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Recent Event Highlights: Saint Ignatius Parish- Founded by the Jesuits, Death of Philip Rogers, Philip Rogers Purchases Land, and 8 more...

Created by HannahMLutz on Mar 10, 2012

Last updated: 03/13/12 at 09:00 PM

• Population Growth
  1969

• Subdivision of Homes/ New Immigrants
  1945

  Housing became cheap as the wealthy moved to the suburbs.

• Increase in Housing Market
  Jul 1, 1910

• Red Line Extends through Rogers Park
  1908

  The Red Line extended from Wilson to Evanston, creating four stops in Rogers Park.

• Saint Ignatius Parish- Founded by the Jesuits
  1906

• Loyola University- Founded by the Jesuits
  1906

• The Cabbage Wars Against West Ridge
  1896

  West Ridge won the Cabbage Wars, which meant all parks would be inland rather than on the lakefront.

• Population to 3,500
  1890

• Patrick Touhy Divides Land
  1872

• Death of Philip Rogers
  1856

• Philip Rogers Purchases Land
  1839

• Treaty of Saint Louis
  1816