Neighborhood Description West Ridge or West Rogers Park is one of 77 well-defined Chicago, Illinois community areas. It is a middle-class neighborhood located on the far north side of Chicago. It is located in the 50th Ward. It is bordered on the north by Howard Street, on the east by Ridge Boulevard, Western Avenue, and Ravenswood Avenue, the south by Bryn Mawr Avenue and Peterson Avenue, and on the west by Kedzie Avenue and the North Shore Channel of the Chicago River. At one time joined with neighboring Rogers Park, it separated in the 1890s over a conflict concerning park districts (known as the Cabbage War.) Devon Avenue Today West Ridge is one of Chicago's better off communities, filled with thriving multi-ethnic culture lining Devon Avenue, historic mansions lining Ridge and Lunt Avenues, cultural institutions such as St. Scholastica Academy and one of the highest per capita incomes on the Northside of Chicago. It is home to the Midwest's largest Hasidic community, as well as other Jewish, Irish-American, German-American, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Assyrian, Russian, and Korean immigrant communities. iMove Chicago is your resource for Chicago apartments, lofts, condos, and homes in West Rogers Park. iMove Chicago is your complete resource for Chicago apartments, lofts, condos, and homes in Old Norwood Park. Neighborhood Links Neighborhood Council Community Center Chamber of Commerce History of Other Resources in Hospitals Post Office Schools Grocery Stores Cool Places to Eat
