City Begins Reclaiming Eroded Lakefront In Rogers Park

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Work started Monday at Chicago's northernmost beach in hopes of getting back some of the land that's been lost to erosion.

Two and a half years ago, when Jenny Learner moved into her lakefront apartment bordering Juneway Terrace Beach, she says there was no erosion.

"It happened really quickly. There's always been a beach here. This was a beautiful beach,” she said.

Work crews have now brought in gravel, she said, and they've taken out a tree and gotten organized for the job ahead of bolstering the beach.

"I've heard they're also going to do boulders, a special kind of boulder. So we'll see,” she said.

"Anything's better than what it was, because the lake is clearly going towards Eastlake."

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Work at Juneway is expected to take four to five weeks.