By TIA CAROL JONES Contributing writer Ald. Sophia King updated fourth ward constituents in the South Loop on safety, education and economic development during her State of the Ward event on Jan. 14, at Columbia College Chicago, 1104 S. Wabash. The event was the first of three State of the Ward events the Alderman is […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT The Chicago Police Department Bureau of Detectives is warning residents of the 2nd and 18th districts about recently reported armed robberies in Hyde Park and the Near North Side. Two to three offenders, described as black men 18- to 26-years old wearing dark hooded jackets, dark jeans and ski masks, have pulled […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT Democratic ward committeemen will meet Friday afternoon to fill the Illinois House vacancy in the 26th District. Candidates have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to submit credentials to the Cook County Democratic Party. The local party infrastructure of a departed legislator is responsible for the appointment process, as dictated by the state […]
By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Sports Writer The Kenwood Broncos boys basketball team fell to 8-8 on the season after an 81-59 loss to No.2 Bogan High School on Tuesday night. “We knew they were going to try and attack the glass offensively at all times,” said Bogan senior forward Rashaun Agee, who led all scorers with […]
To the Editor: In his recent letter to the editor under “Aldermanic forums,” 5th Ward aldermanic candidate Gabriel Piemonte erroneously states that I have “ignored” aldermanic forums organized by civic groups. One he mentions, the League of Women Voters, was still accepting confirmations and has received mine. Others he noted have not, to my knowledge, […]
To the Editor: Although I no longer live in Hyde Park, I am a proud native, and I continue to enjoy the Hyde Park Herald. I was surprised, though, by the hectoring tone of the Dec. 12 “HP Chamber Speaks” column. The HPCC clearly does great work for the neighborhood and its businesses, but I […]
To the Editor: Herb Kaplan writes longingly of the “innocent days” when Hyde Park women “rushed to Jackson Park to ‘chain’ themselves to trees to protect the park.” What a short memory Mr. Kaplan has! These women sought to protect the park from Mayor Richard J. Daley’ s plot for a major extension of Cornell […]
To the Editor: When the Herald has previously published letters from Herb Caplan (Protect Our Parks) that have included unsubstantiated statements and false claims, we have chosen to ignore them, but his letter of Jan. 9, 2019 has gone too far. He writes, “In my enlightened days as a UChicago student and longtime resident of […]
To the Editor: Walking down Stony Island, from 56th Street, you can’t help but notice this nearly two-block-long, red brick building on the west side of Stony Island. As a kid, growing up in Hyde Park in the mid-‘50s, there had been a correspondence school located there; they had printing presses, offices full of workers […]
To the Editor: It has been difficult to find a single descriptive word for what our now (thankfully) departing mayor has connived to steal public park land in historic, landmarked Jackson Park. The closest analogy is “carjacking.” That’s when citizens peacefully using what they own and enjoy are suddenly overwhelmed by a thief who forces […]