SOMEWHAT RECOMMENDED Where: Steep Theatre, 1115 W. Berwyn Ave. When: through Sept. 14 Tickets: $27-$38 Phone: 773-649-3186 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater Critic Deliberately impenetrable plays are not my cup of tea. Add an ample dose of violence, and I’d just as soon be elsewhere, especially if the theater is very intimate. British playwright Alistair McDowall’s […]
The University of Chicago Police Department reported the following incidents between Aug. 12 and Aug. 19. HERALD STAFF REPORT On Monday, Aug. 12, at 10:45 a.m., an unsecured purse was taken from an office at the Chicago Theological Seminary. On Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 1:15 a.m., two suspects robbed a person exiting a building near […]
Editor’s Note: An article in the Herald’s Aug. 14 edition contained several errors. The Herald acknowledges the errors and apologizes for them. Louise McCurry, who was mentioned prominently in the article, has written the letter below to correct the errors. To the Editor: I would like to correct misinformation published in the Aug. 14 […]
To the Editor: Below is a letter that we jointly sent to the mayor of Chicago. Dear Mayor Lightfoot: The Aug. 5 meeting hosted by the City of Chicago to discuss the Obama Presidential Center’s potential impact on historic Jackson Park felt a lot like meetings past – an engineered agenda with a predetermined […]
To the Editor: The construction of the Obama President Center in Hyde Park has prompted concerns over the potential gentrification of the neighborhood. That’s why last month, Chicago aldermen introduced an affordable housing proposal to address the issue. This is the culmination of a three-year effort by the Obama Community Benefits Agreement Coalition, which […]
Football team kicks off season with Red vs White scrimmage BY JOSEPH PHILLIPS Sports writer To kick off the 2019 IHSA football season, the Kenwood Broncos football team hosted its first ever “Red versus White” scrimmage in front of a packed house of parents, teachers, students and fans from the Hyde Park community. The event […]
By MRINALINI PANDEY Contributing writer Monarch Festival 2019 brought about 300 Chicagoans together on Saturday to celebrate the iconic monarch butterfly migration and connect with stories of their own migration experiences. Monarch butterflies are exotic creatures. They are one of the most iconic pollinators found in the US and are known for their distinctive wings […]
By CHRISTIAN BELANGER Contributing writer The advocacy group Environmentalists of Color (EoC) held a press conference on Aug. 17 to respond to Ald. Leslie Hairston’s (5th) recent comments about the South Shore Nature Sanctuary. Last week, Hairston was quoted as saying said that the sanctuary is “actually all dead. And it’s been dead for some […]
By SAMANTHA SMYLIE Staff writer The first week of high school as a freshman can be exciting and anxiety-inducing. Students are learning the layout of a new school, a new bus route, making new friends and adjusting to the rigor of classes. For Hyde Park Academy’s incoming freshmen Davione Jackson, Kamran Deans and Zaida Soumanou, […]
By CHRISTIAN BELANGER Contributing writer Lawyers for the City of Chicago and the Chicago Park District argued there is no reason to reopen Protect Our Parks’ lawsuit that seeks to prevent the construction of the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) in Jackson Park. In June, Judge John Robert Blakey dismissed POP’s suit, ruling that there was […]