Hyde Park residents know all too well the scenario of driving around the neighborhood multiple times in an attempt to find that one, open curbside parking spot. It’s become a daily routine for the lives of city drivers, and a new app is trying to change that. Manos Chatzopoulos, a theoretical Astrophysicist at the University […]
Painter Chapman Kelley now calls Hyde Park his home after living in Dallas for the past nine years. His roots in Chicago go deeper than his successful art career, and he has returned to get back to the “nature” of things in finishing what he started years ago. Kelley’s house overflows with his work; there […]
Community members from across the 4th Ward spoke about the opinions and questions they still have about Interim Ald. Sophia King (4th) at a meeting last night. The third meeting of the group trying to change 4th Ward politics took place yesterday at Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St. More representation from different parts of […]
Chicago teachers stayed out of their classrooms and took to the streets on April 1 protesting as part of a citywide “Day of Action”. The Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) began protesting outside of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) at 6:30 a.m. on Friday with organized protests and events that lasted throughout the day. Locally, teachers were […]
For many teenage girls, their high school prom is their big Cinderella moment and for 18 years now, the Glass Slipper Project has been playing the role of the fairy godmother by making those dreams of the perfect prom come true. The Glass Slipper Project started back in 1998 by three women who were inspired […]
State Rep. Christian Mitchell (D-26) beat opponent Jay Travis by 3,175 votes at about 56 percent on election night. While Travis started out with a lead just after the polls closed at 7 p.m., Mitchell ultimately pulled the majority of the votes for the Democrat primary. At his campaign party in the heart of the […]
Residents of the 4th Ward and neighboring communities gathered together Monday night to begin the conversation about what they want in their next alderman. On Feb. 1, Ald. Will Burns (4th) announced that he would step down from his position on March 1 to become the senior advisor and director of Midwest policy at Airbnb. […]
Allison Murray 