eventually merge into
774-529: The Chicago & Northwestern Railway completed a line through the area and constructed a station at Greenleaf Ave. The population was 200 and a post office was opened in July 1873. On April 29, 1878, voters incorporated Rogers Park as a village of Illinois governed by six trustees. In 1885, the Chicago, Evanston & Lake Superior Railroad, a predecessor of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad , built
817-534: The Red , Yellow and Purple lines. There are four Red Line stations: Howard , Jarvis , Morse , and Loyola . The Yellow Line and the Purple Line connect at Howard Station, offering service westward to Skokie and north to Evanston and Wilmette , respectively. The Howard Street 'L' station, the northernmost Chicago Transit Authority rail stop in the city, experienced major renovation from 2006 to 2009 and
860-642: The 1890s and is still sometimes referred to as "West Rogers Park." In the early 1900s, what is today the main campus of Loyola University Chicago was established at the neighborhood's southeastern end, along the lake. The Rogers Park area was colonized at the convergence of two Native American trails predating modern metropolitan Chicago, that evolved into Rogers Avenue and Ridge Boulevard. The Pottawatomi and other regional tribes settled in Rogers Park from season to season. The name of Indian Boundary Park west of Rogers Park reflects this history as does Pottawattomie Park near Clark Street and Rogers Avenue. In 1809,
903-455: The 1920s based on neighborhoods or groups of related neighborhoods within the city. In this effort it was led by sociologists Robert E. Park and Ernest Burgess , who believed that physical contingencies created areas that would inevitably form a common identity. Except for the addition of two areas ( O'Hare from land annexed by the city in 1956 and Edgewater 's separation from Uptown in 1980) and peripheral expansions due to minor annexations,
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#1732771820507946-560: The 2015 election [see map]. The ward is represented in the Chicago City Council by an alderman , a position that comes up for election every 4 years. In the 2019 election, Andre Vasquez, a Democratic Socialist , won 54% of the vote to become the alderman of the 40th Ward. The previous aldermen for the 40th Ward include the following men: The 40th Ward is home to a variety of public and private schools. Chicago Public Schools : Private/religious schools: Chicago
989-408: The 24th Police District was the only police district in Chicago in which no one was shot. In that same eight week period, the 24th District reported fewer crimes than all but one of Chicago's 22 police districts. Chicago Public Schools operates zoned schools serving the community: Other CPS schools: Charter schools: Private schools: Colleges and universities: Libraries Lastly, Rogers Park
1032-459: The 49th Ward of the City of Chicago. The ward covered much of Edgewater and went as far south as Hollywood in the 1960s, while the 50th ward extended east to Ashland Avenue (in some areas as late as 1990). But, through redistricting, a part of Rogers Park came within the 40th ward , and the 49th Ward encompasses part of West Rogers Park. Rogers Park is Community Area #1. It is on the far north side of
1075-591: The Glenwood Sunday Market, a farmers market, a program of the Rogers Park Business Alliance, devoted to providing local, sustainable foods that are also organic whenever possible. The Chicago Comedy Film Festival calls Rogers Park home and is held annually at The New 400 Theaters. The international film festival brings over 500 filmmakers, actors and agents to the neighborhood from around the world. A plethora of beaches line
1118-495: The Karthauser Inn was established as stagecoach stop and tavern. Phillip Rogers of Ireland purchased 1,600 acres (650 ha) of land in the area from the 1830s to 1856. He operated a toll gate beside his home at what became Ridge and Lunt Avenues and often traded and worked with the local tribes. During the period 1844 to 1850 arriving colonizers started farms along a ridge in the western portion of Rogers Park, avoiding
1161-613: The University of Chicago, they have been used by other universities in the Chicago area, as well as by the city and regional planners. They have contributed to Chicago's reputation as the "city of neighborhoods", and are argued to break up an intimidating city into more manageable pieces. Chicago was an early adopter of such a system, and as of 1997 most cities in the United States still lacked analogous divisions. The areas do not necessarily correspond to popular imagination of
1204-435: The area notorious for its poor living conditions. Some of these discrepancies are due to names that were common at the time of the adoption of community areas but have since been supplanted by others. The static nature of area boundaries is one of their benefits, but is also problematic at times such as when expressways were built in the mid-20th century and divided neighborhoods without area boundaries adapting. The concept of
1247-434: The areas' boundaries have never been revised to reflect change but instead have been kept stable. The areas have become a part of the culture of Chicago, contributing to its perception as a "city of neighborhoods" and breaking it down into smaller regions for easier analysis and local planning. Nevertheless, Park's and Burgess's ideas on the inevitability of physically related areas forming a common bond have been questioned, and
1290-772: The boundaries of the community areas. O'Hare was created from land that was annexed by Chicago in 1956 to control O'Hare International Airport . Edgewater was separated from Uptown in 1980 as residents considered being joined to it a detriment to obtaining aid for local improvements. In addition to these two there have been minor changes due to further annexations and additions to the Lake Michigan shoreline. The areas are used for statistical and planning purposes by such professions as assessors, charities, and reporters. Shortly after their development they were used for all kinds of statistics, including movie theater distribution and juvenile delinquency. Although developed by
1333-500: The business district. By 1904 the population had grown to 7,500. The Northwestern elevated line was extended from Wilson (4600N) to Howard Street (7600N). St. Ignatius College moved to the lakefront in 1912 and changed its name to Loyola University in 1915. Successive generations brought about vast cultural changes to the former village. By 1930 the population was 57,094 making Rogers Park one of Chicago's most densely populated areas. Chicagoans began to move to new planned communities in
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1376-459: The city, being 9 miles (14 km) from the Loop . Rogers Park has a higher rate of residents with Masters, professional, and doctoral degrees than the state average. In addition, the rate of residents that work for nonprofit institutions is almost twice as high as the state average. Per 2020 U.S. census data, Rogers Park residents are 45.1% white, 24.3% Black, 19.5% Hispanic, and 5.1% Asian, with
1419-547: The committee to produce the list of 75 community areas, which were divided into 935 census tracts. After the community areas were introduced, the University of Chicago Press published data sorted by them from the 1920 and 1930 Censuses , as well as a citywide 1934 census to help collect data related to the Great Depression , in what was known as the Local Community Fact Book . With
1462-505: The exception of 1970 (whose data was published in 1980 ), it continued this publication for every subsequent census through 1990, expanding in the 1960s to also cover major suburbs of Chicago. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning continues this work by periodically publishing "Community Snapshots" of the community areas and suburbs, the most recent being data from 2018 published in June 2020 . Only two major changes have occurred in
1505-425: The more numerous neighborhoods of Chicago; an area often corresponds to a neighborhood or encompasses several neighborhoods, but the areas do not always correspond to popular conceptions of the neighborhoods due to a number of factors including historical evolution and choices made by the creators of the areas. As of 2020 , Near North Side is the most populous of the areas with over 105,000 residents, while Burnside
1548-683: The mother church of the Jesuit Province of Chicago (one of the largest Jesuit provinces) and Mundelein Center for the Fine and Performing Arts , one of the tallest Art Deco buildings in Chicago outside of the downtown area. The community continues to be home to many Jesuit religious-order institutions. However, modern Rogers Park contains many different religious institutions. The presence of its diverse array of students and academics from Loyola University Chicago and Northwestern University , just
1591-619: The neighborhood's most popular destinations (Loyola University, CTA Red Line stations, schools) via bike. Rogers Park lies mainly within the 49th and 50th wards in Chicago City Council , with small areas in the 40th ward. Rogers Park has supported the Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections. In 2016, Hillary Clinton received 86.1% of the vote compared to 7.5% for Republican Donald Trump. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won 89.3% over Trump’s 8.5%. Grammy -nominated Irish-American fiddler and composer Liz Carroll lived for
1634-513: The neighborhoods. For example, the Pilsen and Back of the Yards neighborhoods are much better known than their respective community areas Lower West Side and New City . In the case of New City this was a deliberate choice; Burgess opted for the less common "New City" to name the area as "Back of the Yards" carried a stigma after the publication of Upton Sinclair 's The Jungle (1904), which made
1677-456: The north suburbs by the 1930s, which ushered in the migration of German, English, Irish, and Jewish families to Rogers Park. With the devastation in Europe following World War II, many additional immigrants found their way to Chicago and the Rogers Park neighborhood. A growing and vibrant Hispanic community has grown along Clark Street since 2000. For decades, most of the community has been within
1720-503: The often flooded lowlands to the east. In 1870 Rogers' son-in-law, Patrick I. Touhy, sold 100 acres (40 ha) to land speculators, including John Farwell, Luther Greenleaf, Stephen Lunt, Charles Morse, and George Estes; all of whom contributed names to streets in the area. With an additional purchase of 125 acres in 1873 these speculators together with Touhy formed the Rogers Park Building and Land Company. Also in 1873,
1763-596: The shores of Lake Michigan through much of the neighborhood. The Artists of the Wall festival at the Lake Michigan shoreline at Farwell Avenue pier (Hartigan Park on Albion Avenue on the streetmap above), in which community members paint murals on benches along the lake, has been held for over twenty years, the longest event of its kind in Chicago's history. The Luxembourg Brotherhood of America has held an annual event called Schobermesse in Rogers Park in June. The event
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1806-557: The unchanging nature of the areas has at times been seen as analytically problematic with major subsequent changes in the some of the areas' urban landscapes, such as the construction of expressways. During the 19th century wards were used by the Census Bureau for data at the level below cities. This was problematic as wards were political subdivisions and thus changed after each census, limiting their utility for comparisons over time. Census tracts were first used in Chicago in
1849-413: Was discontinued between 1967-2001, but continues to this day. In 1993, Chicago's 24th Police District, which includes Rogers Park and the adjacent Chicago community of West Ridge , was selected as one of five police districts to pilot a new concept for Chicago law enforcement called Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy ("CAPS"). A merger of police and community efforts was implemented, which resulted in
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