THE
GREATER
ROCKWELL
ORGANIZATION

Officers

President: Eric Sinclair
President
First Vice President: Sara Dell
Vice President
Second Vice President: Lois Grossman-Graziano
Second Vice President
Secretary: Bea Tersch
Secretary
Treasurer: Tracey Bartholomew
Treasurer

This Month's GRO News

47th Ward Council Second Meeting

The second meeting of the 47th Ward Council was held on December 1 at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1757 W. Wilson. The meeting featured Alderman Pawar presenting the new proposed plans for the development of the Sears parking lot and the Ravenswood Metra station. The second floor of the building will contain a Mariano's Supermarket. The Sears automotive department will reamin at the location and additional retail development is planned. Representatives of Mariano's and the development team were on hand to answer questions from the community. Two more meeting are planned for this December to allow for optimum community participation.

The second meeting will be on Thursday, December 15th, at 6.30pm at McPherson School auditorium, 4728 N. Wolcott Avenue. The third meeting will be on Monday, December 19th, at 6.30pm at Bethany Retirement Community auditorium, 4950 N. Ashland Avenue.

Greater Rockwell History Posted

Mark Dawson has kindly contributed the Greater Rockwell history he researched and wrote for the Ravenswood-Lake View Historical Association. This document is chock-full of interesting facts, reminiscences, and information about our neighborhood and surroundings.

 

 

Greater Rockwell Organization (GRO) is committed to engage in activities that will promote civic pride and community welfare. The low-cost Membership is an excellent way to engage in your community.

From Wilson to Lawrence and Western to Virginia (at the river), you will see the elegance of Greater Rockwell Organization’s award-winning corner gardens.

The monthly GRO newsletter with a circulation of 1,500 reaches our community, as well as commuters at the Rockwell Brown Line station.

You have a more beautiful neighborhood due to the ongoing efforts of our graffiti removal program – and neighbors who join in the clean and green weekends.

Annual events such as the summer block party and the winter potluck dinner are a great way to share in our community spirit.

By signing up for GROnews (at the left, under Rockwell Station), you can join hundreds of neighbors who receive emails about local events, meeting reminders and important community alerts.

Whether you’re concerned about property taxes; public transportation; safer streets; a cleaner, greener neighborhood; a vital business district; or simply a place to say hi to your neighbors – GRO has something for you.

When we meet

Greater Rockwell Organization meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm. Meetings are held at Luther Memorial Church at the corner of Campbell and Wilson. Enter through the red doors (to the left of the main doors) on Wilson. You will find the buzzer up and to the right.

Committees

The goals of GRO are met through our community volunteers. Follow the links to web pages describing each committee's doings and how to contact the members if you're interested in getting involved. Please give the idea some serious thought – we welcome your participation at any level, and any amount of time you care to give.