I grew queasy at the prophetic vision of Jackson Park that Jerry Levy expressed in his panegyric to the proposed Obama Presidential Center in the Jan. 24 issue of the Herald. For one thing, he talks about it like it’s a done deal, when in fact it is extremely controversial and, unless Mr. Levy knows […]
By Darrius Atkins Due to astronomical levels of self-funding from a former chairman of a private equity firm and a former venture capitalist, the Illinois gubernatorial race is well on its way to becoming the most expensive in U.S. history, and Illinoisans— from Hyde Park to Cairo— should be alarmed. Campaigns are deeply embedded in […]
Dear Dr. Janice Jackson, I am usually elated to see an African-American woman ascend to a top leadership role. It is so satisfying to hear the glass ceiling being shattered. It signifies positive societal change. It is inspiration that fuels me to achieve my biggest dreams. I should feel proud and hopeful in this moment […]
Dear Editor: It should come as no surprise to anyone living on the South Side, that the Obama Presidential Center is not properly taking into account the needs of the local community. Wake up Hyde Park! Barack Obama loved to talk about the fact that he lived on the South Side, however in all his […]
Dear Editor: As the Park District’s volunteer steward for Jackson Park, I have been involved in helping to maintain the natural areas. Ten years ago, many of the natural areas in Jackson Park and particularly Wooded Island were fraught with security and safety concerns. This has changed, to a large extent because of what has […]
Dear Editor: I had a dream that the Washington Park site was chosen for the Obama Presidential Center instead of Jackson Park. I had a dream that the site would be on Garfield Blvd. and Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive. That the planned family activities touted for Jackson Park would be established on the west […]
To the Editor: Like the rest of the public, the Coalition to Save Jackson Park has questions regarding the proposed Obama Presidential Center (OPC) and related developments. Like the public generally, we find the Obama Foundation and City of Chicago not forthcoming. This is a massive development involving public land, and we have been kept […]
I am a third generation Hyde Park/Kenwood Chicagoan with strong ties to the community. I strongly object to the Jackson Park Location of the Obama Presidential Library, complete with the destruction of precious Green Park space in Jackson Park and on the 59th street Midway Plaisance causing huge disruptions with traffic, parking. The alternative location […]
To the Editor: After Mayor Emanuel met President Obama’s ultimatum to build his presidential library in our historic, world-class Jackson Park rather than lose the library to another city, we learn the Obama Presidential Center will NOT contain a presidential library operated by the National Archives and Records Administration as all other presidential libraries […]
To the Editor: Great editorial this past Wednesday regarding Jackson Park. As you know, Chicagoans, especially those of us who’ve chosen to live together on the South Side, felt an immense, special pride and satisfaction on the night Senator Obama was elected President of the United States. We felt even greater pride and satisfaction […]