Every first Tuesday in August people across the nation come together for National Night Out, a community-building campaign that promotes positive police/community partnerships in making neighborhoods safer. This year, National
When BAPA moved its offices to the 99th Street Train Station business district, staff quickly began to enjoy being among the busy shops and friendly owners. A few recent
By Gary Jenkins The Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) program is a critical component of the City of Chicago Police Department’s community policing effort. A major part of the CAPS
By Grace Kuikman It’s not every day that real-life crime solving goes as smoothly as a television police drama, but the hardworking officers of the 22nd District police recently shared a crime
Officer Karen Jefferson is a Beverly/Morgan Park neighbor and a 21-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. A member of the 22nd District since 2012, until recently Officer Jefferson served as the student resource officer at Morgan
By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison Every first Tuesday in August people across the nation take a couple of hours out of their summer relaxing to come together for National Night Out, a community-building campaign that promotes police/community partnerships in making neighborhoods
By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison What are CAPS Beat meetings and what can you get out of attending monthly meetings? Let’s begin with a brief history of CAPS. Chicago
22nd District: Making Christmas Merry for Chicago Children After many days of watching the number of colorful, brand new toys increased, the officers at the 22nd District Police Station were thrilled when members of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves stopped in on Dec. 10
By Gary Jenkins Belinda J. Washington is not a Chicago Police Officer, she is a civilian, yet she serves in a vital role as the 22nd District’s Community Organizer. As
By Gary Jenkins, BAPA Safety Liaison I have lived in the Beverly/Morgan Park community for the past sixteen plus years. My wife Sharon and I moved here from the 6500
About half of BAPA’s budget comes from annual memberships from neighborhood residents and businesses.
The Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) is a not-for-profit, community-based alliance of more than a dozen civic and business groups dedicated to serving the historic Beverly Hills/Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago.
Beverly Area Planning Association
1744 W. 99th Street
Chicago, IL 60643
773-233-3100