Press Release - Rally Against the Lakefront Car Tower

RALLY AGAINST THE LAKEFRONT CAR TOWER

On Sunday, October 13th, 2013 at 1:00 p.m., Rogers Park residents will rally against a proposed parking garage planned for construction at the corner of Sheridan Road and Sherwin Avenue.  The four-story parking garage required a zoning change and, despite receiving over 400 petition signatures opposing the change, Alderman Joe Moore approved the project.  On October 17, the issue will come before the Chicago Plan Commission to consider whether the proposal meets the requirements of the Lakefront Protection Ordinance.  The ordinance recognizes that the City's Lake Michigan shoreline possesses special environmental, recreational, cultural, historical, community and aesthetic interests and values that require protection and preservation.  Rogers Park residents will testify at the hearing that the proposed garage violates the ordinance.

Rogers Park residents have a history of fiercely protecting their lakefront, its beaches and the architectural integrity of Sheridan Road, resisting any attempts to extend Lake Shore Drive through unsightly landfills or creating a high-rise canyon down Sheridan Road similar to what was foisted upon the Edgewater Community immediately to the South. Sheridan Road in Rogers Park has retained a low-rise, residential character because of those efforts over the past 50 years. This parking garage proposal is yet another attempt to change the lakefront promenade quality of Sheridan Road and threaten its low-rise, residential character.

WHAT:     RALLY

WHERE:  MEET AT TOUHY AVENUE AND SHERIDAN ROAD

WHEN:    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13th 2013, 1 P.M.

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Martini's For Mutts benefit this Sunday

Martini's For Mutts benefit this Sunday

Famous Fido Rescue & Adoption Alliance and Marty's Martini Bar present Martini's For Mutts, a benefit to facilitate the rescue animals of Famous Fido Rescue in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood.

Founder and businesswoman Gloria Lissner has been rescuing homeless dogs since 1975. Like many people who love animals and believe in reverence for all life‚ she had become increasingly frustrated with the staggering number of adoptable animals destroyed every year in the Chicago-area. For example, in 2009‚ more than 15,000 companion animals in the Chicago-area were destroyed‚ many simply because they could not find a home in time. (This is certainly an improvement on earlier-year euthanasia numbers‚ but it could be much better.)

Famous Fido Rescue founded to raise the profile of the problem‚ and to forge an alliance with other like-minded individuals, organizations and shelters to hasten an end to the countless deaths of Chicago-area adoptable companion animals caused by overpopulation‚ and a chronic inability to match up animals in a timely manner with loving guardians. Famous Fido Rescue is inspired by the fact that other cities have significantly reduced the problem and the suffering‚ and firmly believe that Chicago can be a model city for stewardship and compassion.

"Join us for a martini or two! All proceeds benefit the rescue animals of Famous Fido Rescue"

- Founder Gloria Lissner

WHAT: Benefit for rescue animals

WHERE: Marty's Martini Bar at 1511 W. Balmoral Ave. Chicago

WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 13th, 2013 2pm - 5pm

For more information contact Gloria Lissner, founder of Famous Fido Rescue 

(773) 907-0305

Bill Morton

Bill Morton Promotions

http://billmortonpromotions.com/

Po Box 268292

Chicago IL 60626-8292

"Getting your name known, your voice heard, and your message understood."

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce celebrate anniversary

PRESS RELEASE

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce
Established April 14th, 2009
www.RogersPark.cc

Mission Statement:
To provide leadership and representation in order to benefit the members operating businesses in the Rogers Park Community.

Vision Statement:
To guide businesses, service organizations and individuals to establish new businesses and promote existing businesses within the Rogers Park community. To create and stimulate an orderly economic growth, thereby enriching Rogers Park's diverse population.

I would like to thank all of the business members and board of directors for a successful start to the official chamber of commerce of Rogers Park. Over the past two years we have built the foundation for longevity and are well established in our community. Bill Morton, Chamber President

PRESS RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE

Members of the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce currently include:

Bill Morton, President
Tsering Dorjee, Vice President
Bishop James Alan Wilkowski, Director / Interim Treasurer
Nina Interlandi Bell, Secretary
Toni Duncan, Director
Jay Ahmed, Director

Paul Miller - Membership Committee

A & T Grill - Business Member
Bill Morton Promotions - Business Member
Charmers Cafe - Business Member
Jay Ahmed at Aflac - Business Member
Leona's - Business Member
Quest Network Services - Business Member
Sam's Club - Business Member
Taste Food and Wine - Business Member
Tweedle Press - Business Member
Ultimate Soccer Chicago - Business Member
V-Tone Fitness - Business Member