We are just one month away from the event.  Due to the pandemic and orders banning crowds, CPMF is moving the 2020 Run to Remember to a virtual event. Many of your questions will be answered on the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation website.

What is a virtual 5K?
A Virtual 5K is a race that you choose to complete where ever you would like. You can walk, run, use a treadmill, or participate in another race. The beauty of a virtual 5K race is that you can run the race at your pace wherever you choose.

The CPMF appreciates  your continued support of CPMF. CPMF prioritizes the safety of the citizens of Chicago and the CPD extended family and feels this is simply the right thing to do.

For those of you who have not registered, please do! Our Police Officers are out on the street protecting us whether or not there is a global pandemic. Show your support for those in Blue!

Make sure to register under “Join a Team”  –  Team 018 Blue for Bauer

The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation has given $11.1 million of assistance to Chicago Police Families in need.

The following loyal RNRA sponsors are open for pick-up and/or delivery service. During this difficult time, we encourage you to support the businesses that support our community.

Thanks and bon appetit!

You can find this list on RNRAChicago.org under Sponsors

Bijan’s Bistro

663 N. State Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Offers Delivery:  Yes

Offers Pickup:  Yes

Daily Special:  No

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Fogo De Chao

661 N. LaSalle Blvd

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Offers Delivery:  Yes

Offers Pickup:  Yes

Daily Special:  Yes

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Meli Cafe

540 N. Wells  Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Offers Delivery:  Yes

Offers Pickup:  Yes

Daily Special:  No

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STK Chicago

9 W. Kinzie Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Offers Delivery:  Yes

Offers Pickup:  Yes

Daily Special:  No

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Eddie V’s Prime Seafood

521 N. Rush Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Offers Delivery:  Yes

Offers Pickup:  Yes

Daily Special:  Yes

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Kinzie Chophouse

400 N. Wells Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Offers Delivery:  Yes

Offers Pickup:  Yes

Daily Special:  No

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MIX Kitchen United

839 N. Sedgwick Street

Chicago, Illinois 60610

Offers Delivery:  Yes

Offers Pickup:  Yes

Daily Special:  No

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Victory Italian

434 W. Ontario Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Offers Delivery:  Yes

Offers Pickup:  Yes

Daily Special:  Yes

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Thank you the Greater River North Business Association, co-contributor of content for restaurants that are members of GRNBA as well as sponsors of RNRA.  

Our River North streets are quiet these days and the impact is felt by our local businesses. RNRA’s loyal sponsors always support our neighborhood and in turn, we encourage you to support them by:

• Taking advantage of take-out options – See RNRA Sponsor Restaurants Open for Pick-up and Delivery During the Pandemic
• Purchasing gift cards to share with friends and family
• Support those essential services that are open

For more information about these outstanding local businesses and their products and services, please download the FREE My River North mobile app from the App Store or Google Play.   Any business marked with an asterisk (*) below is on the My River North Mobile App with their phone number and website listed for handy reference.

Please make sure to call these businesses first before stopping in.

RNRA SPONSORS – Businesses still operating

Animal Services

• Boulevard Veterinary River North
• Companion Animal Hospital River North*
• Dog.Hotel|Daycare*
• TailsUp*

Financial Services

• First Northern Credit Union*
• Wintrust Community Advantage

Groceries

• 7-ELEVEN

Health Care

• East Bank Chiropractic*
• Lumiere Children’s Therapy (Open only for tele-health and ABA services)*
• React Physical Therapy
• River North Physical Therapy

Hotels

• Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown
• The St. Claire Magnificent Mile*
• The Godfrey Hotel Chicago*

Other Essential Services

• East Bank Storage*
• Erie LaSalle Body Shop & Car Care Center*
• New City Moving
• Saper Law*
• SpeedPro Imaging – Chicago Loop*
• State Farm – Jeff Stogsdill*
• The Building Group
• The Mandile + Lorimer Property Group*

RNRA SPONSORS – RESTAURANTS OFFERING TAKE-OUT

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THEIR MENUS

• Bijan’s Bistro* (Starting Thursday March 26)
• Eddie V’s Prime Seafood*
• Fogo de Chao*
• Kinzie Chophouse*
• Kitchen United MIX (formerly Eats on Sedgwick)*
• Meli Cafe
• STK Chicago*
• Victory Italian*

To see our full list of sposors, click HERE.

We look forward to better times when we can once again enjoy our community’s wonderful events, dining and nightlife in the company of our friends and neighbors.

Take care of yourselves, we’ll get through this together.

The Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) has taken a stance on safe running. CARA urges everyone to practice safe social distancing and to commit to wearing a mask.

If you choose to run:

What a great show of love to our local heroes on Saturday April 4th!

Residents all over River North stepped out onto their balconies or opened their windows to shout out some love, bang pans, toot horns and flash lights to express our gratitude to Healthcare Workers, First Responders and Essential Personnel who selflessly serve and sacrifice for our community every day.

Thanks to everyone for sending in your videos.  CLICK HERE to see a few of the great videos sent in Saturday night!

The City of Chicago is striving for a complete count and hope that all Chicago residents will take this opportunity to invest in their city. You can complete the questionnaire online, by mail or over the phone. It is safe and private. In fact, federal law prohibits anyone at the Census Bureau from sharing personal census information.

The questionnaire is short and asks for basic information (e.g., age, sex, race, type of housing, etc.) for all people living in your household. It does not ask for sensitive information like social security numbers, immigration status or bank account information.

If you have not already completed the form, please take the next 10 minutes to complete the Census online at 2020Census.gov. And, if you have already completed the short questionnaire, thank you, and please encourage your family and friends to do the same.

This afternoon, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced he is extending the “Shelter in Place” (or “Stay at Home”) Order until April 30, 2020 in a further effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of Illinois residents.

As a reminder, the Stay at Home Order requires all residents to stay at home, unless traveling for essential needs or business. In accordance with the extension, City Hall, Chicago Public Libraries, certain Chicago Park District properties, and Chicago Public Schools will remain closed until April 30th as well, with remote learning beginning on April 13th.

To keep up-to-date on current information from the Chicago Department of Public Health, 

CLICK HERE