Make your mark on East Village

Last year started with East Village on the National Register of Historic Places, and ended with a high-profile neighborhood vote at hand.

EAST VILLAGE NEWS TOP 10

Chicago Bowl frames development plan Sep 20, 2010  … 1,398 page views

Meet Alderman Moreno on Monday Apr 22, 2010  … 973 page views

What's at risk: Measuring change, neighbor by neighbor Nov 11, 2010, 14 comments  … 680 page views

EVA to sponsor LaSalle II PTO raffle May 12, 2010  … 548 page views

EVA board meets 6:30 pm Monday at Leona's, 1936 W.... May 10, 2010  … 513 page views

Chopin Theatre to host water forum Monday Apr 15, 2010  … 494 page views

Board clears deck for cafe vote Dec 15, 2010  … 473 page views

Bowling alley pins success to live music Sep 19, 2010, 4 comments  … 440 page views

Roots pizza project adds ingredients Dec 2, 2010, 3 comments  … 433 page views

Bleeding Heart gets consent for outdoor cafe Jan 4, 2011, 7 comments  … 424 page views

In between, a new alderman was appointed, an endangered church was preserved and two neighborhood groups merged in a spirit of mutual respect.

What's in store this year? That depends on you.

The East Village Association needs new volunteers every year to help improve the neighborhood, solve community problems and spread the word about local resources. In the next few weeks we'll be looking for candidates for a new board of directors to start serving in April.

The current board will meet Feb. 15 to slate four prospective officers for a March 7 membership vote:

• The president leads meetings and speak for the association. He also names up to four of the new board members.
• The vice president aids the president and fills in at meetings.
• The secretary records the group's actions.
• The treasurer is in charge of EVA’s finances.

The newsletter editor and webmaster round out EVA's board – recruits are welcome here too. Political candidates are not eligible to be officers, but the city has a Feb. 22 election to keep them busy.

The only requirements to run as an East Village officer are membership in EVA and interest in improving he neighborhood. If you've attended neighborhood events, left comments on the website thought about East Village's direction or just wanted to meet a few of your neighbors, you're potential officer material.

To learn more, contact Greg Nagel or any of the officers listed in the lower-left corner of this page. The slating meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Leona's restaurant, 1936 W. Augusta. Nominations also will be taken from the floor before the election, 7 p.m. March 7 in the Happy Village game room at 1059 N. Wolcott.