To the Editor: I voted for President Obama twice for president, and I am very much in favor of locating his presidential center on the South Side of Chicago. I am also very much against taxpayers paying $175 million to locate his private foundation on 20 acres of Jackson Park. This past Saturday, in […]
To the Editor: Erin Adam’s recent letter “Jackson Park needs help from OPC” asserts that “…the future site of the OPC is currently in a state of environmental crisis….” She then goes on to make a number of inaccurate statements focusing on the trees on the site. We’d like to offer some factual corrections. […]
To the Editor: I’m writing to chime in on the discussion of the proposed construction of a PGA-level golf course in Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago. It is my impression that the proposed further construction for a professional-level golf course in Jackson Park would be a rather expensive undertaking that would […]
To the Editor: I was remembering my mother, Betty Herlihy, when I joined 40 or so people last weekend, tying ribbons to some of the venerable trees that would be cut down for the Obama Presidential Center. An orderly, thoughtful discussion, not invaded by activists and speech makers, with real architects, planners, historians and […]
To the Editor: We are responding to the letter “Addressing Nature Sanctuary Misinformation” published in the Oct. 16 edition of the Herald. It’s unfortunate that the author Andy Carter seems rather poorly informed himself, but we hope to provide both Mr. Carter and your readers with some clarity on what’s at stake for the […]
To the Editor: The recent comment by former first lady Michelle Obama about Jackson Park being “dormant” is of great concern to those of us who use Jackson Park on a daily or weekly basis. I frankly don’t know where Ms. Obama would get information about Jackson Park “being dormant,” but the park is […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff writer At a constituents’ meeting on Nov. 4, State Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II (D-25th) addressed residents’ concerns about rising Lake Michigan levels Orrin McDaniels, head of the Coastland Co-operative Apartments board, 2666 E. 73rd St., said “nobody” wants to claim U.S. Highway 41, which runs through the South Side as […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff writer Kenwood resident and chemist Amanda Houser won the grand prize at the eighth-annual South Side Pie Challenge on Saturday with her “Pitch-Perfect Key Lime Pie” on a year when the cream pie competition was so popular that organizers had to limit the number of participants for the first time. “I’ve […]
A celebration of the life of noted environmentalist and long-time Hyde Park resident Lee Botts will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, in Chicago. Botts, who died in October in Oak Park at age 91, won numerous honors for her environmentalist activities. She also was a columnist and editor of the Hyde Park Herald in the […]
HERALD STAFF REPORT Chicago Public Schools (CPS) today proposed five dates to make up instructional days that were lost during the 11-day Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike. As part of the agreement to end the strike, CPS committed to providing five instructional days. According to a CPS statement, in addition to making up for […]
By MARC MONAGHAN Contributing writer Former State Representative Barbara Flynn Currie and current Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul were honored with Accomplished Alumni Awards by the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club (HPNC) during the club’s 110th-anniversary-year gala last Friday night. After receiving his award from HPNC board member Bethany Pickens, Raoul spoke of his own time […]
By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Sports writer The Kenwood Broncos advanced to the second round of the State Football Playoffs by defeating Riverside Brookfield 20 – 14 at Gately Stadium on Saturday night. The win marked the first time a Broncos team advanced to the second round of the state playoffs during the coaching tenure of head […]
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives authorized public hearings in our ongoing impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. I voted for this measure alongside 231 of my colleagues. As a student of history, I firmly believe that our Founding Fathers were deeply and rightfully concerned about this exact situation. A President pressured […]
By AARON GETTINGER Staff writer Organizers and volunteers behind the Halloween programming in Hyde Park ascribed this year’s relative success — only three detainments and no widespread property damage — to the day’s unseasonably snowy and cold weather, but they said that months of planning and an emphasis on de-escalation showed the way to more […]
A Ray Elementary School student gives a high five to a crossing guard as he returns to school Friday morning.