Education
Edgewater is home to several Chicago Public Schools, as well as private schools. The local public high school is Nicholas Senn High School, established in 1913. There are several Catholic and other religiously affiliated schools also in the neighborhood.
Loyola University of Chicago's campus borders northeastern Edgewater. The college established itself on the lake at the north end of Sheridan Road, where it crosses into Rogers Park, in 1906.
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