Clean Up Day in Jefferson Park Team up to clean up in Jefferson Park. There are lots of upcoming events in Jefferson Park: Jeff Fest, Jefferson Park Sunday Markets, Chicago Fringe Festival, and more. Take pride in your neighborhood by joining Jefferson Park Forward, Alderman…
JPF Pub Crawl Back by Popular Demand
Thanks to all for a successful pub crawl. We’ve got another crawl in the works and you won’t even have to wait for another year for that one. Stay tuned… Some facts about this year’s pub crawl: We raised over $1,700 to support JPF programs and activities…
Holiday Sparkle Holiday Lights, Holiday Songs, Santa Claus
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…
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…
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…
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…
Participatory Budgeting Voting Recommendations And a primer on what participatory budgeting is
If you don’t know what participatory budgeting means, you should, because it’s your tax dollars at work in a democratic way. Below is a primer of what participatory budgeting is and our recommendations towards the bottom. Participatory budgeting is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how…
JPF Spring Clean & Green Photo Gallery Saturday, April 16, 2016
Thanks to all of our members who came out to make the Jefferson Park Transit Center beautiful! A few photos of our hard work.