"WRPCO empowers residents to play meaningful roles in community planning, education, and civic involvement that enhances the quality of life and the racial, economic, and cultural diversity of the greater West Rogers Park community."

West Rogers Park Community Organization


Welcome to the WRPCO Website. We hope you will stay for a while and look around.  If you are a resident of West Rogers Park or West Ridge, WRPCO is your organization, renew or please consider joining if you are not yet a member. 

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Free Paper Shredding and Electronics Recycling

SUNDAY MAY 6, 2012 - 9:00 a.m.- noon, Devon Bank Parking Lot, 6445 N. Western Ave. For details   click

 

First Annual WRPCO Fundraiser
Sunday, 20 May 2012, at the Indian Boundary Park Field House, from 4-7 PM. There will be food for all tastes, and entertainment for all ages, provided by local restaurants and local talent. Come help us celebrate our neighborhood. Proceeds from the fundraiser will help underwrite our Green Initiative (dedicated to energy conservation and recycling), our foreclosure counseling initiative (dedicated to helping homeowners in financial trouble), and our Education Committee (dedicated to improving public and private educational opportunities in the neighborhood). Click here for Flyer
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St. Margaret Mary Church and School Rummage Sale and Bake Sale

Sunday, May 20, 2012
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: St. Margaret Mary Activity Center, 7341 N. Claremont
(One block east of Western, Two blocks north of Touhy)
Clothing, kitchen items, household furnishings, toys, sporting goods and much more! $5 Bag Sale from 1:30pm-2pmEnjoy a cup of coffee and a homemade baked good from the SMM Bake Sale. Come for lunch grilled up by SMM Dads.

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The 2012 WRPCO Community Concerns Survey

Last year, WRPCO created a Community Concerns Survey to help identify issues and focus debate among the aldermanic candidates. The results were both interesting and helpful. We believe it is a good continuing portrayal of the state of the community.
 
Now, back by popular demand, the survey has been reworked to gather and track community sentiment on key issues in West Rogers Park. Results will be used to help focus community action and to strengthen dialogue and accountability with elected officials.
 
Take the survey online by going to   https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/99RTSCH
or download and print a hard copy by clicking on the "2012 Community Concerns Survey Form" at the bottom of the page. Completed hard copies may be mailed to WRPCO PO BOX 59586, Chicago, IL 60659. Hard copies will also be placed at locations around the community.
 
The survey will take 10 – 15 minutes to complete. Please take the time to weigh in on the issues that affect every day life in West Rogers Park. Preliminary results will be presented at the WRPCO annual general meeting on Thursday March 8.

Final scored 2011 Community Concerns Survey results presented in an easy-to-read format are posted below. We expect to have an update for 2012 shortly. Currently, as presented at the March 8th meeting, the number of completed surveys completed is inadequate and the demographics so far indicate that the sample is not sufficiently representative of the community. We are urging residents to complete more surveys.

Contact WRPCO info@wrpco.org for more details.

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The WRPCO Annual General Meeting, was concluded Thursday, March 8, 2012, at Devon Bank, 6445 N. Western Avenue, 7:00 PM. We elected new Officers and nominated members to the Board and had a presentation on the 2011 and 2012 Community Concerns Survey as well as one on Housing Issues by Brian White, Executve Director of Lakeside CDC. Please click on Officers and Board and Annual Meeting for more details.

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In the 2009 – 2010 school year, the Education Committee gathered student representatives from area schools to create art based on a theme of their own choosing. Their effort “United Through Art,” making self-portraits depicting what in their lives they feel defines them, was exhibited in a show held at Devon Bank in May 2010.

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WRPCO gets many questions and concerns about community "green" issues, environmental questions, local access to libraries and recycling. Here are the local updates on those issues. Click here

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WRPCO successfully conducted Forums of the Candidates in the April 5, 2011 Aldermanic runoff election and the five candidates in the February 22, 2011 primary election, in March and January 2011 respectively. They were moderated by Ben Joravsky noted political journalist of the Chicago Reader and held at the Devon Bank. Details of both Forums are at 2011 Forums  

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Debra Silverstein2011 Runoff Questionnaire Answers-3-24.pdf150.28 KB
2012 Community Concerns Survey Form.doc81.5 KB

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Membership

Please join WRPCO as a member. Membership cost only $10 for single $20 for family for the year.Please click here