Neighborhood Histroy Project

Rogers Park is the northernmost of Chicago community areas in the far North side of Chicago, Illinois, and is also the name of the Chicago neighborhood that constitutes most of the community area. It is bounded by the city of Evanston along June way 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. The neighborhood just to the west, West Ridge, was part of Rogers Park until the 1890s. Some Chicagoans use the phrase "East Rogers Park" to refer to any area east of Ridge, but usually East Rogers Park refers only to the portion of Rogers Park east of Clark Street.

Becoming part of Chicago:
From 1830 to 1850, waves of immigrants from Luxembourg and Germany came to Rogers Park, where farming was the main industry. The average price of land at the time was $1.25 an acre ($309/km²), and the dominant crops were hay, cucumbers for pickles, and onions On April 29, 1878, Rogers Park was incorporated as a village of Illinois governed by six trustees. In 1893, the village was annexed to Chicago. Successive generations brought about vast cultural changes to the former village. Elite Chicagoans began to move to new planned communities in the suburbs by the 1930s, which ushered in the migration of German, English, Irish, and Jewish families to Rogers Park. With the settlement of these migrants, their cultural traditions flourished with the devastation in Europe following World War II, many additional immigrants found their way to Chicago and the Rogers Park neighborhood. Also, a growing and vibrant Hispanic community has grown along Clark Street.

Most of the neighborhood has for decades been within the 49th Ward of the city of Chicago, and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but, because of gerrymandering, a part of Rogers Park is now within the 40th Ward as well.

History:

The Rogers Park area was developed on what once was the convergence of two Native American trails, now known as Rogers Avenue and Ridge Boulevard, predating modern metropolitan Chicago. The Pottawatomie and various other regional tribes often settled in Rogers Park from season to season. The name of Indian Boundary Park west of Rogers Park reflects this history as does Pottawatomie Park near Clark Street and Rogers Avenue.
Rogers Park was named after a pioneer settler and developer, Phillip Rogers. Rogers often traded and worked with the local tribes. Envisioning a future settlement, Rogers eventually purchased the land from the tribes for later development
Rogers Park is one of the few Chicago neighborhoods that has direct public access to Lake Michigan. Unlike other Chicago lakefront neighborhoods, nearly every east-west street in Rogers Park has a beach In addition, many buildings along Lake Michigan have their own private beaches.

In 1993, Rogers Park was selected as one of only five Chicago neighborhoods to implement a new concept for Chicago law enforcement: community policing, or CAPS. A merger of police and community efforts was implemented, which resulted in a noticeable effect on crime statistics. Weekly beat meetings (planning and strategy sessions) were held across the 24th Police District (Rogers Park). Within three years, after the success of CAPS in Rogers Park, all of Chicago's police districts had put CAPS into practice. "CAPS is the most ambitious and comprehensive community policing program in the country," said Susan M. Hart net, project director and research associate at Northwestern University's Institute for Policy Research. "The success of the CAPS program in comparison to efforts in other big cities is attributable to Chicago's commitment to the program and the resources allocated to it. A unique CAPS feature that is also vital to the success of the program is the improved delivery of city services throughout the city."


Culture and cultural diversity:
Rogers Park continued to see demographic changes into the 21st century. The 2000 census data, like those of 1980 and 1990, showed it to be one of the most diverse communities, if not the most diverse, in the entire country. A robust mix of ethnic backgrounds with over 80 assorted languages flavor the neighborhood. However, this diversity has been affected by gentrification of the community. Much of the rental housing that has been converted to condominiums since 2000 formerly housed racial- and ethnic-minority households. More than 90% of the new homeowners are white households, according to the Woodstock Institute, a nonprofit advocacy and research organization. However, the financial crisis of 2007-2009 hit the area hard and at present many of the condominiums are unsold or foreclosed .The dominant institution in Rogers Park is Loyola University Chicago. Historic places of interest include Madonna Della Estrada Chapel, the mother church of the Jesuit Province of Chicago (one of the largest Jesuit provinces). The neighborhood continues to be home to many Jesuit religious order institutions. However, modern Rogers Park contains many different religious institutions. An example of the neighborhood's diversity is the historic Rogers Park Baptist Church.Founded in 1891, this church has services in three languages every Sunday and is made up of immigrants from 21 countries representing five continents.
The presence of so many students and academics from Loyola, Madeleine College (now part of Loyola), and Northwestern University, just 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 "boggiest neighborhoods.

Rogers Park continued to see demographic changes into the 21st century. The 2000 census data, like those of 1980 and 1990, showed it to be one of the most diverse communities, if not the most diverse, in the entire country. A robust mix of ethnic backgrounds with over 80 assorted languages flavor the neighborhood. However, this diversity has been affected by gentrification of the community. Much of the rental housing that has been converted to condominiums since 2000 formerly housed racial- and ethnic-minority households. More than 90% of the new homeowners are white households, according to the Woodstock Institute, a nonprofit advocacy and research organization However, the financial crisis of 2007-2009 hit the area hard and at present many of the condominiums are unsold or foreclosed The dominant institution in Rogers Park is Loyola University Chicago. Historic places of interest include Madonna Della Estrada Chapel, the mother church of the Jesuit Province of Chicago (one of the largest Jesuit provinces). The neighborhood continues to be home to many Jesuit religious-order institutions. However, modern Rogers Park contains many different religious institutions. An example of the neighborhood's diversity is the historic Rogers Park Baptist Church.Founded in 1891, this church has services in three languages every Sunday and is made up of immigrants from 21 countries representing five continents.
The presence of so many students and academics from Loyola, Madeleine College (now part of Loyola), and Northwestern University, just 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 "boggiest neighborhoods."

Development:

Rail connections between Rogers Park and Chicago date from the 1860s. Both the Chicago & North Western Railway and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad provided service to downtown Chicago. By the end of the nineteenth century large houses on sizable lots clustered between Green view and Ridge Avenues and north of Touchy along Sheridan Road. When the Northwestern Elevated Railroad opened the Howard Station in 1908, population jumped dramatically. The construction of single-family houses slowed subdivider built multi unit dwellings and the neighborhood's suburban qualities faded. Large apartment building construction was most intense north of Howard Street and along the “L” tracks in the eastern portion of the community. Rogers Park became and remains primarily a renter community.

Over the years Rogers Park's population has grown increasingly diverse and older. The Irish, Germans, and Luxembourgers represented the major ethnic groups during the early years of community building. By the late 1960s the neighborhood had become home to Russian and Eastern European immigrants. The 1970s saw the movement of immigrants from Asia and the Americas as well as growth in the African American population. According to the 2000 census, 63,484 people lived in Rogers Park. Of these, 46 percent were white, 30 percent African American, and 6 percent Asian or Pacific Islander. A total of 28 percent were of Latino origin, 79 percent of whom were of Mexican ancestry. Thirty-four percent of those living in Rogers Park were foreign-born. Since 1960, Rogers Park has been home to a number of nursing and retirement homes.


Housing:

The buildings headed for landmark status, assuming the full City Council approves, are the Old Chicago Coast Guard Station at the mouth of the Chicago River; the Roanoke Building and Tower, 11 S. La Salle St.; the Continental and Commercial National Bank Building, 208 S. La Salle St.; the privately owned 1880s-era firehouse at 228 W. Illinois St. and the multicolored, Terra gotta-clad Basemen Building, 444 N. La Salle St.

When incoming Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis cleaned house in March, replacing all but four district commanders, he promised to give his team autonomy.After five months in the posts, the new commanders face many daunting challenges. Crime is up, arrests are down, and many citizens and police officers alike are concerned.In recent weeks, Weis has been under fire from aldermen and community groups for the rise in slayings and his decision to overhaul his command staff so soon after taking his new job.Now, in his meetings with public officials and the community, many have posed the same question: Who is in charge now and what are their plans for fighting crime?


Some common themes emerged: Many districts are facing shifting gang populations, increases in juvenile crime and lackluster community involvement. Several commanders said they hope to make their districts safer by establishing zero-tolerance enforcement of laws and increasing visibility of officers and targeted crime initiatives. Others emphasized goals of improving the department’s image and officers’ morale. For that, they’re giving pep talks at officer roll calls and urging cooperation at community meetings.

An Interview with Jasmine Khan: As I interviewed with my house owner who is here in the United States from 26 years and inside the city and residents of Rogers park community area from back 15 years.

She said that "Rogers Park became the part of Chicago from 1830 to 1850". Rogers park became area was developed on what once convergence of two Native Americans trails. As Chicago is the city of combination of people from different ethnicity background. Rogers Park is the north most park of the city which in border to the next city. The main attraction of Rogers Park is the Michigan Lake which also touches the Rogers Park area. Mostly group of peoples like African Americans, Mexicans, Indians, and little bit of native Americans etc. are available. It's the commercial type of area and also Rogers Park is one of the most organized parks inside the city. "As our city is windy city" so over the summer time the cold blowing air from Michigan Lake and scenic beauty makes park as a real Rogers Park.

Demographics Details:

Population Total Population 44621 Male Population 22599 (50.65 %) Female Population 22022 (49.35 %) Percent Change Since 1990 -1.0 % Percent Change Since 2000 -5.0 % Density (Persons per sq. mile) 36034.00 Median Age 34.84 Employment White Collar 7108 Blue Collar 1821 Households Total Households 20619 Family Households 8333 Non-Family Households 12287 Households With Children 4324 Households Without Children 16296 Average People Per Household 2.06 Education Number of people who have achieved the following levels of education: No High School 1975 Some High School 1679 Some College 5336 Associate Degree 1953 Bachelors Degree 8019 Graduate Degree 5328 Marital Status Number of people who have the following marital status: Never Married 16810 Married 12539 Separated 2833 Widowed 2146 Divorced 3304 Income / Financial Average Household Income $45,703 Median Household Income $41,252 Median Income Under 25 $26,082 Median Income 25-34 $40,870 Median Income 35-44 $44,117 Median Income 45-54 $49,016 Median Income 55-64 $43,961 Median Income 65-74 $41,847 Median Income Over 75 $28,183 Percent increase/decrease in income since 1990 74.0 % Percent increase/decrease in income since 2000 20.0 % Average Household Net Worth $356,706 Median Household Net Worth $98,609 Median Home Sale Price $232,500 Median Total Debts $118,862 Sales Tax Rate 9.0000 % Sales Tax Type PL Average Total Household Expenditure $41,157 Weather Average High in January 30.20° F Average Low in January 13.70° F Average High in July 83.20° F Average Low in July 62.50° F Annual Precepitiation 36.80 in. Air Pollution Index 107 Other Amenities Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL Miles To Airport 12 Junior College CITY COLLS OF CHICAGO TRUMAN Miles To Junior College 2 University ST AUGUSTINE COLLEGE Miles To University 1 Sports Team CHICAGO ROCKSTARS Miles To Sports Team 3

Summary

Chicago's story is in many ways of newcomers to the city. For good reason it is often said the United States is a nation of immigrants. Almost every person in the United States is descended from someone who arrived from another country. Immigration into the United states was subject to virtually no legal restriction before1882. It starts like French missionaries and trappers in the 1600s, Anglo-American frontiersmen in the 1700s and early 1800s, German skilled craftsmen in the first half of the 1800s, Bohenmian and German laborers in the immediate post-Civil war years. During 1880 and 1920 about 2.5 million European immigrants-most from southern and eastern Europe-came to the United States.

Italian have been in Chicago since the 1850s. Until the community consisted of a handful of enterprising Genoese fruit sellers, resturants, and merchants, along with a sprinkling of plaster workers. Most Chicago Italians, however, trace their ancestry to the wave of unskilled southern immigrants who came to the United States between 1880 and 1914. Due to political disturbances and lack of opportunities they left their country. Typical chain migration patterns prevailed, with families and villages gradually reforming in Chicago neighborhoods as workers accumulated savings to send for their relatives.

The history of the Irish in Chicago follows a pattern similar to that of the Irish in most other large American cities where they settled in substantial numbers. Early immigrants formed a visible Irish community. Irish immigrants were unskilled where the working conditions was surrounded by certain key project like I and M canal project, which is the huge project ever in the history of Chicago. Lack of good health, where they lived in poor neighborhood. The major reason for leaving their country was in search of better job opportunities.

Poles in Chicago, is also known as Chicago Polonia, refers to both immigrants Poles and Americans of Polish heritage living in Chicago. The first Polish immigrants came to Chicago in the 1850s with a lots of hope to have better facilities and opportunities. The influx of new immigrants created five distinct Polish neighborhoods in Chicago by 1890. The largest was the Polish Downtown on the Near Northwest Side. The working condition of Polish peoples in steel mills, the stockyards, or the city's many factories was really miserable that they were paid poorly, in part because they took unskilled jobs and also employers discriminated against them.

The first major wave of Mexican migration to Chicago began in the mid to late 1910s, spurred on by the economic, social, and political displacements of the Mexican Revolutionary years and the rise in industrial and agricultural employment in the United States. Mexicans worked as unskilled and semiskilled laborers in agriculture and heavy industry, including the Rock Island Santa Fe, and Burlington railways. The major reasons for migrating was the political situation of the country and for better opportunities.

Jews have been present in what is today the United States of America as the Colonial period of the 16th century, though they were in small numbers. Some of the earliest Jewish communities were Sephardic Jewish immigrants of Spanish and Portuguese ancestry. Most of the Jews peoples were educated but the reasons they left their country was for better opportunities. and they used to work in skilled field.

German have been influential in almost every field, from science to architecture, technology, industry, sports, etc. As per the history of Chicago there is a vital role of Germans and Irish immigrants in the foundation of the city. The neighborhoods of German society was also working class and poor because they were not from the United states, but they were more skilled than the Irish. The key reasons was the critical political situations of the country for migrating.

The Bohemians immigrants also played a good role for the lifting up the city where due to lack of good opportunities they had to leave the county. They are also working class people with poor neighborhoods.

Basically all peoples played atleast some good role for the formation of the city so that we all are here inside the city.

Italian have been in Chicago since the 1850s. Until 1880 the community consisted of a handful of enterprisin

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