Hollywood-North Park Community Association

Since 1951, the Hollywood-North Park Community Association (HNPCA) has worked to make our community the best it can be. Our goal is to support and promote the common interests of our residents, business owners, and community institutions.

HNPCA is your community association if you live or own a business within these boundaries: the south side of Peterson Avenue to the north side of the North Branch of the Chicago River; from the east side of Pulaski Road to the west side of the North Shore Channel.

Stay informed by joining HNPCA's Email List at HNPCA@sbcglobal.net.  It's a free and easy way to receive the latest news and updates concerning our community.

Click here to learn how you can join HNPCA.
Chicago Park District's
Movies in the Park
All movies are FREE!

7/7/10, 8:30 pm        Gompers Park       Indiana Jones & the Kingdom
                                                                of  the Crystal Skull (PG-13)
7/9/10, 8:30 pm        Mayfair Park         The Goonies (PG)
7/10/10, 8:30 pm      Peterson Park       Shorts (PG)
7/16/10, 8:30 pm      Hollywood Park     Cloudy with a Chance of       
                                                               Meatballs (PG)
7/20/10, 8:30 pm      Hiawatha Park       Where the Wild Things Are (PG)
7/31/10, 8:30 pm      Sauganash Park    Monsters Vs. Aliens (PG)
8/25/10, 8:30 pm      River Park             The Goonies (PG)

These are just the movies shown at the parks in our area. For more information on the movie showings listed above or to see the complete movie list for parks across the city, please visit: http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/events.results.
Coming this fall...
North Park Art Walk

HNPCA is working with neighborhood professional artists Anna Koh Varilla and Jeffrey Varilla to put together the first North Park Art Walk to celebrate the City of Chicago's "October is Artist Month." In keeping with the theme of "City as Studio" we plan to display art in the Koh-Varilla Art Guild 5518 N Kedzie and the Midwest Packing Warehouse next door and vacant storefronts on Bryn Mawr. We are also planning coordinated events throughout the month of October with the art departments in our schools and universities. We need volunteers to help with marketing efforts, site preparations and to create a website. Contact Judie at jsimpson@hnpca.org if you are interested in volunteering.
Topics
Read the June edition of our newsletter, Topics.
Find archived editions here.

17th District Community Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) Meetings

 

Beat 1711 - North of Bryn Mawr to Devon

4th Tuesday of the Month, 7 pm

Next meeting: July 27, 2010, 7 pm

North Park Village Administrative Bldg, 5801 N Pulaski

 

Beat 1712 - South of Bryn Mawr to Lawrence

4th Wednesday of the Month, 7:30 pm

Next meeting: July 28, 2010, 7:30 pm

Salvation Army, 4056 N Pulaski

Have you heard about these money-saving opportunities?


Chicagoland Natural Gas Savings Program

The Chicagoland Natural Gas Savings Program has been recently extended. Customers of Peoples Gas or North Shore Gas are eligible for rebates up to $750 for energy efficiency products including insulation, furnaces, boilers, and hot water heaters.


ComEd's Appliance Buy-Back & Recycling Program

If you have an old refrigerator or freezer, it may be costing you up to an extra $150/yr to operate. With their Appliance Buy-Back & Recycling Program, ComEd will haul away your old appliance for free, pay you $25 for each appliance, and dispose of them responsibly. Visit the Energy Star Refrigerator Retirement Calculator to find out what your current appliance costs to operate, and the Energy Star Refrigerator Buyer's Guide for tips on shopping for a new refrigerator.


The City of Chicago's Property Tax Relief Program

The City of Chicago is providing rebates of $25 to $200 to homeowners hardest hit by increases in their 2008 property taxes.Homeowners with incomes up to $200,000 may qualify. For more information, visit the city's Property Tax Relief website.



Next HNPCA General Meeting:

Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 7:30

Northside College Prep High School

5501 N Kedzie


All community members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.


HNPCA Community Safety Project - Posting Street Address Numbers in Alleys

A critical problem facing our police and other emergency service personnel is the lack of street addresses posted on the alley side of garages, apartment buildings, and businesses.

The 17th Police District and HNPCA are working together to solve this, but we need your help. Here's how it works:
  • An HNPCA volunteer will attach your address number, at no cost to you, on the alley side of your garage or building.
  • The street numbers, provided by the 17th Police District, are reflective, stick-on adhesive and 3 inches high.

So if your address isn't already posted in your alley, please take this simple step to help our police and fire departments better serve our neighborhood. Thanks!

Geocaching Treasure Hunt
-- great fun!
Several HNPCA families spent a great day outdoors on Oct 4, 2009, learning how to use GPS devices to find hidden treasures in North Park Village. See more photos and learn how you can borrow the GPS devices to do some geocaching on your own.

Peterson Park Fundraiser

Congratulations to the Friends of Peterson Park and the HNPCA Parks Advisory Committee for their very successul and very fun fundraiser on August 29, 2009! They raised over $2,200 that evening to benefit the park, and we all enjoyed a great party and time to catch up with neighbors. Be sure to check out the photos from the event as well as other beautiful shots of Peterson Park.