To the Editor: The pressing need to address environmental challenges is never ending. The controversial proposal to build an Obama Center in historic Jackson Park has become a major issue. It triggered the filing of a lawsuit to compel its relocation to a non-park site. The lawsuit is now on appeal in the Seventh […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff writer Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) sounded a conciliatory note when reached Monday for comment about the Community Benefits Agreement proposal: “When you’ve talking about protecting people, there’s often a long fight.” The measure’s other primary sponsor, Ald. Jeanette Taylor’s (20th), has shown her frustration with the legislative process for the lack […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT Ald. Sophia King (4th) had been hopeful that her ordinance to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour in 2021 would be passed this month, but she confirmed Monday that the City Council would not vote on it. “We’re still talking and in negotiations,” she said, adding that it will […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT A limited number of fieldhouses are to remain open in the event of a strike by 2,400 Chicago Park District workers — scheduled to begin on Thursday, Oct. 17 — but most scheduled classes, programs and events will be cancelled until further notice. In the event of a strike, drop-in and low-organized […]
By MARC MONAGHAN Contributing writer Founded in 1952 the Hyde Park Used Book Sale celebrated its 13th year as a fundraiser for Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference (HPKCC) programs over Columbus Day weekend in the Hyde Park Shopping Center plaza. Despite the early morning chill, dozens of professional book buyers lined up in front of […]
By SAMANTHA SMYLIE Staff writer The atmosphere during a competition is usually tense; competitors are nervous and practicing their lines in the corner or a split second away from crying; family and friends in the audience are anxiously waiting for the show to start; and judges are wearing a stern expression that could intimidate even […]
By AARON GETTINGER And SAMANTHA SMYLIE Staff writers As the Housing Committee fast-tracked an ordinance to promote homeownership and affordable housing in gentrifying neighborhoods to City Council, Ald. Jeannette Taylor’s (20th) patience with the legislative process for her community benefits agreement (CBA) ordinance approached a breaking point. Taylor said the Housing Department had not briefed […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT The Chicago Children’s Choir will celebrate its 63rd birthday with a Sunday, Oct. 13, concert at its founding location, the First Unitarian Church in Hyde Park, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave. Founded in response to the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement with a mission to reflect Chicago’s racial and economic diversity, over 50,000 […]
By MRINALINI PANDEY Contributing writer Pigment International, a multi-media arts collective founded in 2017 and based in Chicago, partnered with the DuSable Museum of African American History to launch Black Fine Art Month in October. This month’s inaugural program will highlight five “Salon Talks” scheduled every Thursday through October featuring artists, teachers, historians, and journalists […]
Jaden Lynch (#3, dark uniform) scored all of his team’s goals as University High defeated St. Ignatius High School 3 – 0 on Thursday afternoon.
The sidewalk on west side of the 5600 block of Stony Island Avenue is closed while the building that occupies most of the block is being demolished. Workers had to seal the water mains before the demolition work could begin.
By SAMANTHA SMYLIE Staff writer The Seminary Co-Op bookstores — made up of the Seminary Co-Op on 57th Street and Woodlawn Avenue and 57th Street Books on the corner of 57th Street and Kimbark Avenue — is now a not-for-profit organization, making it one of the first in the country to focus solely on […]
The Kenwood soccer team overwhelmed Gage Park High School on Wednesday, 11 to 0. The Broncos’ Aymard Traore (#7) keeps the ball away from the opponents. Traore scored 4 goals in the game, which was shortened according to Illinois High School Athletic association rules because of the lopsided score.
HERALD STAFF REPORT Police reported no major incidents (e.g. murders and aggravated batteries that cause serious injury) at the October Chicago Alternative Police Strategy meeting for Beat 222, which covers the area west of Drexel Avenue between 43rd Street and Hyde Park Boulevard. There were 9 arrests, 84 traffic stops and 22 investigative stops […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff writer The University of Chicago will give more funding without a five-year limit for graduate students in the humanities and social sciences starting next fall, though the administration will set a cap on the total number of doctoral students it admits across departments. The new framework, which will be fully implemented […]