Lurie Children's Hospital Preview

Facility tours and light refreshments. May 11, 2012 from 3-7pm and May 12 from 10am - 5pm at 225 E Chicago Ave.  RSVP here.

2nd Annual Chicago Film Showcase

Celebrate our excitibng collection of the best global and domestic sustainability films. May 17 from 7-11pm at Cafe Brauer, 2021 N Stockton Drive. Info and tickets here.

NATO-Chicago Summit

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization convenes in Chicago from May 20-22. Click here for more information.

RNRA Quarterly Meeting - May 22
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will be the special guest presenter at RNRA's Quarterly Community Meeting in May!  Join your neighbors for a good time, great food and valuable information.  Scoozi Restaurant, 410 W Huron.  Networking reception from 5:30-6:30pm and Community Meeting from 6:30 to 8:00pm.  All are welcome!

Wolf Point Development Proposal

Join Alderman Reilly and RNRA at a preliminary community meeting to review the proposed development.  May 28 at 5:30pm in the Wolf Point Ballroomat at Holiday Inn Mart Plaza.  Click here to view a recent Sun Times article on the project.

Latest RNRA Newsletter

Central Loop Bus Rapid Transit Plans Unveiled!

Click here for the CDOT/CTA presentation from May 2, 2012.

Scoop the Poop!

The RNDOA and the RNRA respectfully ask all who walk dogs in River North to clean up after them and please, encourage others to do the same. Thanks!

Chicago Dog Policies

Gilda's Club Chicago provides a warm and welcoming meeting place people with cancer, and family and friends, join with others to build social, emotional and informational support as an essential supplement to medical care. More...

Chicago Public Library's Near North Branch, 310 W Division, offers a variety of free programs and services all year long!  More...

The Anti-Cruelty Society's Mission is to build a community of caring by helping pets and educating people. More...

Open Books is an award-winning nonprofit social venture that operates an extraordinary bookstore, provides community programs, and mobilizes passionate volunteers to promote literacy in Chicago and beyond. More...

Friends of the Parks is a 501(c)(3) designated park advocacy organization, dedicated to preserving, protecting, and improving Chicago’s parks and forest preserves for all citizens. More...

A Medicine for Melancholy: click here

and you'll feel a little better!

Visit our Philanthropy Page

The Chicago Architecture Foundation conducts a walking tour of our community called "River North: Transformation of a Neighborhood"  More...

The Chicago Gallery News conducts Saturday Gallery Tours of River North and the West Loop.  More...

Our hood is featured in a national TV ad! Note: this does not constitute an RNRA product endorsement.  View the ad...

Great Photos of River North "then and now"

CAPS Combined Beat Meeting - July 5

Join residents, Police Officers and local business owners working together to solve and prevent crime. Meetings begin at 7:00 PM on the 1st Thursday of every odd month and last 1 hour.  Beat 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1834 meet at Access Living, 115 W Chicago Ave.

Warning - financial exploitation of the elderly, more...

For the health, safety and well-being of pets and humans alike, The 18th District Community Policing Office asks residents to remember the "Laws on Paws"

Danger! Don't walk while texting...

ATM Card Theft

The 18th District Community Policing office advises that enterprising thieves are stealing ATM cards by installing an unobtrusive "card trap" in ATM machines and then conning unsuspecting users out of their PINs.  Click here to learn how the scheme works and avoid being victimized.

Call the Community Policing Office at 312-742-5778 for more info.

Emergency Notification Service

The Office of EmergencyManagement and Communication's new system automatically alertscitizens in case of emergency via phone, pager, fax or email.

Simply click here and select Notify Chicago to register for this free service.

The fabulous Taste of River North returns for its 11th year.  Please mark your calendars for July 20-22 to attend our amazing food, music, merchant, artisan, exhibitor, and family friendly event.  The application for food vendors can be found here.  The application for merchants, artisans, and exhibitors can be found here.  Please call Tommy King, 312-633-2600 if you are interested in becoming an event sponsor.

Have fun-get free stuff-support our community.

We need volunteers! Each volunteer receives:
Free admission and food tickets, a collectable souvenir T-shirt and a terrific thank-you gift.  We also provide a choice of volunteer training sessions with refreshments and great support during the event!  The volunteer application can be found here.

We look forward to seeing you at Taste of River North 2012!

The lineup for our 2012 season has been finalized!  Thanks to everyone who participated in our survey.  Please click the button below to visit our Film Festival page for titles, dates and more information.

See you in the park this summer!

 Habitat project at Hubbard/Illinois/Kingsbury

• 360 West Hubbard
• Developer: Habitat Company
• Builder: McHugh Construction
• Construction start: TBD
• 43-story tower with adjacent 8-story garage
• Lot size: 50,000 sf
• 450 units: Studios, 1- and 2-BR
• 400 parking spaces for residents, additional 126 parking spaces underground for East Bank Club (TBC)
• Garage and drop-off entry off Hubbard, garage exit and loading dock entry on Illinois
• Residents' Amenities: Pool and outdoor recreation area on top of garage.
• Public Amenities: 15,000 sf park at corner of Hubbard and Kingsbury, dog run at Illinois Street
• No ground floor commercial space
• Additional street improvements along Kingsbury will: eliminate diagonal parking; add planters on both sides of Kingsbury and provide a wider sidewalk along East Bank Club; create a 20' wide sidewalk on East side of Kingsbury with planters separating sidewalk from vehicular traffic; and create additional turn lanes on Kingsbury @ Hubbard and @ Illinois

AMLI project at Clark & Hubbard

• Clark & Hubbard
• AMLI Residential Partners, LLC & Friedman Properties, LTD
• Walsh Construction
  
• Construction Start: October 2012
• 12,617 sf site
• 50 stories
• 409 rental units (1, 2, and 3 BR)
• 262 parking spaces
• 100% smoke-free building
• LEED Silver Certification
• Amenities on top of adjacent Greenway Self Park garage
• 4,500 sf ground floor retail
  

Contact Development Chair Lana Berkovich here with questions or comments.

After-School Resource Chicago Program
Through this website, young Chicagoans and their families can easily learn about and choose from thousands of different afternoon, evening and weekend after-school programs throughout the City.

Users simply input their address or zip code and choose from a variety of program interest areas, including: academic, career, creative, health, life skills, religious, community and sports. Search results are plotted on an interactive map, complete with descriptions of each matching program. The web address is www.afterschoolchicago.org

New 42nd Ward Map

To date, no final decision has been made about when the new ward maps take effect.  Alderman Reilly's office pledges to to everything possible to ensure a smooth and painless transition once definitive information is available.  (Note:  this WILL NOT impact the March 20th primary, but WILL impact the November 6th General Election.)

Click here for information from the City Clerk's office.