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 on our organization to the point where we are no longer able to sustain the center during and after the pandemic, read the press release.