Welcome

Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Edgewater Historical Society Museum
5358 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago 60640

The City News Bureau of Chicago was the legendary news service that shaped generations of reporters and defined Chicago’s journalistic identity.

Author Mark Wukas captured his experience as an overnight police reporter at the bureau in his novel “The Kiss of Night.” James Elsener and the late Paul Zimbrakos co-authored “Sirens in the Loop: A History of the City News Bureau of Chicago.”

A limited number of copies will be available for purchase after the program. Click here for a flyer.

Walk Edgewater

Enjoy views of the historic buildings of Edgewater in our own unique outdoor museum. Edgewater has four historic districts, designated by the U.S. Department of the Interior, and many blocks filled with historic homes. Tours will be led by knowledgeable guides. For descriptions of the tours, click “more…” below.

To order tickets for a walking tour, click the name of the tour below. Currently, you must order tickets for different walking tours separately, but you can order multiple tickets for that tour.

Please note: EHS uses the Zeffy event ticketing service (Zeffy.com) to process payments. Zeffy does NOT charge EHS for credit card transactions, but it asks ticket purchasers for an OPTIONAL “tip” to support their free ticketing service. You are under NO OBLIGATION to add this “tip” to your order. If you want to change the suggested “tip” amount (or set it to $0), in the section starting “Help keep Zeffy free” click the “amount” drop-down and select a different percent or click “other” to specify a dollar amount (or 0).

Edgewater Glen Historic District:
DATE: June 21, 2026; TIME: 1:00 p.m.

Magnolia Glen:
DATE: June 25, 2026; TIME: 5:30 p.m.

Bryn Mawr Landmark District:
DATE: June 27, 2026; TIME: 11:00 a.m.

Lakewood Balmoral Historic District:
DATE: July 12, 2026; TIME: 4:00 p.m.

Discover the Art Underfoot: (Foster beach house)
DATE: July 25, 2026; TIME: 10:30 a.m.

Andersonville Historic District:
DATE: July 26, 2026; TIME: 11:00 a.m.

North Edgewater Beach:
DATE: July 29, 2026; TIME: 6:00 p.m.

Surprising Broadway:
DATE: Aug. 2, 2026; TIME: 1:00 p.m.

There is a limit of 20 in each tour. Our tour guides, who will have microphones, will lead you through the tour, and share with you our researched brochure. The fee for each tour is $15, which supports the Edgewater Historical Society Museum.

Here are descriptions of all 8 walking tours and their scheduled dates/times: [more...]

Edgewater is one of the most active communities in Chicago supportive of local small and mid-sized theaters. Over the past 100 years more than 50 theater companies have performed in Edgewater. Their missions, audiences and performance spaces are diverse, bringing together people of all ages. In return, these theaters have enriched the lively and thriving life of our community. The exhibit includes reference to all the theaters, playbills, posters, costumes, photos, artifacts, video interviews and a children’s corner of exploration. A year long series of programs is planned to include lectures, backstage theater tours and a continuation of our Evening Salon Series.

For more information about the exhibit, go to celebratingedgewaterstheatres.eventbrite.com.

For more information about the backstage theatre tours, including how to purchase tickets, Click Here.

If you missed EHS’s recent program which spotlighted the architectural treasures of Broadway in Edgewater, visit the links below for the presentation and the Q&A session that followed.

You can also see EHS’s survey of Broadway’s architecturally significant buildings here

Chicago Neighborhood Architecture: EHS Explores Broadway’s Architectural Treasures videos

(Part 1)

(Part 2)

(Part 3)

(Q&A)