River North LIVE! This weekend at River Park at theMart!
Our favorite summer festival returns with great live music and an amazing new location!
From the incredible venue to amazing on-stage entertainment, to great food and beverages, we’ve created an unforgettable experience and can’t wait to mark this new beginning for our neighborhood and our city.
Proceeds from River North LIVE! benefit RNRA’s many charitable and resident advocacy activities. Attendees will enjoy a weekend of incredible entertainment while supporting the neighborhood we all love. Please share this invitation with everyone in your network.
June 24-26 at River Park at theMart
Click here to learn more and purchase tickets. You can also purchase your ticket at the gate!
Venue policy: No Pets Allowed.
River North Cannabis Update
Recently, two companies hosted public community meetings to discuss their proposals to open Adult Use Cannabis Dispensaries in the 42nd Ward. These meetings were held as a requirement of their Special Use applications, filed with the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). If you were unable to attend these meetings, click the links below to learn more:
Applicant: PTS/Bio-Pharm
Proposed dispensary location: 605 North Clark Street
Meeting held on May 10th
Click here to learn more
Applicant: GRI Holdings, LLC
Proposed dispensary location: 612 North Wells Street
Meeting held on May 23rd
Click here to learn more
The ZBA will consider this Special Use application at an upcoming public hearing. The ZBA is a quasi-judicial body made up of Mayoral appointees. They are solely responsible for approval or denial of Special Use licenses and are not obligated to give special consideration to comments from Aldermen or Police Commanders. However, the hearing will allow time for public comment. The State of Illinois controls the licensure process for cannabis businesses. Local Aldermen do not have the authority to approve or deny a dispensary license or a Special Use permit.
Information on how to access the Live Stream and how to submit public comments can be reviewed on ZBA’s website here. Stay tuned to the ZBA website for updates on when the public hearing will be scheduled to review these proposals (these items will not be heard by ZBA in June).
Call 911 – Your Call Creates A Record for CPD Resource Allocation
To print a copy of this flyer, CLICK HERE. For more public safety tips and how to call anonymously, CLICK HERE.
18th District CPD Pride Drive – Helping LGBQT+ Organizations supporting youths experiencing housing instability or housing insecurity
CAPS Beat Meetings for 018 District
We encourage all residents to join these meetings. Meetings will now be held in person again. To print a copy of this flyer, CLICK HERE.To find your District & Beat, CLICK HERE. To find you meeting on the RNRAChicago.org Event Calendar, CLICK HERE.
What is CAPS? CAPS stands for Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy. CAPS is a partnership between police and community that is the foundation of community policing. CAPS uses Beats to develop relationships between the community and the police.
CAPS meetings offer city residents an opportunity to address crime and safety issues directly with the beat officers who patrol their neighborhood, as well as to provide ongoing feedback, which help the police to monitor crime issues. The beat meeting is a chance to meet your neighbors and come up with strategies that affect the community.
Chicago City Council Approves Bally’s Casino Proposal
On May 25, the City Council approved Bally’s proposal, including a permanent casino on the Tribune Publishing site and a temporary Medinah Temple facility, by a vote of 41 to 7. The measure now goes to the Illinois Gaming Board for final approval. RNRA will work with local Alderpersons to review the plan and recommend adjustments with the goal of reducing negative neighborhood impacts. Stay tuned to our website for updates – https://rnrachicago.org/chicago-casino-proposals/
