The River North Residents Association and Alderman Brendan Reilly are cohosting  a community presentation for a development proposal for the property located at 353 West Grand Avenue on Monday, June 22nd at East Bank Club.

Representatives of the ONNI Group and its development team will present their plans and answer questions you may have about this proposal. Alderman Reilly will co-host the meeting with RNRA to monitor the discussion, take notes and record your feedback.

The applicant has submitted a proposal for the development of a 32-story mixed-use building. The proposed building will include ground floor retail, a total of 330 residential units located within the 2nd – 32nd floors, 65 onsite interior parking spaces for retail users and 206 onsite interior parking spaces for residents. The proposed building will also include a podium on the 5th floor, which will include an outdoor pool and accessory amenities.

WHAT:           353 West Grand Avenue

WHO:            Hosted by Alderman Brendan Reilly and

                        River North Residents Association (RNRA)                  

WHEN:         Monday, June 22, 2015 at 6:00 pm

WHERE:      East Bank Club

                        Riverview Room, 1st Floor

                        500 North Kingsbury Street

                        Chicago, IL 60654

 River North Residents Association is proud to announce that A. Montgomery Ward Park has been chosen to be part of the City of Chicago’s 3rd Annual Night in the Parks to coincide with the cities inaugural weekend.  The Chicago Park District with your RNRA will host the classic musical comedy “Singin in The Rain” (partly due to a chance of rain in the forecast) this Sunday night, May 17th at sundown (approximately 7:45pm ish). Grab your blankets, one for the ground, one to keep you warm. Please remember Dogs are never allowed in the south end of Ward Park. We have been warned by CPD, fines up to $300 will be levied to owners who fail to comply. This is Chicago Park District property and their ordinance.

Thank you to all our members of the River North Residents Association (RNRA) and Pet Owners
Committee for their help  cleaning up the park and riverwalk this past Saturday. Please remember Dogs are not allowed in the south part of Ward Park. Fines of up to $300 may be given to dog owners who keep walking their dogs in Montgomery Ward Park.

 Let’s keep the park clean for both our  residents and furry friends.

After 20 years hosting Chicago’s first dog-friendly event, The Anti-Cruelty Society regrets to report that Bark in the Park 21 has been cancelled due to a local outbreak of Canine Influenza.

Sadly, Open Books is moving from River North but not too far from us. Open Books’ new home will be conveniently located at 651 W. Lake Street and will reopen on May 22nd. Thank you Open Books for being such a good neighbor and good luck in your new location!  The last date to donate books at the River North location at 213 W. Institute Place was Sunday, April 19th.

Click on the image below to view an interactive map of the 2015 Street Sweeping Schedule for the months of April and May 2015 only.   

For the first few weeks of the street sweeping season, DSS will operate using the old ward boundaries. An updated sweeping schedule will be released when they switch to the current, new ward boundaries.

To download the schedule through May 15, click here to visit their website.