Happy Village, 1059 N. Wolcott Ave. East Village Association members will take a vote Oct. 1 advising Ald. Brian Hopkins on plans for Happy Village, 1059 N. Wolcott Ave. Members meet at 7pm down the block at the Bath House Cultural Center , 1019 N. Wolcott Ave. The 2nd Ward alderman must decide whether to introduce a City Council ordinance permitting a liquor license transfer to prospective buyers Andrew Miller and Addison Thom. At EVA's Aug. 6 membership meeting, Miller and Thom described their plans to renovate the property, add restaurant service and sell the connected building at 1057 N. Wolcott Ave., now the bar's pingpong room.

From the Happy Village patio, Pauline Dengler describes the Cook County State's Attorney's west side initiatives. East Village Association membership meeting Sept. 10, 2018, Happy Village, 1059 N. Wolcott Ave. Presiding: Michael VanDam, president Two prosecutors work out of the Community Justice Center at 715 W. Maxwell St. At the Sept. 10 EVA meeting, community liaison Pauline Dengler described their action on crimes in the 11th and 12th Chicago Police districts and on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus. Dengler's classes and programs for community members include court advocacy, a self-defense course and " Keeping It Real " panel discussions with ex-offenders. Delia Ramirez, an unopposed candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives , told members she would for advisory committees on public safety, housing, schools and other local issues. Ramirez noted that a large class of new state representatives could pull the legislature toward more...