By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer The Obama Foundation reported $232,985,747 in revenue, with 99.8 percent coming from contributions and the rest from interest and “other income in its first annual report.” The report offers an overview of the organization’s goals and values as well as figures about its finances and the diversity of its staff. […]
The University of Chicago Police listed the following incidents as having occurred between August 6 and August 12. By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer On Sunday, Aug. 6 at 12:10 a.m., two suspects, one armed with a taser, took a woman’s purse and phone on the 51st–53rd St. Metra station platform. They fled on foot. Chicago […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer The Chicago Fifth Ward Back-to-School Picnic is scheduled for Aug. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 a.m. at the 63rd Street Beach House, 6301 S. Lake Shore Dr. Ald. Leslie Hairston said that all ages are welcome to the event with food, music and free backpacks and school supplies (children […]
By JOANA SALIEVSKA Herald Intern The 12th Annual Hyde Park Used Book Sale, scheduled for Oct. 6 through 8, is now accepting book donations. Donations can be dropped off in the basement at Treasure Island, 1526 E. 55th St., until Sunday, Sept. 30. The sale, organized by the Hyde Park – Kenwood Community Conference (HPKCC), […]
By GABRIELLA CRUZ-MARTÍNEZ Contributing Writer Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts, 555 E. 51st St., was among the 20 schools selected to receive a combined $10 million investment to implement the Sustainable Community Schools Initiative, a new initiative that pairs schools with community organizations to provide critical services to better support children and […]
By JOANA SALIEVSKA Herald Intern The Hyde Park Community Players will host their ninth Annual Shakespeare Workshop Saturday, Aug. 25, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Ave. This year, participants will be working with scenes from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Guided by Players, participants will prepare and […]
RECOMMENDED Where: various Chicago parks (including Garfield Park Aug. 15 and Piotrowski Park,4247 W. 31st St., Aug. 23) When: through Aug. 26 Tickets: free For more information: www.chicagoshakes.com/parks By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater Critic During the pre-show announcements for the performance of Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Eckhart Park, the actress playing Helena […]
RECOMMENDED Where: Griffin Theatre Company at The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. When: through Aug. 25 Tickets: $36 Phone: 773-697-3830 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater Critic Samuel D. Hunter’s “The Harvest,” which is enjoying a well-acted Chicago premiere by Griffin Theatre Company, begins with five twentysomethings in a grubby church basement. They are standing or […]
By M.L. RANTALA Classical Music Critic Saturday night’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) concert at the pavilion at Ravinia was originally to have featured Illinois native Matthew Polenzani, a tenor admired here in Chicago and around the world. When he became ill, a substitute was engaged who also promptly became ill. But third time’s the charm: […]
Jane Pugh, age 90; loving daughter of the late Emerson and Grace Odel Pugh; dear friend to many. Jane was a proud Graduate of the Avery Coonley School and the University of Chicago, Retired from the City of Chicago. She was a past member of the boards of the Renaissance Society in Hyde Park, the […]