Jefferson Park Forward is pleased to partner with Alderman John Arena, Fannie’s Cafe and Gale Street Inn to bring you Holiday Sparkle, a family friendly, fun-filled event that all are welcome. Come stop by the Jefferson Park Transit Center after work or school to sing…
Jefferson Park Forward Statement on Community Protest
Jefferson Park Forward is aware that our sister neighborhood association, the Jefferson Park Neighborhood Association, has organized a community protest today at Alderman John Arena’s office to dispute the following developments: Long & Argyle (48 rental units, 4 stories) 6221-27 W. Gregory Street (subdivision of…
Neighborhood Pride Survey of Local Businesses Recognizing businesses that make Jefferson Park beautiful
Jefferson Park Forward wants to recognize local businesses that are making Jefferson Park beautiful through artful landscaping and/or flower plantings that enliven their local businesses and our community. Our Livability & Attractiveness Committee has scoped out the neighborhood and identified several local businesses with exemplary…
Chicago Cubs Mural Dedication Artist Tony Passero
Jefferson Park Forward Participates in Chicago Cubs Mural Dedication Jefferson Park Forward is extremely proud and thankful to have artist Tony Passero in our community. He is noteworthy as the artist who has been working hard over the last few days to install a 12 foot…
JPF Bowling & Costume Party
The Jefferson Park Forward Social Committee invites you to a Costume Bowl Party! Family and friends are invited to dress up and bowl at Jefferson Park’s own Habetler Bowl. Details below: Date: Saturday, October 15 Time: Noon Cost: $15 per person for 1 and 1/2 hours…
September General Meeting Updates to the Agenda
JPF would like to announce our September general meeting, which takes place at Windsor Tavern, 7 PM, on Thursday, September 15. We recognize the unfortunate coincidence of the date of our general meeting this month and the Beaubien school open house. Our final agenda is…
Recognizing Beauty in Jefferson Park Recognizing businesses that are helping to beautify our neighborhood
Jefferson Park Forward and our Livability & Attractiveness Committee would like to thank the following businesses for their efforts in creating beauty in Jefferson Park by maintaining flower displays outside their businesses this summer. Local Businesses Adding Beauty to Jefferson Park E Mortgage Corp. (5632 W.…
Plantings at CVS JPF plants downtown intersection
Jefferson Park Forward, working in partnership with Alderman John Arena and Representative Robert Martwick’s offices, continued its effort to enhance the beauty of Jefferson Park. The latest investment in beautifying Jefferson Park involved landscaping the southeast corner of Lawrence and Milwaukee Avenues, near the public art installation…
Carpe Librum JPF Fundraiser for Turning the Page
Jefferson Park Forward was a guest operator at the Six Corners pop-up bookstore, Carpe Librum (“Seize the Book”) on Thursday, August 25. In fulfillment of JPF’s mission to revitalize our community, we believe in supporting charitable works whenever possible. Turning the Page, an educational non-profit with operations…
Memberships What they are, why we need it
Memberships Jefferson Park Forward was formed during the fall of 2015. In that time we’ve done the following things: Organized and defined our organization around a coherent mission and vision statement. Assembled leadership and working committees to carry out our mission and vision. Established our organization as…
Picnic in the Park JPF Summer Picnic
Picnic in the Park, held on Sunday, July 24 was a huge success thanks to everyone who showed up. We had around 40 people who stopped by throughout the day. We also had some special guests – the frozen custard food truck from radio…
JPF Plant the Post Office June 5 and June 12, 2016
The JPF Livability & Attractiveness Committee has once again lived up to its name with a beautification initiative targeting the U.S. Post Office on Lawrence Avenue. Check out these pictures from last Sunday. We’ll still need help this coming Sunday to finish up the effort at the…