By SAMANTHA SMYLIE Staff writer Emmett Louis Till Math and Science Academy, 6543 S Champlain Ave., will receive $120,000 from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to expand the school’s Fine and Performing Arts program. On March 19, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Janice Jackson announced that 32 schools will receive $32 million to invest in […]
By MARC MELTZER Contributing writer With a change of administrations in Springfield, a broad-based South Side group is revving up its years-long efforts to improve service on the Metra Electric line. Leaders of the Coalition for a Modern Metra Electric, consisting of church and advocacy groups, block clubs and civic organizations, met Friday with Metra […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT Early voting for the 2019 Chicago municipal run-off elections for mayor and alderman opened in all wards on Monday, March 18. The early voting location for the 4th Ward is King Community Center, 4314 S. Cottage Grove Ave.; for the 5th Ward, it is Jackson Park Fieldhouse, 6401 S. Stony Island Ave. […]
By SAMANTHA SMYLIE Staff writer Flood’s Hall, located at 1508 E. 53rd St., is a new community resource center in Hyde Park that is expected to open in the fall. Natalie Wright, one of the co-founders of Flood’s Hall, moved to Hyde Park in 2012 to attend the University of Chicago. Since graduated, she has […]
This is the text of William Calloway’s response to the charges brought by LGBTQIA groups and their allies; “Four years ago, I posted statuses and made comments that were offensive to members of the LGBTQIA community. I initially posted them based on my religious beliefs, with no intention of attacking those who identify as […]
By SAMANTHA SMYLIE Staff Writer Dr. Larry Goodman, CEO of the Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center, will retire in the next several months after 17 years. Goodman’s roles will be assumed by Dr. Ranga Krihnan, who will become the CEO of the Rush University System for Health, and Dr. Omar […]
By SAMANTHA SMYLIE Staff Writer The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is asking community members for their input on what community engagement from officers should look like as it tries to build trust between communities and police officers throughout the city. On March 12, the 2nd Police District officials met with community members at XS Tennis […]
BY JOSEPH PHILLIPS Sports Writer Finishing with a 13-10 record overall and a 4-5 record in conference play, Coach Marlo Finner and the Kenwood Broncos fell short of their pre-season goal of winning the Red South Conference championship and sustained success in the Chicago Public League City playoffs. In spite of an early first round […]
By M.L. RANTALA Classical Music Critic The Chicago Ensemble is in its 42nd season of concerts in Hyde Park, and on Sunday they offered a fascinating performance in International House. The Ensemble benefits from the golden ears of its artistic director, Gerald Rizzer. His ability to find rarely performed works of high-quality means that a […]
To the Editor: The race for the United States Presidency is exciting, and there are a lot of candidates to consider. My personal goal is to keep in mind that the first primaries will start a year from now… and we have a Chicago mayoral runoff election that will be over in a few […]