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{{Short description|Community area in Chicago, Illinois}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2021}}
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|name                     = Beverly
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| p1                      = Beverly
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|area_code                = [[Area code 773|773]], [[Area code 872|872]]
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'''Beverly''' is a [[community areas in Chicago|community area]] {{convert|12|mi}} from the [[Chicago Loop|Loop]] on the far [[South Side, Chicago|Southwest Side]] of [[Chicago]], Illinois, bordering the neighborhoods of [[Morgan Park, Chicago|Morgan Park]], [[Mount Greenwood, Chicago|Mount Greenwood]], [[Washington Heights, Chicago|Washington Heights]], [[Auburn Gresham]], [[Ashburn, Chicago|Ashburn]] and the village of [[Evergreen Park, Illinois|Evergreen Park]]. {{As of|2020}}, Beverly had 20,027 inhabitants.

Sparsely settled until the late 19th century, Beverly was incorporated as part of the village of [[Washington Heights, Chicago#History|Washington Heights]] in 1874 and began development by business interests from Chicago.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beverly |website=Chicago's South Side |publisher=[[WTTW]] |url=https://interactive.wttw.com/southside/far-southwest/beverly |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217031701/https://interactive.wttw.com/southside/far-southwest/beverly}}</ref> The area was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1890,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Advertisement for Longwood and Beverly plats by Galloway, Lyman and Patton, realtors |journal=The Chicago Daily Tribune |date=1890-04-30 |pages=12}}</ref> and continued to grow with the completion in the [[Rock Island District|Rock Island Railroad]] that runs parallel along the eastern edge of the Blue Island ridge to its terminus at [[LaSalle Street Station]] in downtown Chicago. Beverly's position on the ridge allowed the community to become an exclusive [[Streetcar suburb|streetcar community]], which is reflected in the homes and large lots.{{sfn| Grossman |p=77|ps=none}}

==History==
{{Broader|History of Chicago}}

===Etymology===
In 1889, when the [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad|Rock Island Railroad]] realigned its suburban tracks, it expanded service north of 99th Street. The new station on 91st Street was named "[[91st Street–Beverly Hills station]]".{{sfn|Pacyga|Skerrett|p=539|ps=none}} By the late 1910s, the telephone network established a Beverly exchange.<ref name="Encyclopedia">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Skerrett |first=Ellen |title=Beverly |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Chicago |publisher=Chicago Historical Society |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/134.html |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130043653/http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/134.html}}</ref> The exact significance of the name "Beverly Hills" is no longer known. Many speculate it is named after [[Beverly, Massachusetts]],<ref name=Encyclopedia/> at the suggestion of Alice Helm French, a prominent resident and wife of the [[William M.R. French|first director]] of the [[Art Institute of Chicago]],<ref name="CPL History Note">{{cite web |title=Beverly-Morgan Park Collection |publisher=Chicago Public Library |url=https://www.chipublib.org/fa-beverly-morgan-park-collection/ |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031224932/https://www.chipublib.org/fa-beverly-morgan-park-collection/}}</ref> or that the Rock Island Railroad simply named it after the hilly terrain.<ref name="Beverly Little Town">{{cite news |last=Mann |first=Leslie |title=Beverly: A Little Town in the City to Put Down Roots |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=2009-01-09 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-beverly-profile_chomes_0109jan09-story.html |access-date=2021-01-19 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815150434/https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-beverly-profile_chomes_0109jan09-story.html}}</ref> It is not named after [[Beverly Hills, California]], which was named after the city in Massachusetts and received its name nearly 20 years after the 91st Street Station was named.<ref name="wanamaker">{{cite book |last=Wanamaker |first=Marc |author-link=Marc Wanamaker |title=Early Beverly Hills |location=Mount Pleasant, SC |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |year=2005 |pages=17–18 |isbn=9780738530680 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gwMyg0wEdDEC&dq=%22Burton+E.+Green%22&pg=PA17}}</ref>

===19th century===
Beverly and the surrounding area was sparsely populated by the [[Potawatomi]] and some white settlers until 1833, when the indigenous people were forced to cede their land rights to the United States under [[Indian removal]].<ref name="CPL History Note"/> The earliest known non-indigenous inhabitants of the area were DeWitt Lane, who settled near 103rd Street and Seeley Avenue in 1832, and Norman Rexford, who opened a tavern near 91st Street and Pleasant Avenue.{{sfn|Wagner|p=4|ps=none}} The area famously became a [[Dry county|dry settlement]], prohibiting saloons and the sale of liquor.<ref name=Encyclopedia/> A permanent settlement was established with the sale of the land to John Blackstone in 1839.{{sfn|Wagner|p=4|ps=none}} In 1844, Blackstone sold the land along the Blue Island Ridge from 91st to 115th Streets to Thomas Morgan, after whom [[Morgan Park, Chicago|Morgan Park]] is named.{{sfn|Pacyga|Skerrett|p=535|ps=none}}

The transformation of the area to a suburban community began in 1869 when the descendants of Thomas Morgan sold his lands to the Blue Island Land and Building Company.{{sfn|Pacyga|Skerrett|p=535|ps=none}} The area, which was at the intersection of the Rock Island Railroad and the [[Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad|Panhandle Route]], saw a substantial period of growth sustained by Chicagoans displaced by the [[Great Chicago Fire]] in 1871.{{sfn|Wagner|p=5|ps=none}} It became an attractive community with the establishment of several schools in the 1870s.<ref name="CPL History Note"/> In 1874, much of Beverly and the area to the east was incorporated as the Village of Washington Heights. In 1890, the section of modern-day Beverly north of [[95th Street (Chicago)|95th Street]] was [[Municipal annexation|annexed]] to the City of Chicago. The section west of [[Western Avenue (Chicago)|Western Avenue]] and south of 99th Street was added to Washington Heights.{{sfn|Wagner|p=6–7|ps=none}}

==Geography==
{{Broader|Geography of Chicago}}

Beverly Hills is community area #72.<ref name="City basics"/> It is on Chicago's far south side, {{convert|12|mi|km}} from the [[Chicago Loop|Loop]].<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> Its northern border is 87th Street and its southern border is 107th Street. Its western border runs along Western Avenue from the northern border to 99th Street, then along Fairfield Avenue to 103rd Street, and finally along the rail line to the southern border. Its eastern border runs along Vincennes Avenue from 107th to 103rd Street, then along Beverly Avenue up to the northern border. The community covers an area of {{Convert|3.19|sqmi|km2}}. Beverly is connected to the [[Interstate]] system via [[I-57]], located immediately to the east.<ref name="City basics">{{cite web |title=Boundaries – Community Areas (current) |publisher=City of Chicago |url=https://data.cityofchicago.org/Facilities-Geographic-Boundaries/Boundaries-Community-Areas-current-/cauq-8yn6 |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2019-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712161139/https://data.cityofchicago.org/Facilities-Geographic-Boundaries/Boundaries-Community-Areas-current-/cauq-8yn6}}</ref>

Beverly, Morgan Park, [[Mount Greenwood, Chicago|Mount Greenwood]], [[Washington Heights, Chicago|Washington Heights]], and the City of [[Blue Island, Illinois|Blue Island]] are considered part of the [[Blue Island Ridge]].{{sfn|Szucs|p=75|ps=none}} The prehistoric glacial ridge was once an island in a lake and later part of its western shore. The distinct geological history is the most significant in Chicago, being the point of highest elevation at nearly {{convert|100|ft}} above the water line of [[Lake Michigan]].{{sfn|Wagner|p=2|ps=none}} It was named for its color, due to atmospheric conditions or its blue wildflowers.<ref name="Blue Island">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Tuohy |first=Martin |title=Blue Island, IL |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Chicago |publisher=Chicago Historical Society |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/150.html |access-date=2019-11-14 |url-status=live |archive-date=2019-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403060152/http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/150.html}}</ref> {{As of|2018|post=,}} 51.3% of the total {{convert|2038.1|acres}} is used for single-family housing, 2.9% for multifamily housing, 3.2% for commercial development, less than 0.1% for industrial development, 2.1% for institutional development, 0.5% for mixed-use development, and 13% is vacant lots or open space.{{sfn|CMAP|p=10}} The remaining 26.9% was defined as "transportation and other".{{sfn|CMAP|p=10}}

{{As of|2021|post=,}} over three-quarters of the housing stock, 78.7%, in Beverly consists of single-family detached homes, compared to 26.1% citywide. Most of the houses were built before 1969 (45.4% between 1940 and 1969 and 46.3% before 1940).{{sfn|CMAP|p=7}} The median number of rooms in an area house is 7.4, compared to 4.8 rooms citywide.{{sfn|CMAP|p=7}} About 92% of the housing units were occupied.{{sfn|CMAP|p=13}} Of the total number of units,{{efn|Including those which are vacant, so the sum is not 100%.}} 85.3% were owner-occupied and 14.7% were renter-occupied.{{sfn|CMAP|p=13}} No multifamily buildings in the area were considered affordable according to a {{As of|2016|alt=2016}} study conducted by the [[U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]].{{sfn|Scheu|Garascia|p=275}}

==Demographics==
{{Broader|Demographics of Chicago}}
{{US Census population|align=right
|1930=13793
|1940=15910
|1950=20186
|1960=24814
|1970=26797
|1980=23360
|1990=22385
|2000=21992
|2010=20034
|2020=20027
|footnote=Source:<ref>{{cite web |last=Paral |first=Rob |title=Chicago Community Areas Historical Data |url=http://www.robparal.com/downloads/ACS0509/HistoricalData/Chicago%20Community%20Areas%20Historical%20Data.htm |access-date=2012-09-03 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318055428/http://www.robparal.com/downloads/ACS0509/HistoricalData/Chicago%20Community%20Areas%20Historical%20Data.htm}}</ref>{{sfn|CMAP|p=3}}
}}
Before European American settlement, the area was home to Potawatomi people, who in 1833, after the [[Black Hawk War]], were forcibly moved west of the [[Mississippi River]] by the federal government.{{sfn|Oswald|p=9|ps=none}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Foerstner |first=Abigail |title=Where the Potawatomis Roamed |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=1987-09-02 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/09/02/where-the-potawatomis-roamed/ |access-date=2021-01-17 }}</ref> Beverly's early Caucasian settlement was largely English and Protestant, but by the early 20th century, a large influx of [[Irish American]]s began to arrive in the neighborhood and the construction of several [[Roman Catholic]] church parishes and business establishments saw Beverly develop into a stronghold of the city's [[South Side Irish]] community.

{{As of|2020|alt=In 2020,}} 20,027 people in 7,691 households lived in Beverly. This represents a decrease of less than 0.1% from the [[2010 United States census|2010 U.S. census]], which in turn had represented a 8.9% decline from the [[2000 United States census|2000 U.S. census]].{{sfn|CMAP|p=3}} The area's [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial composition]] {{As of|2021|alt=in 2021}} was 55.3% White, 32.4% Black, 1.3% Asian and 3.7% other racial categories. Hispanics or Latinos of any race made up 7.2% of the population.{{sfn|CMAP|p=3}} Along with being known for its Irish American community identity, Beverly is also known for being one of the most racially integrated neighborhoods in Chicago with one of the city's highest percentage of black residents among white-majority neighborhoods.<ref name="Beverly Little Town"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Paral |first=Rob |title=Chicago Demographics Data |url=http://robparal.com/downloads/CDPH/Race%20by%20Community%20Area%202000-2010.xlsx |access-date=2012-09-21 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602191848/http://robparal.com/downloads/CDPH/Race%20by%20Community%20Area%202000-2010.xlsx}}</ref> The age range {{As of|2021|alt=in 2021}} was broad, with 23.6% under the age of 19, 15.4% aged 20 to 34, 16.7% aged 35 to 49, 25.6% aged 50 to 64, 12.2% aged 65 to 74, 5.0% 75 to 84, and 1.5% 85 and older. The median age was 45, compared to 35.1 citywide.{{sfn|CMAP|p=3}} English was the only language spoken by 92.0% of the population aged five and older, compared to a citywide figure of 64.8%.{{sfn|CMAP|p=4}}

The [[Household income in the United States|median household income]] was $113,824 {{As of|2021|alt=in 2021}}, compared to the citywide median income of $65,781. Seven percent of households earned less than $25,000 annually; 11.3% earned between $25,000 and $49,999; 11.6% earned between $50,000 and $74,999; 13.1% earned between $75,000 and $99,999; 20.7% earned between $100,000 and $149,999, and 36.3% earned more than $150,000. This compares with a citywide distribution of 21.8%, 18.4%, 14.9%, 11.7%, 14.7% and 18.6%, respectively.{{sfn|CMAP|p=5}} {{As of|September 2015|df=US}}, the western [[Census tract#United States|census tracts]] in the area had a median household income of over $86,900; the eastern tracts had a median household income between $57,900 and $86,900. The entire area placed above the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's low-income limit.{{sfn|Scheu|Garascia|p=274}}

The hardship index is a metric used by the City of Chicago which considers six indicators of public health to quantify the relative amount of hardship in a community area: the percentage of occupied housing units with more than one person per room; the percentage of households living below the [[Poverty in the United States|federal poverty level]]; the percentage of persons in the labor force over the age of 16 years that are unemployed; the percentage of persons over the age of 25 years without a high school diploma; the percentage of the population under 18 or over 64 years of age; and per capita income. The index is represented as a score from 1 to 100, with a higher score indicating greater hardship.<ref name="Index definition">{{cite web |title=Selected socioeconomic indicators in Chicago, 2006 – 2010 |publisher=Chicago Department of Public Health |url=https://data.cityofchicago.org/api/assets/A02C1C5F-8D89-466C-8492-B1FED3DA4C87 |access-date=2019-10-25 |url-status=live |archive-date=2016-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201235808/https://data.cityofchicago.org/api/assets/A02C1C5F-8D89-466C-8492-B1FED3DA4C87}}</ref> {{As of|2010|alt=With data from 2006 to 2010}}, Beverly's hardship index was 12.<ref name="Hardship Index">{{cite web |title=hardship index |website=Data Portal |publisher=City of Chicago |date=2014-09-12 |url=https://data.cityofchicago.org/Health-Human-Services/hardship-index/792q-4jtu |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2019-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025002840/https://data.cityofchicago.org/Health-Human-Services/hardship-index/792q-4jtu}}</ref>

==Economy and employment==
{{Broader|Economy of Chicago}}

{{As of|2021|post=,}} 66.3% of Beverly's population was in the labor force; the unemployment rate was 7.6%, compared to the citywide rate of 8.4%. Of those employed, a plurality (36.8%) worked outside of Chicago; 32.0% worked in the Loop, 5.0% on the [[Near North Side, Chicago|Near North Side]], 5.5% on the [[Near West Side, Chicago|Near West Side]]. About 8.1% of those employed in Beverly lived there; more than half lived outside Chicago.{{sfn|CMAP|p=9}}

Among Beverly residents, education was the leading employer, accounting for 18.0% of the population. The next two major industries of employment were health care (13.4%) and public administration (12.5%). Within the community area, transportation, professional employment, accommodation and food service, retail trade, and health care were the top five employer industries, accounting for 18.9%, 17.9%, 11.9%, 10.1%, and 9.0%, respectively.{{sfn|CMAP|p=9}}

Western Avenue and 95 Street are [[Zoning in the United States|zoned]] for business, as well as the intersection of 99th Street and Longwood Drive (i.e. the area surrounding the [[99th Street–Beverly Hills (Metra station)|99th Street station]]) and the intersection of 103rd Street and Longwood Drive (i.e. the area surrounding the [[103rd Street–Beverly Hills (Metra station)|103rd Street station]]).<ref name="Zoning">{{cite web |title=Zoning and Land Use Map |publisher=Chicago Department of Planning and Development |url=https://gisapps.chicago.gov/ZoningMapWeb/?liab=1&config=zoning |access-date=2020-01-14 |url-status=live |archive-date=2019-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113100131/https://gisapps.chicago.gov/ZoningMapWeb/?liab=1&config=zoning}}</ref>

==Politics==
===Local===
In the [[Chicago City Council]], Beverly {{As of|2020|alt=is}} located entirely within the 19th Ward, represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Matthew O'Shea]]. A long-time resident of the community area, he has represented the ward since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Connolly |first=Colleen |title=Get to Know Your Ward: 19th Ward |date=2015-02-06 |work=Ward Room |publisher=[[WMAQ-TV]] |access-date=2017-12-25 |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Get-to-Know-Your-Ward-19th-Ward-290605071.html}}</ref> In the [[Cook County Board of Commissioners]], {{As of|2021|alt=it is}} contained within the [[Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district|11th district]], represented by [[John P. Daley]] since the district was established in 1994.<ref name="County map">{{cite web |title=Cook County Commissioner District Map |url=https://datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov/Finance-Administration/Historical-Cook-County-Commissioner-District-Map/ihae-id2m/data |website=Cook County Open Data |publisher=Cook County, Illinois |access-date=20 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020195159/https://datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov/Finance-Administration/Historical-Cook-County-Commissioner-District-Map/ihae-id2m/data |archive-date=October 20, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===State===
In the [[Illinois House of Representatives]], most of Beverly {{As of|2021|alt=lies}} within the 35th district. Small portions at the edges of the community area (along 107th Street and Beverly Avenue) are a part of the 27th district, and other portions north of 95th Street lie within the 36th district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illinois House |url=https://www.illinoispolicy.org/maps/illinois-house/ |website=Illinois Policy |date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215043535/https://www.illinoispolicy.org/maps/illinois-house/}}</ref> The respective representatives of the three districts are Democrats [[Frances Ann Hurley]] (since 2013),<ref>{{cite web |title=Frances Ann Hurley |website=[[Ballotpedia]] |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Frances_Ann_Hurley |access-date=2021-01-20 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120022732/https://ballotpedia.org/Frances_Ann_Hurley}}</ref> [[Justin Slaughter]] (since 2017),<ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Slaughter |website=[[Ballotpedia]] |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Justin_Slaughter |access-date=2021-01-20 |url-status=live |archive-date=2018-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109041602/https://ballotpedia.org/Justin_Slaughter}}</ref> and [[Kelly M. Burke]] (since 2011).<ref>{{cite web |title=Kelly M. Burke |website=[[Ballotpedia]] |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kelly_M._Burke |access-date=2021-01-20 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120022359/https://ballotpedia.org/Kelly_M._Burke}}</ref> In the [[Illinois Senate]], most of Beverly {{As of|2021|alt=lies}} within the 18th district and small portions at the edges of the community area (along 107th Street and Beverly Avenue) are a part of the 14th district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illinois Senate |website=Illinois Policy |date=April 20, 2016 |url=https://www.illinoispolicy.org/maps/illinois-senate/ |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219122651/https://www.illinoispolicy.org/maps/illinois-senate/}}</ref> The respective senators of the two districts are Democrats [[William Cunningham (Illinois politician)|Bill Cunningham]] (since 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Cunningham |website=[[Ballotpedia]] |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Cunningham_(Illinois) |access-date=2021-01-20 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120023553/https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Cunningham_%28Illinois%29}}</ref> and [[Emil Jones III]] (since 2009).<ref>{{cite web |title=Emil Jones |website=[[Ballotpedia]] |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Emil_Jones |access-date=2021-01-20 |url-status=live |archive-date=2018-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109052441/https://ballotpedia.org/Emil_Jones}}</ref>

===Federal===
Most of Beverly {{As of|2021|alt=lies}} within [[Illinois's 6th congressional district]]. Portions of Beverly just north of 99th Street and east of Western Avenue as well as the east side of Longwood Drive {{As of|2021|alt=is part of}} the [[Illinois's 1st congressional district|1st congressional district]].<ref name="Congressional districts">{{cite web |title=Illinois – Congressional District 1 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd108_named/ind_pdf/IL_CD01n.pdf |access-date=2019-10-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025191829/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd108_named/ind_pdf/IL_CD01n.pdf |archive-date=2019-10-25}}</ref> The respective representatives of the two districts are Democrats [[Sean Casten]] (since 2023) and [[Bobby Rush]] (since 1993).<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobby Rush |website=[[Ballotpedia]] |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bobby_Rush |access-date=2021-01-21 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121210052/https://ballotpedia.org/Bobby_Rush}}</ref> In 2017, the [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] rated the two districts at D+6 and D+28, respectively.<ref name="Cook">{{cite report |title=Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 115th Congress – Arranged by State/District |url=https://cookpolitical.com/introducing-2017-cook-political-report-partisan-voter-index |publisher=Cook Political Report |date=2017 |access-date=2019-10-25 |page=3 |via=DocDroid |url-status=live |archive-date=2019-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031123049/https://cookpolitical.com/introducing-2017-cook-political-report-partisan-voter-index}}</ref><!--NOTE:The actual report is hosted on DocDroid, which is on the link blacklist--> Beverly, with the rest of Illinois, is represented in the [[United States Senate]] by Democratic senators [[Dick Durbin]] (since 1997)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dick Durbin |website=[[Ballotpedia]] |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dick_Durbin |access-date=2021-01-21 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121210543/https://ballotpedia.org/Dick_Durbin}}</ref> and [[Tammy Duckworth]] (since 2017).<ref>{{cite web |title=Tammy Duckworth |website=[[Ballotpedia]] |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tammy_Duckworth |access-date=2021-01-21 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121210638/https://ballotpedia.org/Tammy_Duckworth}}</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in Illinois, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Beverly cast 6,384 votes for [[Hillary Clinton]] and 1,850 votes [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ali |first=Tanveer |title=How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted in the 2016 Presidential Election |date=2016-11-09 |publisher=[[DNAinfo.com]] |location=[[Chicago, Illinois]] |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois |access-date=2017-03-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317144802/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois |archive-date=2017-03-17}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in Illinois, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Beverly cast 8,437 votes for [[Barack Obama]] and 2,914 votes for [[Mitt Romney]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ali |first=Tanveer |title=How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted in the 2012 Presidential Election |date=2012-11-07 |publisher=[[DNAinfo.com]] |location=[[Chicago, Illinois]] |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/obama-romney-president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-2012-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois |access-date=2017-03-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317233235/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/obama-romney-president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-2012-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois |archive-date=2017-03-17}}</ref>

==Government==
{{Broader|Government of Chicago}}

===Courts and governance===
All of Beverly is in the third subcircuit of the [[Circuit Court of Cook County]], with the exception of the area between 104th and 107th Streets east of Prospect Avenue, which is in the second subcircuit.<ref name="Subcircuit">{{cite web |title=Judicial Subcircuit District 2 |publisher=Cook County Clerk |date=2017-08-16 |url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/Judicial%20Subcircuit%20District%203.pdf |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128112626/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/Judicial%20Subcircuit%20District%203.pdf}}</ref> With the rest of Chicago, the community area is part of the Circuit Court's first municipal district,<ref name="Circuit District">{{cite web |title=Organization Chart |publisher=Circuit Court of Cook County |url=http://www.cookcountycourt.org/ABOUTTHECOURT/OrganizationoftheCircuitCourt.aspx |access-date=2019-12-19 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104201432/http://www.cookcountycourt.org/ABOUTTHECOURT/OrganizationoftheCircuitCourt.aspx}}</ref>
and with the rest of [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]], it is in the first judicial district of the [[Supreme Court of Illinois]] and the state's appellate courts.<ref name="Court district">{{cite web |title=Supreme and Appellate Court District Map |website=Illinois Courts |publisher=Supreme Court of Illinois |url=http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/AppellateCourt/DistrictMap.asp |access-date=2019-12-19 |url-status=live |archive-date=2019-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112071730/http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/AppellateCourt/DistrictMap.asp}}</ref> All of Beverly east of Western Avenue is in [[Calumet Township, Cook County, Illinois|Calumet Township]] in Cook County. The area west of Western Avenue is in [[Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois|Worth Township]].<ref name="Kensington"/> [[Township (United States)|Township]]s in Chicago were abolished for governmental purposes in 1902,<ref name="Civic Federation">{{cite web |title=Cook County Township Government FAQ Part 1 |date=2010-04-14 |website=The Civic Federation |url=https://www.civicfed.org/civic-federation/blog/cook-county-township-government-faq-part-1 |access-date=2019-10-20 |url-status=live |archive-date=2019-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020025410/https://www.civicfed.org/civic-federation/blog/cook-county-township-government-faq-part-1}}</ref> but are still used for property assessment.<ref name="Kensington">{{cite web |title=What Cook County Township Am I In? |website=Kensington Research |url=https://www.kensington-research.com/cook-county-chicago-property-tax-appeal-service/determine-cook-county-township/ |access-date=2019-10-20 |url-status=live |archive-date=2019-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020025358/https://www.kensington-research.com/cook-county-chicago-property-tax-appeal-service/determine-cook-county-township/}}</ref>

===<span id="Police, crime, and fire"></span>Public safety===
Beverly is in the [[Chicago Police Department]]'s 22nd district, whose headquarters is nearby in Morgan Park.<ref name="CPD">{{cite web |title=Community Map |url=https://home.chicagopolice.org/community/community-map/ |publisher=Chicago Police Department |access-date=2019-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216160152/https://home.chicagopolice.org/community/community-map/ |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Chicago Fire Department]] Engine&nbsp;121&nbsp;/&nbsp;Truck&nbsp;40 is located at 1724 West 95th Street.<ref name="Fire Stations">{{cite web |title=Fire Stations – Map |url=https://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Fire-Stations-Map/hp65-bcxv |publisher=[[City of Chicago]] |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127001532/https://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Fire-Stations-Map/hp65-bcxv}}</ref>

===Postal service===
Beverly's [[ZIP Code]]s are 60620, 60643, and 60655.<ref name="ZIP Codes">{{cite web |title=Chicago Community Areas and ZIP Codes |website=CMAP.gov |publisher=Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning |url=http://data.cmap.illinois.gov/opendata/uploads/CKAN/NONCENSUS/ADMINISTRATIVE_POLITICAL_BOUNDARIES/CCAzip.pdf |access-date=2019-11-23 |url-status=live |archive-date=2017-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416232050/http://data.cmap.illinois.gov/opendata/uploads/CKAN/NONCENSUS/ADMINISTRATIVE_POLITICAL_BOUNDARIES/CCAzip.pdf}}</ref> One [[U.S. Post Office]] is located in the community at 10238 South Vincennes Avenue, and some are located in nearby [[Auburn Gresham, Chicago|Auburn Gresham]], [[Roseland, Chicago|Roseland]], and Morgan Park community areas.<ref name="Post offices">{{cite web |title=PO Locator |url=https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |publisher=United States Postal Service |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118225717/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |archive-date=November 18, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Transportation==
{{Broader|Transportation in Chicago}}

===Public transportation===
[[File:99th StreetBeverly Hills Metra Station.jpg|thumb|The 99th Street–Beverly Hills Metra Station, June 2009]]
Within Beverly, [[Metra]] operates five stations on the [[Rock Island District]] line, providing daily inbound commuter-rail service to [[LaSalle Street Station]] in Chicago and outbound service to the [[Joliet Transportation Center]].<ref name="Metra map">{{cite web |title=Line Map |publisher=[[Metra]] |url=https://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/RI/map |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111164553/https://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/RI/map}}</ref> The line stops approximately every four blocks in a distinct difference between other regions it services: the [[91st Street–Beverly Hills station|91st Street station]], [[95th Street–Beverly Hills (Metra station)|95th Street station]], [[99th Street–Beverly Hills (Metra station)|99th Street station]], [[103rd Street–Beverly Hills (Metra station)|103rd Street station]], and the [[107th Street–Beverly Hills (Metra station)|107th Street station]].<ref name="Metra map"/> All stations are in Zone C for fare-collection purposes.<ref name="Metra map"/>

The [[95th/Dan Ryan station]] on the [[Chicago Transit Authority]] (CTA)'s [[Red Line (CTA)|Red Line]], the 14th busiest rapid-transit station on the [[Chicago "L"]] {{As of|June 2019|alt=in June 2019}},<ref name='Chicago "L"'>{{cite web |title=CTA – Ridership |publisher=City of Chicago |url=https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/CTA-Ridership-L-Station-Entries-Monthly-Day-Type-A/t2rn-p8d7/data |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114032759/https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/CTA-Ridership-L-Station-Entries-Monthly-Day-Type-A/t2rn-p8d7/data}}</ref> is in nearby Roseland. Local buses include the CTA 95, 103, and 112 routes with full-time service, and part-time service on the 9 CTA route and the 349 and 381 [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] routes.<ref name="CTA map">{{cite web |title=CTA Bus and Rail map |website=TransitChicago.com |publisher=Chicago Transit Authority |url=https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/ctamap_SystemMap.pdf |access-date=2019-11-20 |url-status=live |archive-date=2019-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423100713/https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/ctamap_SystemMap.pdf}}</ref>

===Private transportation===
{{As of|2021|post=,}} a plurality of occupied housing units (45.8%) have two vehicles available; 36.1% of units have one vehicle available. Three or more vehicles are available in 13.8% of housing units; 4.3% of units have none.{{sfn|CMAP|p=8}} Most workers 16 years and older (63.0%) drive alone to work and 10.0% [[work from home]]. The rest use other means of transportation; 18.1% take transit (compared to 23.4% citywide), 5.0% carpool, 2.5% walk or bicycle, and 1.3% use other modes.{{sfn|CMAP|p=8}} Highly-walkable areas account for over 96% of residents and jobs;{{sfn|CMAP|p=10}} the [[Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning]] defines such areas by population density, city-block length, tree-canopy cover, fatalities (or serious injuries) to pedestrians and bicyclists, density at intersections, and nearby amenities.<ref name="Walkability">{{cite web |title=Population and Jobs in Highly Walkable Areas |publisher=[[Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning]] |url=https://www.cmap.illinois.gov/2050/indicators/walkable-areas |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114024958/https://www.cmap.illinois.gov/2050/indicators/walkable-areas}}</ref>

==Education==
In the [[Chicago Public Schools]] system, Beverly contains [[Sutherland Elementary School (Chicago)|Elizabeth H. Sutherland]], Alice L. Barnard, and Kate Starr Kellogg elementary schools. It is also home to Vanderpoel Magnet Elementary School.<ref name="CPS Schools">{{cite web |title=CPS School Locator |publisher=[[Chicago Public Schools]] |url=https://schoolinfo.cps.edu/schoollocator/index.html |access-date=2019-11-20 |url-status=live |archive-date=2019-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219174446/https://schoolinfo.cps.edu/schoollocator/index.html}}</ref> The community is home to three [[Private school|private]], [[Catholic school|Catholic elementary schools]]: St. Barnabas, St. John Fisher, and Christ the King.<ref name="BAPA School List">{{cite web |title=Local Schools |publisher=Beverly Area Planning Association |url=https://bapa.org/resources/schools/ |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109091601/https://bapa.org/resources/schools/}}</ref> {{As of|2021|alt=In 2021}} a plurality (30.4%) held a [[bachelor's degree]].{{sfn|CMAP|p=4}} 28.0% held a [[graduate education|graduate]] or [[professional education|professional]] degree, 17.4% had some college education without a degree, 13.1% held a [[high school diploma]] or equivalency, 8.2% held an [[associate's degree]], and 3.0% had not completed high school.{{sfn|CMAP|p=4}} Respective citywide figures were 24.7%, 17.6%, 17.0%, 21.9%, 5.7%, and 13.7%.{{sfn|CMAP|p=4}}

The [[Chicago Public Library]] opened a branch on 95th Street on June 8, 2009, featuring [[LEED certified]] design and engineering.<ref name="Beverly Library"/> It is home to the largest [[Irish Americans|Irish heritage]] collection in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beverly |publisher=Eldorrado Chicago Real Estate |url=https://www.eldorrado.com/chicago-neighborhoods/beverly/ |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919123656/https://www.eldorrado.com/chicago-neighborhoods/beverly/}}</ref> Artwork for the branch was funded through the Percent for Art Ordinance administered by the Chicago Public Art Program. They include a bronze sculpture entitled "Two Lovers" by Virginia Ferrari, a series of oil on canvas paintings entitled "Faces of Change" by Tim Anderson, five small and two large oil pieces on shaped birch entitled "Clerestory Suite" by Brian Ritchard, and two archival ink jet prints entitled "Imaginary Play" by Cecil McDonald Jr.<ref name="Beverly Library">{{cite web |title=About Beverly Branch |url=https://www.chipublib.org/about-beverly-branch/ |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Chicago Public Library]] |archive-date=2016-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515225057/http://www.chipublib.org/about-beverly-branch/}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
{{Broader|Parks in Chicago}}

Several of the parks within Beverly were once part of the Ridge Park District, one of 22 independent park districts in Chicago before their amalgamation in 1934 into the [[Chicago Park District]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Chicago's Park |publisher=[[Chicago Park District]] |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/about-us/history |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109194141/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/about-us/history/}}</ref> {{As of|2015|post=,}} Beverly contains 2.0 accessible park acres (0.81 ha) per 1,000 residents, compared to a citywide figure of {{convert|2.42|acres}}.{{sfn|CMAP|p=10}} The area includes Barnard,<ref name="Barnard">{{cite web |title=Barnard (Amy L.) Park |publisher=[[Chicago Park District]] |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/barnard-amy-l-park |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928224424/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/barnard-amy-l-park}}</ref> Ridge,<ref name="Ridge">{{cite web |title=Ridge Park |publisher=[[Chicago Park District]] |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/ridge-park |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927101144/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/ridge-park}}</ref> Hurley,<ref name="Hurley">{{cite web |title=Hurley (Timothy) Park |publisher=[[Chicago Park District]] |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/hurley-timothy-park |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118150735/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/hurley-timothy-park}}</ref> Cosme,<ref name="Cosme">{{cite web |title=Cosme (Margaret) Park |publisher=[[Chicago Park District]] |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/cosme-margaret-park |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118150157/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/cosme-margaret-park}}</ref> Graver,<ref name="Graver">{{cite web |title=Graver (Philip) Park |publisher=[[Chicago Park District]] |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/graver-philip-park |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922143435/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/graver-philip-park}}</ref> Munroe,<ref name="Munroe">{{cite web |title=Munroe (Roy) Park |publisher=[[Chicago Park District]] |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/munroe-roy-park |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922135420/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/munroe-roy-park}}</ref> Beverly,<ref name="Beverly Park">{{cite web |title=Beverly Park |publisher=[[Chicago Park District]] |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/beverly-park |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028090758/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/beverly-park}}</ref> Ridge Wetlands,<ref name="Ridge Wetlands">{{cite web |title=Ridge Wetlands Park |publisher=[[Chicago Park District]] |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/ridge-wetlands-park |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024153522/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/ridge-wetlands-park}}</ref> and King-Lockhart<ref name="King-Lockhart">{{cite web |title=King-Lockhart (Patrick, Anthony) Park |publisher=[[Chicago Park District]] |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/king-lockhart-patrick-anthony-park |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118151548/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/king-lockhart-patrick-anthony-park}}</ref> parks.

Barnard Park was created after Erastus A. Barnard donated {{convert|2.36|acres}} of land to be named in honor of his deceased daughter Amy. Alice L. Barnard, a local teacher and historian and Amy's aunt, had recently been honored with the renaming of a nearby school. The park contains a playground and open space for sports and picnicing.<ref name="Barnard"/>

Ridge Park, named after the tree-studded ridge that lines the western border of the property, is a {{convert|10|acre|ha|adj=mid}} park established in 1908. The outdoor space contains three baseball diamonds, a playground, tennis courts, and a walking path. It also contains a set of [[war memorials]]. The park's [[fieldhouse]] was constructed in 1913 expanded in the late 1920s. It features a gymnasium, auditorium, indoor swimming pool, fitness center, woodshop, and multi-purpose rooms. The fieldhouse is also home to the [[John Vanderpoel|Vanderpoel]] Memorial Art gallery, a collection of approximately 500 works by American painters and sculptors.<ref name="Ridge"/>

Hurley Park is a {{convert|1.54|acre|ha|adj=mid}} park established in 1923 at the petition of local residents. In 1984, the park was named after Father Timothy Hurley, the founder of the St. Barnabas [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[parish]] located one block south of the park.{{sfn|Pacyga|Skerrett|p=549–550|ps=none}} The park contains a playground at the bottom of its hill and a [[nature preserve]] at the top.<ref name="Hurley"/>

Cosme Park is a {{convert|4.23|acre|ha|adj=mid}} park established in 1927 at the persuasion of the Beverly Hills Improvement Association. In the early 1990s, it was named in memory of Margaret Cosme, a young girl who died after being struck by a moving vehicle. Her father and grandfather helped construct the park's baseball diamond in the years before her death. The park also features a playground and tennis courts.<ref name="Cosme"/>

Graver Park is a {{convert|4.97|acre|ha|adj=mid}} park that was acquired and constructed throughout the late 1920s and early 1930s. The park's fieldhouse contains an auditorium, science lab, woodshop, and a multi-purpose room. Outside, the park offers a water park; tennis courts; a playground; and softball, baseball, and soccer fields. It was named after Philip S. Graver, vice president of the Chicago Park District from 1937 until his death in 1945.<ref name="Graver"/>

Munroe (Roy) Park is a {{convert|5.69|acre|ha|adj=mid}} park featuring multi-purpose field, two baseball diamonds, two playgrounds, sand volleyball and T-ball courts, and a [[running track]]. It was originally under the jurisdiction of the Village of Morgan Park's Bureau of Parks and Recreation until 1961, when it was transferred to the Chicago Park District. The significance of Roy Munroe, the park's namesake, is unknown.<ref name="Munroe"/>

Beverly Park is a {{convert|13.56|acre|ha|adj=mid}} park which was established by the Chicago Park District in 1947 and constructed in the 1950s. It features tennis courts at the southern end, volleyball courts, a playground, and a spraypool at the northern end, a fieldhouse on the western side, and baseball diamonds in the middle of the park. These facilities are separated by large meadow expanses.<ref name="Beverly Park"/> Within the park is a memorial dedicated to Cpl. Conner T. Lowry, who died during [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|combat in Afghanistan]]. Before his death in 2012, he asked his mother to memorialize him at Beverly Park should he not survive. On the first anniversary of his death, [[Mayor of Chicago|Mayor]] [[Rahm Emanuel]] dedicated the [[bronze]] statue of [[United States Marine Corps|marine]]'s boots, a rifle, and helmet.<ref>{{cite news |last=Connors |first=Caroline |title=Lowry Honored with Memorial |date=2013-03-06 |work=Beverly Review |url=https://www.beverlyreview.net/news/featured_news/article_4fe7e2e8-cfaa-5e89-a053-8748abfe7ec3.html |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |archive-date=2021-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118162500/https://www.beverlyreview.net/news/featured_news/article_4fe7e2e8-cfaa-5e89-a053-8748abfe7ec3.html}}</ref> The 10200 block of South Maplewood Avenue adjacent to the park was designated Honorary Cpl. Conner T. Lowry way.<ref name="Lowry">{{cite web |title=Conner T. Lowry Memorial |publisher=[[Chicago Park District]] |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/conner-t-lowry-memorial |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118161736/https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/conner-t-lowry-memorial}}</ref>

Located less than a block away from Ridge Park, Ridge Wetlands Park was purchased from Metra in 1991 in order to save the wooded [[wetlands]] from being paved over for parking space. It totals {{convert|1.21|acres}}.<ref name="Ridge Wetlands"/>

King-Lockhart Park is a {{convert|0.56|acre|ha|adj=mid}} park and plaza located at 10609 South Western Avenue. It is the former site of the Beverly Tire Store, which was destroyed in a fire on February 11, 1998. The park district acquired the property, which remained vacant since the fire, in 2009. The park is named after Chicago firefighters Patrick King and Anthony Lockhart, who died while battling the fire. Two [[pergolas]] mark the locations where each firefighter died.<ref name="King-Lockhart"/>

==Landmarks==
{{Main list|List of Chicago Landmarks}}

[[File:Givens Irish Castle.jpg|thumb|The Givins Beverly Castle, home of the Beverly Unitarian Church, October 2007]]
* [[Givins Beverly Castle]] (also known as the Givins Irish Castle): Arguably the most notable architectural feature in Beverly, the castle is located at the corner of 103rd Street and Longwood Drive. [[Robert C. Givins]] directed its construction in 1886 and 1887, inspired by castles from his native Ireland. He used it as his private residence until 1894. The three-story castle with its three crenellated towers has been extensively renovated over its history, though the iconic outer shell has remained unchanged.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Castle: More than a Century of History |website=Beverly Unitarian Church |url=http://www.beverlyunitarian.org/castle-more-century-history |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217011958/http://www.beverlyunitarian.org/castle-more-century-history}}</ref>{{sfn|Pacyga|Skerrett|p=549|ps=none}} The [[Beverly Unitarian Church]] is the fifth and current "keeper". The castle is the only building of its kind in Chicago and is commonly claimed to be haunted.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Jerry |title=You Won't Find Casper, but City's Only Castle a Haunting Experience |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=1995-06-09 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-06-09-9506090065-story.html |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |archive-date=2019-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902194018/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-06-09-9506090065-story.html}}</ref>
* [[Beverly/Morgan Railroad District]]: This [[historic district]] is a set of six train stations: the [[91st Street - Beverly Hills station|91st Street]], [[95th Street - Beverly Hills station|95th Street]], [[99th Street - Beverly Hills station|99th Street]], [[107th Street - Beverly Hills station|107th Street]], [[111th Street - Morgan Park station|111th Street]] and [[115th Street - Morgan Park station|115th Street]]. Of the six, the first four are located within Beverly. These stations, which were collectively constructed between 1889 and 1945, represent rare examples of late 19th to early 20th century train station architecture in Chicago. They were designated a [[List of Chicago Landmarks|Chicago Landmark]] on April 15, 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beverly/Morgan Railroad District |website=Chicago Landmarks |publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development |year=2003 |url=http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/landmarksweb/web/districtdetails.htm?disId=5 |access-date=2021-01-17 }}</ref><ref name="Beverly Little Town"/>
* [[Longwood Drive District]]: The houses along Longwood Drive atop the iconic hill were built beginning in 1873 by various architects. Longwood was named for a long [[copse]] of trees that ran along the lee side of the hill where the rest of Beverly is located. Some of the community's grandest houses line the street, as it was a lofty overview for wealthy Chicagoans looking to build homes in a rural area.<ref name="Beverly Little Town"/> The houses along the street represent a mixture of different styles of architecture, such as [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]], [[Carpenter Gothic]], [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]], [[Shingle Style architecture|Shingle]], [[Prairie School]], and [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival]]. The district was designated a Chicago Landmark on November 13, 1981.<ref>{{cite web |title=Longwood Drive District |website=Chicago Landmarks |publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development |url=https://webapps1.chicago.gov/landmarksweb/web/districtdetails.htm?disId=17 |access-date=2021-01-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205202934/https://webapps1.chicago.gov/landmarksweb/web/districtdetails.htm?disId=17}}</ref>
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* Guy C. Smith and H. Howard Hyde Houses: These two houses are a set of [[American System-Built Homes]] located at 10410 and 10541 South Hoyne Avenue, respectively. They were constructed in 1917 and designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]. The first house was intended to be the first of a subdivision of homes. Both houses are two-story, single-family units. They were designated a Chicago Landmark on July 13, 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=American System-Built Houses |website=Chicago Landmarks |date=2003 |publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development |url=http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/landmarksweb/web/landmarkdetails.htm?lanId=1241 |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2017-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324104441/http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/landmarksweb/web/landmarkdetails.htm?lanId=1241}}</ref>
* [[William and Jessie M. Adams House]]: The William and Jessie M. Adams House is a [[Prairie style|Prairie school style]] house located at 9326 South Pleasant Avenue. The squarish two-story structure was built between 1900 and 1901 by Frank Lloyd Wright.{{sfn|Pacyga|Skerrett|p=553|ps=none}} It was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 16, 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adams House |year=2003 |website=Chicago Landmarks |publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development |url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/A/AdamsHouse.html |access-date=2007-06-26}}</ref> In March 2014, the house sold for $980,000 after being owned by the same family since 1952.<ref>{{Cite news |last=LaTrace |first=A. J. |title=Landmark Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Home Sells For $980K |date=2014-03-13 |work=Curbed Chicago |url=https://chicago.curbed.com/2014/3/13/10132732/frank-lloyd-wrights-william-jessie-adams-house-has-sold |access-date=2017-08-18 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220141430/https://chicago.curbed.com/2014/3/13/10132732/frank-lloyd-wrights-william-jessie-adams-house-has-sold}}</ref>
* [[Walter Burley Griffin Place District]]: The district is an area along the 1600–1800 blocks of West Griffin Place containing homes built between 1909 and 1914. Seven of the homes (numbers 1666, 1712, 1724, 1727, 1731, 1736, and 1741){{sfn|Pacyga|Skerrett|p=555|ps=none}} were built by [[Walter Burley Griffin]], one by Spencer and Powers, and the rest by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on November 13, 1981.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walter Burley Griffin Place District |website=Chicago Landmarks |publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division |date=2003 |url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/G/GriffinPlaceDistrict.html |access-date=2007-06-26 }}</ref><ref name="Beverly Little Town"/>

==Notable residents==
* [[Lance Ten Broeck]] (b. 1956), professional golfer. He was raised in Beverly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ziehm |first1=Len |title=Ten Broeck finds success as a caddie and player |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120717/sports/707179806/ |website=Daily Herald |date=July 17, 2012 |access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref>
* [[Mike Castle (actor)|Mike Castle]] (b. 1989), actor best known for starring in the TBS television series [[Clipped (TV series)|''Clipped'']]. He was raised in Beverly.<ref name="Castle and Wendt">{{cite news |last1=Garmes |first1=Kyle |title=Castle stars in TBS show with George Wendt |work=Beverly Review |url=https://www.beverlyreview.net/news/top_story/article_eb2f5d90-19bf-11e5-a11e-e7846ef44ee1.html |access-date=2015-07-14 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
* [[William Cunningham (Illinois politician)|William Cunningham]] (b. 1967), member of the [[Illinois Senate]] since 2013. He is a Beverly resident.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Patrick |title=Committee picks Cunningham |work=Beverly Review |url=https://www.beverlyreview.net/news/featured_news/article_11423984-d122-5b33-98ef-381b70f6634d.html |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
* [[Count Dante]] (1939–1975), American martial artist. He was born and raised in Beverly.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Dan |title=The Life and Death of the Deadliest Man Alive |date=2006-07-13 |work=[[Chicago Reader]] |url=https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-life-and-death-of-the-deadliest-man-alive/Content?oid=922605 |access-date=2021-01-19 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104093423/https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-life-and-death-of-the-deadliest-man-alive/Content?oid=922605}}</ref>
* [[Richard Duchossois]] (born 1921), businessman and owner of [[Arlington Park]]. He was a childhood resident of Beverly.<ref>{{cite interview|last=Duchossois|first=Richard|interviewer=Mark R. DePue|title=An Interview with Richard Duchossois|work=Veterans Remember Oral History Project Interview|publisher=[[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library]]|date=October 19, 2015|access-date=August 16, 2021|url=https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/Resources/89e6cb9b-dac9-456e-aaca-1b27096f3cdb/download}}</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman]] (born 1968), member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2002 to 2015. She was a childhood resident of Beverly.<ref name="Sweet Home Cook County">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sweethomecookcounty/documents/2007sweethome.pdf|editor-last=Dever|editor-first=Tim|title=Sweet Home Cook County|date=September 2007|page=27|publisher=Cook County Clerk|access-date=October 2, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528132937/http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sweethomecookcounty/documents/2007sweethome.pdf|archive-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Mike Hagerty]] (1954–2022), actor. He was a childhood resident of Beverly and maintained strong ties to the neighborhood throughout his life.<ref name=DeGrane>{{cite news|title=South Side pals of 'Friends' actor Mike Hagerty recall him as 'regular guy' who would hang out at McNally's|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-mike-hagerty-gathering-st-0512-20220511-oyz4gdt2nbhahfnusb5bbe5uti-story.html|first=Susan|last=DeGrane|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=May 12, 2022|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512013409/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-mike-hagerty-gathering-st-0512-20220511-oyz4gdt2nbhahfnusb5bbe5uti-story.html|archivedate=May 12, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Henry K. Holsman]] (1866–1963), car manufacturer and founder of [[Holsman Automobile Company]]. He resided at 9332 South Damen Avenue.<ref name="9332 S Damen Ave"/>
* [[Michael Howlett]] (1914–1992), 33rd [[Secretary of State of Illinois]]. He resided at 9630 South Winchester Avenue during his political career.<ref>{{cite book |title=Illinois Blue Book 1973-1974 |publisher=[[Illinois Secretary of State]] |chapter=Elected State Officers |page=22 |access-date=2020-01-10 |url=http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/bb/id/37373}}</ref>
* [[Daniel Hynes]] (b. 1968), 6th [[Illinois Comptroller]]. He served from 1999 until 2011. He was raised in the Beverly area.<ref name="Hynes">{{cite news |last=Hinz |first=Greg |title=Behind the Scenes, It's a Hynes vs Ryan Election |date=1996-10-26 |work=[[Crain's Chicago Business]] |location=[[Chicago, Illinois]] |access-date=2017-09-04 |url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/19961026/ISSUE01/10006189/behind-the-scenes-its-a-hynes-vs-ryan-election}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Hynes (politician)|Thomas Hynes]] (1938–2019), 34th [[President of the Illinois Senate]] and longtime Cook County Assessor. He is the father of Daniel Hynes.<ref name="Hynes"/>
* [[John R. Lausch Jr.]] (b. 1970), [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois|Northern District of Illinois]] (2017–present)<ref>{{cite news |last=Cherone |first=Heather |title=Beverly's John Lausch Is Trump's Pick For U.S. Attorney For Chicago |date=2017-08-03 |newspaper=[[DNAinfo]] |access-date=2018-01-04 |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170803/beverly/who-is-john-lausch-attorney-federal-prosecutor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063524/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170803/beverly/who-is-john-lausch-attorney-federal-prosecutor |archive-date=2018-01-06 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Richard H. Lawler]] (1895–1982), transplant pioneer. He was a Beverly resident.
* [[Vincent LoVerde]] (b. 1989), [[American Hockey League]] player. He was raised in Beverly and has played with [[Ontario Reign]] and the [[Manchester Monarchs (AHL)|Manchester Monarchs]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fredricks |first=Scott |title=Beverly native captures AHL championship |date=2015-06-23 |work=Beverly Review |url=https://www.beverlyreview.net/sports/article_a91d2f90-19d3-11e5-b483-7f9ab1c0a4f1.html |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
* [[Morgan F. Murphy]] (1932–2016), [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1971 to 1981, resided in Beverly.<ref>{{cite news| last=Megan |first=Graydon |title=Morgan Murphy Jr., former congressman, dies at 83 |date=2016-03-10 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=2017-09-04 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-morgan-murphy-obituary-20160310-story.html}}</ref>
* [[P. Scott Neville Jr.]], jurist and member of the [[Illinois Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahern |first=Mary Ann |title=Questions About Illinois Supreme Court Justice and Property Exemption |date=2019-08-12 |publisher=NBC 5 Chicago |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Questions-about-illinois-supreme-court-justice-and-property-exemption-538137651.html |access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref>
* [[Matthew O'Shea]] (b. 1969), member of the Chicago City Council from the 19th ward. A lifelong Beverly resident, he has represented Beverly and the surrounding area on the City Council since 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last=Garmes |first=Kyle |title=Local headlines reflect joys, sorrows of community |date=2017-12-29 |work=Beverly Review |url=https://www.beverlyreview.net/news/top_story/article_a1de7810-ae4d-11e5-91d0-075533000430.html |access-date=2017-12-27 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
* [[Craig Robinson (actor)|Craig Robinson]] (b. 1971), actor and comedian, best known for the role of [[Darryl Philbin]] on the television show ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]''. He was raised in North Beverly.<ref>{{cite news |last=Metz |first=Nina |title='Peeples' star Craig Robinson's full plate may get even fuller |date=2013-05-09 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-mov-0510-chicago-closeup-20130510-column.html |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |archive-date=2017-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214025731/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-mov-0510-chicago-closeup-20130510-column.html}}</ref>
* [[Ethel Spears]] (1903–1974), American painter. She grew up in Beverly.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Hast |editor-first1=Adele |editor-last2=Schultz |editor-first2=Rima Lunin |title=Women Building Chicago, 1790–1990 |publisher=[[Indiana University Press]] |year=2001 |isbn=9780253338525 |ol=10228702M |url=https://openlibrary.org/books/OL10228702M/Women_Building_Chicago_1790-1990}}</ref>
* [[John Paul Stevens]] (1920–2019), attorney and jurist who served as [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]] from 1975 to 2010. He resided at 9332 South Damen Avenue at the start of his legal career.<ref name="9332 S Damen Ave">{{cite news |last=Goldman |first=Alison |title=Justice John Paul Stevens's Old House in Beverly Is for Sale |date=2019-08-14 |newspaper=[[Chicago Magazine]] |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2019/Justice-John-Paul-Stevenss-Old-House-in-Beverly-Is-for-Sale/ |archive-date=2020-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305033127/http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2019/Justice-John-Paul-Stevenss-Old-House-in-Beverly-Is-for-Sale/}}</ref>
* [[Daniel Sunjata]] (b. 1971), actor. He was raised in the Beverly neighborhood.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Patrick |title=Beverly kid's acting career still hot |date=2020-09-01 |work=Beverly Review |url=https://www.beverlyreview.net/news/entertainment_news/article_d546fd71-c51b-52e6-a41f-91291f8c5d91.html |access-date=2021-01-04 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wagner |first=Curt |title=Daniel Sunjata finds new challenges in 'Graceland' |date=2013-06-06 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-daniel-sunjata-finds-new-challenges-in-graceland-tv-interview-20130606-story.html |access-date=2021-01-04 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
* [[Marie H. Suthers]] (1895–1983), longtime member of the Chicago Board of Elections from 1952 to 1983 and a member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1951 to 1953. She was a resident of Beverly.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=M. Suthers; long on city's election board |date=1983-02-11 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=8 |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1983/02/11/page/46/article/m-suthers-long-on-citys-election-board |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[Duke Tumatoe]] (b. 1947), American blues musician and guitarist who was a member of [[REO Speedwagon]] and is best known for his independent career. He was raised in Beverly.
* [[James C. Tyree]] (1957–2011), chief executive officer of [[Mesirow Financial]] from 1994 until his death. He was raised in the Beverly area.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Tyree |first=James |subject-link=James C. Tyree |interviewer=Jeff Bailey |title=Interview with James C. Tyree, Mesirow CEO and Sun-Times investor |url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2010/Interview-with-James-C-Tyree-Mesirow-CEO-and-Sun-Times-investor/ |publisher=[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago Magazine]] |date=2010-04-28 |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021142207/https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2010/Interview-with-James-C-Tyree-Mesirow-CEO-and-Sun-Times-investor/}}</ref>
* [[Paul Vallas]] (b. 1953), superintendent of the [[Hurricane Katrina|post-Katrina]], statewide [[Recovery School District]] in Louisiana. He lived in Beverly while serving as the chief executive officer of the [[Chicago Public Schools|City of Chicago School District #299]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lambert |first=Dan |title=Former Beverly Resident Paul Vallas Tapped as Gov. Quinn's Running Mate |date=2013-11-08 |newspaper=[[Patch Media|Beverly Patch]] |location=[[Chicago, Illinois]] |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |url=https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/palos-heights-paul-vallas-tapped-as-gov-quinns-running-mate-beverly-mtgreenwood |archive-date=2017-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904151208/https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/palos-heights-paul-vallas-tapped-as-gov-quinns-running-mate-beverly-mtgreenwood}}</ref>
* Lana (b. 1965) and Lilly Wachowski (b. 1967) (known professionally as [[The Wachowskis]]), are film directors best known for [[The Matrix (franchise)|''The Matrix'' trilogy]]. The two sisters were raised in Beverly.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hemon |first=Alexander |title=Beyond the Matrix |date=2012-09-10 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=2021-01-17 |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/09/10/beyond-the-matrix |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205063144/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/09/10/beyond-the-matrix}}</ref>
* [[D. Everett Waid]] (1864–1939), architect who designed, among others, the [[Metropolitan Life North Building]] and the [[Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Hall of Records]]. He designed, built, and resided at 9332 South Damen Avenue.<ref name="9332 S Damen Ave"/>
* [[George Wendt]] (1948–2025), actor and comedian, best known for the role of [[Norm Peterson]] in the television show ''[[Cheers]]''. He was raised in Beverly.<ref name="Castle and Wendt"/>
* [[Jamila Woods]] (b. 1989), poet and musician, best known for collaborations with rap artist [[Chance the Rapper]]. She was raised in Beverly, and references this in her poem ''Ghazal for White Hen Pantry''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gathright |first=Jenny |title=Jamila Woods And The Poetry Of Black Love |date=2017-11-22 |work=[[National Public Radio]] |access-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/11/22/565382283/jamila-woods-and-the-poetry-of-black-love |archive-date=2020-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121091142/https://www.npr.org/2017/11/22/565382283/jamila-woods-and-the-poetry-of-black-love}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/sites/covid/reports/2020-04-24/ChicagoCommunityAreaandZipcodeMap.pdf Chicago community areas and ZIP codes] City of Chicago 
* [https://ridgehistory.org Ridge Historical Society]
* [https://bapa.org Beverly Area Planning Association]

{{Community areas of Chicago}}
{{Neighborhoods in Chicago}}
{{Chicago}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Geographic Location 2
 | Center    = Beverly, Chicago
 | Northeast = [[Auburn Gresham, Chicago]]
 | East      = [[Washington Heights, Chicago]]
 | South     = [[Morgan Park, Chicago]]
 | Southwest = [[Mount Greenwood, Chicago]]
 | WNW       = [[Evergreen Park, Illinois]]
 | Northwest = [[Ashburn, Chicago]]
}}

[[Category:Beverly, Chicago| ]]
[[Category:Community areas of Chicago]]
[[Category:Irish-American neighborhoods]]
[[Category:Irish-American culture in Chicago]]
[[Category:South Side, Chicago]]