By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison Metra’s historic Rock Island commuter train runs through the heart of Beverly/Morgan Park community, with seven station stops within the two-mile stretch between 91st Street and 115th Street. A survey conducted in 2018, showed local ridership numbered over 3,000 commuters. Due to the pandemic, ridership has been down, but with […]
By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison Summer is over and children are already back in school. As students attend in-person school, parents should remain mindful that we are still dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, the emergence of the Delta variant continues to be of […]
By Anne Alt It seems that some folks in the neighborhood a a bit confused by the new markings on Longwood Drive. The markings simply formalize the usage that’s been in place for years. New lines […]
Summer Safety By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison Summer is upon us and, with the end of school near, vacations, and warmer weather, it’s time to head outside and enjoy our neighborhood. Unlike last year when we all […]
By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison Once the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it did not take long for scammers and fraudsters to apply their trade. Pandemic-related scams range from telephone and email scams to unemployment insurance fraud, to the most […]
By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison Chicago communities – including Beverly/Morgan Park — have experienced problems with property fraud, most commonly when squatters occupy vacant homes. Although there are not a lot of vacant properties in our community, several […]
By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison An unexpected consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is the rise of unemployment insurance fraud. Unemployment insurance fraud happens when someone who has stolen the identity of […]
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 […]
By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison 911 Information: The last few months the Beverly/Morgan Park community has experienced some violent crimes, including armed robberies and two shootings, including the killing of a decorated retired Chicago Fire […]
By Gary Jenkins BAPA Safety Liaison Nearly everyone looks forward to the holiday season, which traditionally begins at Thanksgiving and ends on New Year’s Day. We look forward to this time of […]
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
1987 W. 111th Street
Chicago, IL 60643
773-233-3100