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Is Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson trying to replace CPS CEO Pedro Martinez?
Editor's note: This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Chicago Public Schools staff and students could face a rocky start to the school year amid reports of a possible shake-up of the district’s top leadership. According to WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times,...
Local school board candidates booted from race
The race for the 10th District school board seat narrowed further this week as one candidate was knocked off the ballot and another withdrew after objections to their candidacies. The Chicago Board of Elections announced Tuesday that Nathaniel “Nate” Ward, the director of community outreach and engagement for City Colleges...
Chicago Free School celebrates 10 years in Hyde Park
Lauren Beitler was in her third year of teaching at an Englewood charter school 12 years ago when she was introduced to the concept of a Free School, an independent institution that provides a nontraditional, student-led education. She left the South Side for a year to teach at a Free...
Teen shot in Kenwood apartment early Tuesday morning
A 15-year-old boy is in fair condition after getting shot in a Kenwood apartment early Tuesday morning, police said. According to the Chicago Police Department, just after 12:15 a.m. on August 14, the 15-year-old was inside an apartment located along the 1300 block of east Hyde Park Boulevard when he sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. He was transported to the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital in fair condition.
So long, camp JCC
As parents of former (now all grown-up!) happy JCC Campers, we were sad to hear that the JCC Summer Apachi Day Camp in Hyde Park has come to an end. We were also disappointed that your article failed to mention the hard work of the JCC Camp Director of six years, Elisa Aranoff. Thank you Elisa, for your dedication and commitment. We will miss you and camp JCC!
Garden Fair, Used Book Sale lose shopping center space
Two longtime neighborhood fundraisers are moving this fall after decades in the Hyde Park Shopping Center Plaza. The Hyde Park Garden Fair and Hyde Park Used Book Sale are relocating to Kimbark Plaza after effectively getting the boot from the shopping center’s owner to make room for outdoor dining for Mahari, a new fusion eatery coming to 1504 E. 55th St. this month.
New athletic field in Woodlawn opens this week
After seven years of planning and construction, the University of Chicago Charter School Woodlawn (UCW), 6300 S. University Ave., is slated to open a new athletic field this Wednesday. “It's a new green space with state-of-the-art resources and access for all of our students,” said Donald Gordon, the head of...
Man shot in Woodlawn Sunday night
A 34-year-old man is in fair condition after getting shot in West Woodlawn on Sunday night, police said. At approximately 8:14 p.m. on August 11, the man was on the sidewalk along the 6200 block of South Evans Avenue when he was shot multiple times by an unknown person, according to Chicago police. He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.
U. of C. students receive diplomas withheld after pro-Palestine encampment
The last of the disciplinary cases against 10 University of Chicago students for their involvement in the pro-Palestine campus encampment was dismissed this week, student activists announced Monday. Among those facing disciplinary cases were four graduating seniors and a graduate student, whose diplomas were withheld pending U. of C. investigations...
Elsa Charlston, interpreter of 20th century music, dies at 91
Elsa Charlston, a celebrated interpreter of 20th century music who premiered many compositions by prominent composers, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2024, at her home in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. She was 91 years old. Peter G. Davis, writing for The New York Times in 1974,...
A haven in the heart of Bronzeville
"I am thrilled about this Bronzeville POP," trumpeted Mayor Brandon Johnson before a jubilant crowd gathered on the southwest corner of 47th Street and King Drive last Tuesday morning. After more than 20 years of planning, the South Side Sanctuary, a 13,000-square-foot public outdoor plaza, was open for business. "It...
Lost in ‘The Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale’
In a question and answer portion in the program for the U.S. premiere of “The Lord of the Rings—A Musical Tale” at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare, director Paul Hart says it was most important to him to tell the story in a way that works for everyone, “whether you're a huge fan of the piece and have seen every version of it, or whether you're coming to this completely fresh and it's a new story for you.”
The universal human condition: Mozart’s ‘Idomeneo’ at the Ravinia Festival
Mozart’s “Idomeneo” is an opera of ideas laced through a thin story populated by kings, the children of kings, ancient gods demanding sacrifice, sea monsters and the fear of assorted gorgons and serpents. Even with cuts, it typically clocks in at over three hours. How archaic elites handle duty and sacrifice from the perch of power seems a hard sell for today’s audiences.
Capitol Briefs: Pritzker calls on Sangamon County sheriff to resign; new law challenged
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker has amplified calls this week for Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign. Campbell is facing sharp criticism in the murder investigation of Sonya Massey, who died in her home after being shot by then-Deputy Sean Grayson. She had called police on July 6 to report noises outside her home. The day prior, she and her mother made 911 calls related to mental health crises.
Calling all Hawkeyes: Iowa Building to host Iowan journalist Wednesday
A Hyde Parker who splits her time between the south lakefront and Cedar Rapids is bringing a piece of Iowa to the neighborhood next week. Calling Hawkeyes and Hyde Parkers alike to “celebrate your connections to Iowa and Iowa journalism,” Marcia Rogers is hosting a conversation about the state of politics in the tall corn state with Des Moines-based journalist Laura Belin at the newly-restored Iowa Building in Jackson Park on Wednesday.
U. of C. swimmer sets record for Uganda at Paris Olympics
Jesse Ssengonzi, the 21-year-old University of Chicago swimmer turned first-time Olympian, didn’t get gold in Paris, but he did set a new national record for Uganda. A two-time NCAA division III champion and the lone male swimmer for the Ugandan national team at the Paris Olympics, Ssengonzi competed in the 100-meter butterfly last week. He placed 31st overall but finished with a time of 53.76 seconds, breaking a record for Uganda he himself set last year.
Hyde Park Township property values see sharp increases in some neighborhoods
Property value reassessments are hitting mailboxes across Chicago this year, and officials are urging Hyde Park Township residents to check out their reassessment notices and get any appeals filed amid “big spikes” in some property values on the mid-South Side. In Hyde Park Township, a large area that...
Community groups, elected officials gear up for back-to-school festivities
It’s officially back-to-school season in Chicago, and several local nonprofits and elected officials are hosting a series of events to help prepare families for the first day class at the end of the month. The events, running from August 9 through August 24, will feature performances, activities, food and...
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