By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Sports writer Thanks to 15 points by 6’4″ guard Malik Johnson, the Hales Franciscan Spartans rewarded new coach Chris Lawson with the first win of his career, 45 – 40, over Baker Prep Charter School. “The first half was crazy,” said Lawson after the home court victory. “Our guys were so anxious […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer A University of Chicago Office of Civic Engagement survey on the features desired in the Hyde Park Shopping Center’s next anchor supermarket underscored the community’s deep interest in the subject, as 3,254 completed responses were submitted. Eighty-one percent of respondents said Treasure Island’s proximity to their home or workplace was […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT Twenty-one executives of Chicago museums and cultural institutions issued a letter supporting the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, saying it would commemorate the city’s past, create a promising future and raise the city’s status on the world stage. Locating the OPC in Jackson Park will bring “Chicago’s story full circle, unifying […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer The Midway Plaisance Advisory Council (MPAC) retained its incumbent officers by acclamation at a meeting last night. President Bronwyn Nichols Lodato, Vice President Donald McGruder and Secretary–Treasurer Radiah Smith-Donald will serve another year’s term. Nichols Lodato, a Hyde Parker, got involved with MPAC because her family uses the Plaisance so […]
RECOMMENDED Where: Goodman Theatre Owen Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. When: through Nov. 18 Tickets: $15-$45 Phone: 312-443-3800 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater Critic Helene, the fictional Danish woman at the center of the world premiere of Dael Orlandersmith’s “Lady in Denmark” would fit perfectly into a theme-related collection of characters like the playwright’s “Stoop Stories” […]
To the Editor: Since mid-summer, there are several areas in Hyde Park that are currently under construction with the street being dug up. One such spot is on the corner where I live (55th & Hyde Park Blvd). It seems these sites have been abandoned. Weeks have gone by with very little if any, work […]
To the Editor: The recently demolished house at 5314 S Blackstone was one of the oldest houses in Hyde Park, built before 1890, which is before the Columbian Exposition and before the University of Chicago was established. Community residents in Hyde Park have no active, direct role in what buildings can be demolished nor what […]
To the Editor: I’m writing in response to Aaron Gettinger’s excellent piece praising the high voter turnout in Hyde Park in the recent midterm elections. I was thrilled to see this expression of civic enthusiasm from my neighbors, and I would like to add that the state legislature in Springfield has a unique opportunity to […]
To the Editor: This past week, the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago inconvenienced voters and others at Montgomery Place on Election Day. On behalf of the Board, I am writing to offer our apology to the Hyde Park community. Essentially, the addresses of more than 200 voters were coded into the […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer Hyde Park–Kenwood’s large turnout in the midterm election — 74 percent — skewed decisively Democratic and helped buoy the party’s victories statewide. Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker won 92 percent of the vote in Hyde Park–Kenwood; Downtown and South Side State Rep. Juliana Stratton (5th), a Kenwood Academy alumna, was elected lieutenant […]