Edgewater
Local news from Edgewater, Chicago, IL
Established as an official community area in 1980, Edgewater sits on Chicago's North Side, 6 miles north of the Loop. The neighborhood features several beaches and lies adjacent to Lincoln Park, which stretches southward 7 miles along the waterfront.
Part of the Edgewater community area of Chicago.
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- Edgewater Honors Its Own: 2026 Living Treasures Ceremony and a New Dance Show at Berger Park Signal a Full November Ahead
November arrives in Edgewater with two events that speak directly to what makes the neighborhood worth living in — one that puts a spotlight
- Devon Ave Gets Cuban, Sheridan Gets Persian, and Rivers & Roads Is About to Become a Block: Edgewater's Fall Restaurant Wave Just Got Bigger
If you've been watching Edgewater's food scene fill in storefront by storefront over the past year, this week handed you two more pins to pu
- Broadway Gets a New Foundation: Affordable Housing Development at 5854 N. Broadway Clears a Key Hurdle — and Edgewater's Halloween Weekend Is Shaping Up
A stretch of Broadway that has spent 2026 filling back in with new restaurants and creative businesses is now the site of a significant civi
- From Edgewater's Broadway to Andersonville's Clark Street: Patricia Guerrero Opens De Colores, Her 25-Years-in-the-Making Dream Restaurant
A neighborhood story that starts on Broadway is now spilling over onto Clark Street — and Edgewater residents have every reason to claim it
- A Lakefront Gem Gets Its Name: Edgewater's Restored Prairie Park Could Soon Be Official
A small but beloved patch of restored natural landscape along Edgewater's lakefront is on the verge of getting something it has long deserve
- Open House Chicago Is This Weekend — And Edgewater's Own History Museum Is on the List
If you've ever walked past the Edgewater Historical Society's little museum tucked at 5358 N. Ashland Ave. and wondered what's inside, this
- Safer Streets and Sweet New Scents: Edgewater Scores a Safety Upgrade and a Beloved Candle Shop Gets a Glow-Up
Edgewater is wrapping up the first week of October with two pieces of genuinely good news: the neighborhood is set to receive Chicago's firs
- Art Supplies for All: WasteShed's Beloved Nonprofit Resale Shop Is Leaving Evanston — and Edgewater Is Its New Home
Edgewater is about to get one of the North Side's most creative and community-spirited tenants. WasteShed, a nonprofit art supply resale sho
- City Says Yes: Chicago Approves 90 Affordable Homes for Edgewater — and a Devon Avenue Proposal Adds 27 More to the Pipeline
Edgewater residents woke up Thursday to some of the most consequential housing news the neighborhood has seen in years. In a pair of develop
- Bryn Mawr's Dining Boom: How Edgewater's Freshest Food Corridor Keeps Leveling Up
Edgewater's restaurant scene has been quietly having a breakout year — and the stretch of Broadway and Bryn Mawr around the neighborhood's n
- Neighbors Square Off — and Show Up — Over Edgewater's Most Hotly Debated Lakefront Development
When neighbors in Edgewater disagree, they don't stay quiet — they organize, they show up, and they make themselves heard. That was on full
- Open Doors & Hidden History: Edgewater's 35th Annual Home Tour Returns September 20 — With a Bonus Maps Talk the Day Before
One of Edgewater's most beloved annual traditions is back for its 35th year, and this time it arrives with an extra layer of neighborhood hi
- Broadway Takes Center Stage: Edgewater Music Fest Returns This Weekend With 35+ Bands, 100+ Vendors, and Zero Cover
If you've been saving your energy all summer for one blowout neighborhood moment, this is the weekend. The second annual Edgewater Music Fes
- Curtain Call for History: Edgewater Celebrates 100 Years of Local Theatre — And You're Invited
Edgewater has long been one of Chicago's most theatrically rich neighborhoods, and this summer the Edgewater Historical Society is making su
- Concerts, Books & Community: Edgewater's Summer of Neighborhood Togetherness Is in Full Swing
If you're looking for reasons to get off the couch this August, Edgewater has your calendar covered — and most of it won't cost you a dime.
- Edgewater's Dining Scene Is Booming: New Flavors From Thailand, India & Ethiopia Land on Broadway and Granville
If your stomach has been telling you to explore Edgewater's streets lately, it knows something your calendar doesn't — the neighborhood's di
- Green Thumbs & Clean Shores: Edgewater's Environmental Volunteers Are Making Their Mark This August
If you've noticed the dunes at Kathy Osterman Beach looking a little more lush lately — or the grounds at Berger Park a little more cared fo
- Safer Streets Ahead: Edgewater Gets E-Scooter Geofencing on Sheridan Road — And E-Bikes Could Be Next
Neighbors who've navigated the busy stretch of Sheridan Road on foot know the feeling: a sudden electric whir, a near-miss, a muttered compl
- Edgewater Glen in the Spotlight: 35th Annual Home Tour Set for September — Plus, Broadway Upzoning Gets Legal Green Light
Edgewater history buffs and architecture lovers, mark your calendars: one of the neighborhood's most beloved annual traditions is coming bac
- Edgewater Music Fest Grows: Second Wave of Acts Coming & Vendors Still Wanted for August's Big Weekend
Edgewater's most buzzed-about summer event just got bigger. The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce is signaling that Edgewater Music Fest 2026 —
- Edgewater's Lakefront Future Takes Shape: Alderwoman Greenlights Emanuel Congregation Redevelopment With New Community Benefits
A major milestone arrived this week for one of Edgewater's most-watched development conversations. Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th) announ
- Edgewater's Commercial Corridor Faces a Fork in the Road: SSA #26 Renewal Could Decide the Future of Broadway
Edgewater's beloved Broadway corridor — the beating heart of the neighborhood's small-business scene — is facing a pivotal moment this summe
- Live Music All Summer Long: Edgewater Music Fest Drops Its Lineup — And Free Concerts Are Already Playing in the EHS Garden
Edgewater's summer just got a serious musical upgrade. The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce officially revealed the headliner lineup for Edgewa
- A New Kind of Gathering Place: Queer-Led Sober Venue Coming to Edgewater This August — Plus, WEAR's Summer Soirées Are Here
Edgewater's social scene is about to get a meaningful new addition. A queer-led sober venue is set to open this August in the longtime space
- Edgewater Honors a Comedy Legend: Sheridan Road Gets a New Name — Bob Newhart Way
Edgewater has a brand-new reason to look up at the street signs. A one-block stretch of Sheridan Road, just south of Thorndale Avenue, has b
- Market Days & Rail Celebrations: Edgewater's Summer Street Life Is in Full Swing
If you're looking for a reason to get outside this week, Edgewater is delivering on two delightful fronts — and both are completely free. Fi
- Neighbors Dream Big for Edgewater's Last Open Lakefront: Could 5959 N. Sheridan Become a Public Park?
A spirited community conversation is unfolding along Edgewater's lakefront — and the outcome could shape the neighborhood's shoreline for ge
- Roots, Rebirth & Camp Theatrics: Edgewater's Small-Business Heart & Arts Scene Are Thriving This June
Two beloved threads of Edgewater life — its deep-rooted small-business spirit and its vibrant arts scene — are giving neighbors plenty to ce
- Injera & Introductions: Edgewater's Networking Scene Heats Up — Plus, Music Fest 2026 Is Building Its Lineup
Edgewater's community connectors are at it again, and this week brings a delicious new twist to a neighborhood favorite. The Edgewater Chamb
- Tap Shoes, Tie-Dye & Garden Gloves: Edgewater's Creative Community Is in Full June Bloom
Edgewater's arts and community calendar is absolutely stacked this weekend — and there's something for everyone. First, theater lovers shoul