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Chicago Dance 415 W Huron Chicago, IL 60610 312-337-9503
Citizen Bar 364 W Erie Chicago, IL 60610 312-640-1156
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160 W Kinzie Street
Erie Cafe
536 W Erie Street
Friends of the Chicago River
28 East
Jackson, Suite 1800
Harris, N.A. 33 W Ohio Street
at Deerborn
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155 North Harbor Drive,
Suite 301 The Ink Well 57 W Grand Ave Suite 450 Chicago, IL 60610(312) 644-4700
It's Just Lunch
432 N. Clark Street
Kinzie Chophouse
400 N Wells Street
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600 W Chicago Ave
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital 251 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 312-926-2000
Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group 312-926-DOCS
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Phoenix Rising 946 W. Randolph Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60607 312-850-3251
Redhead Piano Bar 16 W Ontario Chicago, IL 60610 312-640-1000
Reza's Restaurant 432 W Ontario Chicago, IL 60610 312-664.4500
River North Dog Owners Association
Rizzo Realty Group
1 E. Superior #604
Rock for Kids
314 W Institute
Symmetry Center
401 W Ontario #400
7-Eleven 601 N Kingsbury Chicago, IL 60610 312-335-8341
Zocalo Chicago 358 W Ontario Chicago, IL 60610 312-302-9977
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About River North
River North is an area of over 100 square
blocks in Chicago’s 42nd Ward, just north of the city’s business and
financial center and west of the upscale shopping and entertainment
district along Michigan Avenue known as the “magnificient mile”.
In the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, most of the area between the river
and the lake was destroyed. The next 2 decades were spent rebuilding and
these efforts culminated in the Columbian Exposition of 1893. Through
the first half of the 20th century, River North was a busy but grimy
industrial district once known as “Smokey Hollow”. After World War II,
manufacturing declined and factories closed or were converted into
warehouses. By the mid-1970’s, much of the area had become an urban
wasteland with many neglected or abandoned buildings.
Then in the late 1980’s, the revival began. Low real estate prices and
large spaces attracted artists and entrepreneurs. Beautiful old timber
and masonry buildings were rehabbed into galleries, studios, offices,
apartments and retail stores. Attorneys, architects, ad agencies and
design firms moved in, followed by hotels, restaurants and clubs. Today,
River North has the highest concentration of restaurants and
entertainment venues in the city. It is home to the largest number of
art galleries outside of Manhattan and is the fastest growing
residential neighborhood in Chicago.
Proposed Expansion of RNRA Service Area
(To be reviewed and adopted March 25, 2008)
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Map of Chicago's 42nd Ward
River North
Residents Association
P.O. Box 10924
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Phone: 312.235.2617
Fax: 312-624-7966