Jefferson Park Forward

Murphy's election ends Bob Bank's two-year term as president.

Residents in Gladstone Park "felt like they were in Jefferson Park," group president Ryan Richter said.

Opponents of Ald. John Arena (45th) hung signs at the planned site of the Jefferson Park Forward event.

The First Time Homebuyers Essentials Seminar is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Old Irving Brewing Co.

Owner Nick Davis aims to open Weston's Coffee & Tap Co., 4872 N. Milwaukee Ave., by September.

Community groups will host more than a dozen separate cleanup events across the Northwest Side Saturday.

Flower gardens are being planned in front of the Post Office and CVS in Jefferson Park.

The tour will kick off at 2 p.m. at Jefferson Inn and hit four other bars before it finishes.

The open breakfast runs from 8 a.m.-noon at Eden United Church of Christ, 5051 W. Gunnison St.

Less than a year after it was formed, Jefferson Park Forward counts at least 110 members.

Community partners will pass out free candy canes, cookies and hot chocolate to evening commuters.

"Participatory budgeting works best when people actually participate," Arena's chief of staff said.

The Jefferson Park Neighborhood Association led a protest against new housing developments Saturday.

The mural, by Tony Passero and Jerry Rogowski, pays homage to Wrigley Field and the Cubs Hall Of Famers.

The park won all new equipment through the park district's Chicago Plays! program.