To the Editor: This is another major cost that the taxpayer is facing if the Tiger Woods Golf Course proposal moves forward that shows the disdain the Park District has for the common folk. Paul Wiese and Bob Foster stated at a community meeting in late February 2015 that the Chicago Park District intended on rebuilding the shoreline […]
To the Editor: For thirty years I have volunteered in Jackson Park and know and understand its characters, its history, its problems and it’s strengths. As the 24-hour media, print media, and blogosphere are putting out the stories, rumors, and accusations regularly, it is critical to separate facts from myths to clearly understand the issues. […]
To the Editor: I am convinced now that the leadership of Jackson Park Watch is not in favor of the Obama Presidential Center in the park, the merger/expansion of Jackson Park and South Shore golf courses, and many of the planned roadway changes to support both projects. Clearly, JPW knows there would be a public […]
To the Editor: In your past two issues, letters far more eloquent than mine have voiced my opinion. Why are we Chicagoans allowing our beautiful park space to be stolen out from under us? There are many vacant lots (acreage), which would prove potential sites for libraries, museums, sledding hills, music arenas, golf courses and […]
To the Editor: I am deeply disappointed that the Jackson Park PAC continues to affirm the proposed PGA Golf Course plans. It was clear during the last public meeting held by the 5th Ward Alderman that numerous residents of the Southeast Side have significant concerns about these plans that have not been adequately addressed. The […]
To the Editor: The Hyde Park/Kenwood Community Action Council (HPKCAC) is excited to invite the community to be a part of The Jane Averill Community Reading Day on Friday, October 6, 2017. We are asking for 80-100 volunteers from the community to spend 20-30 minutes at one of our nine elementary schools in the area […]
To the Editor: As parents, teachers, and public education advocates, we write to express our disappointment with State Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie’s (D-25) and State Senator Kwame Raoul’s (D-13) votes approving education privatization in the form of tax credit scholarships. First, we take issue with the principle. Tax credit scholarships allow wealthy individuals and corporations […]
To the Editor: Jackson Park Watch along with many others welcomes the Obama Presidential Center to the South Side and looks forward to the exciting civic engagement, community involvement, and educational programming that it promises to bring. Along with many others, though, JPW did not know until May that massive – and massively expensive – […]
Editor’s Note: Ms. Starks sent this as a separate letter on Thursday, Aug. 31. There has been a great deal of discussion and attention around the proposed plan to combine the Jackson Park Golf Course and the South Shore Golf Course. We are two amateur golfers who have played these courses for years and represent […]
To the Editor: In response to many interesting and noteworthy observations stated by a number of well-respected community leaders, it is our hope and prayer that JPW and Friends of the Park are truly in support of the long-overdue restoration and development efforts now taking place within Jackson Park/South Shore. Members of their of organizations have participated in numerous […]