By TIA CAROL JONES Contributing writer Author Troy Cummings stood in front of the students from Bret Harte School and asked them to help him draw a character. As the kids shouted out their ideas, he drew them on a large sheet of white paper. The finished product was a square, with a silly smile […]
By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Sports writer Despite losing guards Shania Jackson and freshmen sensation Brianna McDaniel to injuries, the Kenwood Academy Lady Broncos still trampled the Bogan High School Bengals, 91 to 40, on Wednesday. “It’s always good to get a conference win,” said Andre Lewis, head coach of the Lady Broncos. “Tonight was big because […]
SOMEWHAT RECOMMENDED Where: Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd. Skokie When: through Dec. 16 Tickets: $30-$88 Phone: 847-673-6300 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater Critic There’s arguably more of playwright Kate Hamill than of author Jane Austen in Northlight Theatre’s world premiere of “Mansfield Park,” and more of director Stuart Carden, […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer Three candidates for mayor promoted their candidacies Tuesday night at a forum hosted by the First Unitarian Church and Indivisible Chicago – South Side. While Amara Enyia and Lori Lightfoot both offered concrete, decidedly left-of-center policy proposals, State Rep. LaShawn Ford (D-8th) spoke mostly in platitudes and generalities. The Herald […]
By TIA CAROL JONES Contributing writer Students at Bret Harte Elementary School, 1556 E. 56th St, were evacuated Wednesday after a gasoline spill. They were temporarily relocated to Hyde Park High School, 6220 S. Stony Island Ave. Larry Langford, Chicago Fire Department spokesperson, said the department responded to a report there was a smell of […]
JOSEPH PHILLIPS Sports Writer The Kenwood Academy High School boys basketball team improved to 5-2 on the season, after a 102-96 triple overtime victory over Corliss High School on Tuesday night. “I had to make up for the lay-up I missed,” said Artese Stapleton, starting point guard of the Broncos, after drilling a deep three […]
By TIA CAROL JONES Contributing writer “The Nutcracker” is the quintessential holiday story. Protagonist Clara and her dreamland take audiences into a world where a wooden nutcracker is the hero, a rat is a villain and magical sugar plum fairies but real. The Hyde Park School of Dance will present its annual “Nutcracker” from Friday, […]
By TIA CAROL JONES Contributing Writer Fajr Rasul Allen started her gluten-free baked goods business, Better Belly, in 2017. Although her goods were already being sold at L!VE Cafe in Oak Park, Allen wanted to do some marketing in order to spread her brand recognition. She found Vends + Vibes, the annual arts marketplace hosted […]
The University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) reported the following incidents between Nov. 26 to Dec. 2. Herald Staff Report On Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 12:05 p.m., one of two fares being dropped off by a taxi driver at 4715 S. Ingleside Ave. implied he had a weapon and demanded property. The suspects fled on […]
RECOMMENDED Where: Writers Theatre, Gillian Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe When: through Dec. 16 Tickets: $35-$80 Phone: 847-242-6000 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater Critic Scratch meets his match in the world premiere of Jen Silverman’s whip-smart “Witch” in Writers Theatre’s intimate Gillian Theatre. Inspired by “The Witch of Edmonton,” written in 1621 by William Rowley, Thomas […]