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The Chicago Reader presents:

'The Rogers Park & West Ridge Issue'

History: Borders and BoundariesFrom Indian treaties to the Cabbage Wars to World War II, the forces that shaped Rogers Park and West Ridge.

Memoir: The Savages of TimeSex columnist Dan Savage and his brother Bill on the lost landmarks of their childhood.

Memoir: The Shovelers of North MozartThe West Ridge way: rest on Saturday, help your neighbor on Sunday.

Politics: MVP or Mope?Alderman Joe Moore, whipping boy for the 49th Ward.

Plus: Where Bloggers Dodge Beers

Street Level What to do and where to do it: Architecture, bars, classes, GLBTQ, music, parks and beaches, theater and dance, dining, shopping, art, and volunteering