By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer Federal District Court Judge Robert Blakey kept the schedule in Protect Our Parks v. Chicago Park District: the next court date, Oct. 24, after the introduction of the ordinance establishing the relationship between the Obama Foundation and governmental bodies over the Obama Presidential Center (OPC). Protect Our Parks had asked […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT Several streets in and around Jackson Park and South Lake Shore Drive will be impacted by road closures and traffic reroutes Sunday morning, Sept. 23, during the Chicago Half Marathon: ● Lake Shore Drive northbound, Marquette to 31st Street, 6:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. ● Lake Shore Drive southbound, 31st Street to […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT Shoesmith Elementary will host a mattress sale at the school, 1330 E. 50th St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. Proceeds from the sale will be split among other local elementary schools. Shoesmith, in partnership with “Just Get Sleep!”— a for-profit company that helps schools and non profits fundraise […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer Kenneth Board, 85, has led the unconventional and exciting life of a professional musician. A Chicago native, he was born into one of the first black families to move to Hyde Park–Kenwood. He was raised in a musical household: his father was a saxophonist who toured with the jazz pianist […]
Dr. Josephine Harriet Nesmith Dawson, a licensed clinical psychologist formerly of Hyde Park, passed away in July. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Dawson, and brother, Thomas Nesmith. Survivors include her brother, George Nesmith; children Josephine Pogue, Alain H. Dawson and Megan Jaffe; grandchildren Josephine Isbeau Pogue, Gillian Z. and Elliot […]
Sleeping Around in Hyde Park Although the Hyatt Place, LaQuinta Inn, Lakeshore Hotel and soon to be Sophy Hotel are all places to bed and board, what do you do if they are all filled and you need or want to be in Hyde Park overnight? Don’t panic just yet. There are ample options in […]
The University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) reported the following incidents between Sept. 10 and 16. On Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 5 p.m., a man reported to the police that his car, which had been relocated due to construction around the 1100 East block of 56th Street, was not where it was said to have […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer In a bizarre series of events, two men shot Friday afternoon in Kenwood drive-by carjacked a woman as they made their way to receive medical attention. The men were driving northbound on the 4700 South block of Cornell Drive at 1 p.m. on Sept. 14 when a black vehicle pulled […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT A man and woman in their 20s were robbed at gunpoint by three suspects on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 3:14 a.m. on the sidewalk at 5496 S. Hyde Park Blvd. The suspects, one of whom displayed a handgun, pushed the victims to the ground, demanded personal property and fled the scene. The […]
By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Sports Writer The Kenwood Academy High School Broncos football team improved to 4-0 on the season after a 62-0 blow out victory over Steinmetz High School on Saturday Sept. 15 at Gately Stadium. In the first half, the Broncos scored a season high 50 points. Led by the superb play of quarterback […]