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Park District, let Wooded Island rewild
Now I have seen in print ("Wooded Island Blooms," April 25) what I have suspected since bur oaks first started appearing on the Wooded Isle: the Park District is in the process of converting the Wooded Island into an oak savanna. That's a bad idea for a number of reasons....
Repairs progress on Hyde Park Produce after fire
Repairs are still underway at Hyde Park Produce three weeks after a small fire shut the grocer down but its owners say it will reopen soon. In a message posted to social media last Tuesday, owners of the store, 1236 E. 53rd St., provided a short update on its progress towards reopening.
‘Hershey Felder as Monsieur Chopin—A Play with Music’
Hershey Felder has forged a successful career creating and performing solo shows about famous musicians including George Gershwin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Leonard Bernstein, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Claude Debussy and Irving Berlin. One of the earliest was “Monsieur Chopin,” his tribute to Polish-born pianist, composer and teacher Fryderyk Chopin, which premiered in 2005 at the late Royal George Theatre on Halsted St.
Chicago Public Schools CEO defends new budget formula as schools consider next year’s funding
Editor's note: This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Chicago Public Schools officials defended the district’s new school funding formula Thursday night after some school communities raised concerns about losing staff next year. The new formula allocates staff and funding based on...
Morgan Shoal redesign navigates rough waters with the community
At the latest meeting for the redesign of Morgan Shoal, a much-loved stretch of South Side lakefront, community members castigated city officials for months of meetings with no changes to the design. "We don't want to have a dialogue; we want our ideas implemented," said Hyde Park resident Adelaide Grosse...
U. of C. Charter Schools to pay $125K in lawsuit settlement involving staff and student
The University of Chicago Charter School (UCCS) system will pay a student and his family $125,000 in a settlement for an incident of verbal abuse that occurred in a special education classroom on its Woodlawn campus. The plaintiff, Stephanie Holmes, the mother of the student, filed the civil rights suit...
New coach breathes life into struggling Kenwood water polo program
Though Kenwood Academy’s boys water polo team was knocked out of the city playoffs yesterday by Whitney Young, its players and coach have a lot to be proud of. Created only four years ago, this team has shown marked improvement this season; they leapt from a meager 4-5 record last year to a 10-7 record this year, and took Kenwood the farthest it’s ever been in the water polo playoffs. This success, players say, is largely due to a new head coach at the helm.
Jerk-Yard Chicago to bring upscale Jamaican eats to 53rd Street
Jerk-Yard Chicago, an upscale Jamaican eatery with a “downtown vibe,” is coming to 53rd Street this May. Setting up shop at 1310 E. 53rd St., the former site of What’s Krackin’, Jerk-Yard is the product of David Clausell, a nightclub promoter turned restaurateur who wants to combine his passion for food with his taste for elegant nightlife.
Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH successor resigns
Rev. Frederick Haynes III, the Dallas megachurch pastor chosen to succeed Rev. Jesse Jackson as head of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, resigned suddenly last week after less than three months on the job. The decision to step down from the longtime civil rights organization was announced last Tuesday, when Haynes...
Sheila Clay finishes sculpture for Ukraine
At long last, Sheila Clay’s clay tribute to Ukraine is complete. A lifelong sculptor of sorts, Clay has spent the last two years working on a piece commemorating the resilience of the Ukrainian people and the country’s history amid its ongoing war with Russia. She’s been shaping the sculpture at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., where she takes classes.
2 teens charged in string of armed robberies in Hyde Park
Two teen boys have been arrested and are facing felony charges as of Sunday morning in connection to a string of armed robberies in Hyde Park and Back of the Yards, police say. According to the Chicago Police Department, the robberies occurred along the 5400 block of South Ingleside Avenue,...
Annual quilt show returns with a flourish after four-year hiatus
More than 100 quilts of all shapes, colors and styles decorated the halls and gym of Ray Elementary School this past weekend. It was the first neighborhood quilt show since the pandemic, and the community came out in droves for a chance to explore the art and its history. “South...
Long live all birds
Developers take note of bird-safe architectural gems in Hyde Park. Solstice on the Park by Jean Gang has alternate glass and solid panels throughout. It is ideal. Also by architect Jean Gang is a building located at Cornell Avenue and 53rd Street, which has glass panels that are slightly dimished, recessed and surrounded by a very wide framework of solid material.
Expansion of postpartum coverage, ban on kangaroos among hundreds of measures to pass House
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois kangaroo owners are one step closer to being forced to surrender their marsupials last week after the House passed a bill criminalizing their possession. That was one of more than 300 bills to pass the House ahead of a Friday procedural deadline. If it becomes law,...
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