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After the very successful launch last fall, the Beverly Area Planning Association (BAPA) is hosting its 2nd Annual Beverly/Morgan Park Garden Walk on Sunday, July 11, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a rain date of July 18.

The Garden Walk will begin with check-in at the Edna White Community Garden, 1850 W. Monterey Ave., where people are welcome to walk among the beautiful plantings, observe butterflies and bees from the new observatory, and visit with vendors and sponsors.

Featured gardens are located throughout the neighborhood. Each stop is distinctive for its style, variety of plantings, and unique beauty. Whether you’re going home to a sunny or shady yard, a mature garden or a freshly dug flower bed, you’ll be inspired by the hard work, creative vision and delight shared by local gardeners.

In addition to touring some of the area’s most beautiful gardens, the event includes an array of garden experiences including beverage and food tastings from local restaurants and shops, unique garden décor, and entertainment. 

Garden Walk tickets are available in advance at www.bapa.org or on the day of the event. New this year is a raffle with garden focused prizes valued at more than $500. Tickets are $5 each and available online at www.bapa.org or at the Edna White Garden on the day of the Garden Walk.

For information, call 773-233-3100, visit www.bapa.org or email bapa@bapa.org.

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Celebrate Juneteenth with Chicago Public Library as they host a city-wide Juneteenth Reading Circle on Thursday, June 17 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Participants will discuss Chicago author Richard Wright’s novel The Man Who Lived Underground, and the significance of its release in April, nearly 80 years after it was written. The discussion will also focus on themes around the relationship between police and the communities they serve. Wright is known for his writings on race in the mid-20th century, particularly the memoir Black Boy and the novel Native Son.

How to Attend: This event will take place on CPL’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. 

Can’t make it to the live stream? They will archive the video on YouTube and Facebook to watch later as well. 

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U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) hosted a meeting with United States Postal Service (USPS) Vice President Elvin Mercado, Midwest District Manager Randy Stines, Aldermen King, Sawyer, Harris, and Coleman, Alsip Mayor John Ryan, Evergreen Park Mayor Kelly Burke, and others yesterday to discuss the persistent mail delays plaguing constituents in the First Congressional District and what can be done to address them. Between 150 and 293 routes went undelivered daily in the Chicago USPS area in May 2021, with another 20 to 60 routes only partially delivered each day, according to data provided by the USPS Carrier Union. 

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The 19th Ward will be hosting a free prescription drug drop off and document shredding event on Saturday, June 5 from 9 to 11 a.m. at CrossWinds Church, 10835 S. Pulaski Rd. 

19th Ward residents can turn in unused or expired household prescription medication for safe disposal. Medications should be in their original container or a sealed plastic bag. 

Unacceptable items include: needles, syringes, lancets, injection pens, medical waste, liquids, chemo/cytotoxic drugs, contaminated materials such as gloves, tubing or IV bags, batteries, aerosol spray cans, trash or other hazardous material, and illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine.

Documents will be shredded onsite. Only documents that are loose can be shredded. Staples or binders should be removed before arrival.  

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