Rogers Park residents fight to keep High Ridge YMCA open
Community members feel iced out of the YMCA's decision to close and say it leaves a gaping hole in programming, such as affordable swim lessons.
Source: chicagotribune.com
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Northside community members rally to save High Ridge YMCA
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The High Ridge YMCA on Chicago's north side is scheduled to close for good at the end of January. But community members are working hard to change that. "This is the town center for Rogers Park, there's nothing like it," YMCA member Mitchell Milner said. "It's been here for more than 65 years, if it's not here the community would lose its identity." In December of 2020, the YMCA of Metro Chicago announced that the High Ridge YMCA would close its doors for the final time Jan. 22. "The overwhelming economic stress caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) has put an enormous strain ...
Source: abc7chicago.com