ROGERS PARK — Back by popular demand this month is a Rogers Park history-themed bar crawl that leads those with a thirst for local history (and beer) through a drinking tour of the neighborhood's past.
The "Legal Limits: A Historic Bar Crawl" walking tour was created by history graduate and doctoral students at Loyola University, with help from the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society, and evokes the spirited past of the neighborhood along 1½ miles of Sheridan Road, Glenwood Avenue and Devon Avenue.
Those interested can register now for the 5-7 p.m. tour on May 14, which is also Mother's Day.
For $15 ($10 for historical society members), the tour includes stops at 4-5 bars along the route, starting with grabbing a pint at favorite neighborhood watering hole Cunneen's, 1424 W. Devon Ave. and ends at Rogers Park Social, 6920 N. Glenwood Ave.
The price of drinks is not included in the tour.
In between drinks, the walking tour will explore the community's history with Prohibition, booze-related crime and politics, dancing, movie theaters and more.
For example, a 1933 news reel recently posted in an online Chicago history group shows students at Loyola University in Rogers Park fighting over the chance to win a keg of beer in the final weeks before Prohibition was nationally repealed.
The event was first held in 2016 and quickly sold out, prompting organizers to offer a second set of dates later in the summer.
