Dawn Rhodes

Jun 7, 2024 | blockclubchicago.org | Dawn Rhodes

SOUTH CHICAGO — Beloved seafood shack Calumet Fisheries is reopening this weekend, seven months after a fire caused extensive damage and forced owners to rebuild and restore its iconic signs. Calumet Fisheries, 3259 E. 95th St., reopens 9 a.m. Saturday, the restaurant posted on Facebook. Hours will be 9 a.m.-9:45 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-9:45 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday, the owners said in a Facebook post.

Oct 16, 2023 | blockclubchicago.org | Dawn Rhodes |Noah Glasgow

HYDE PARK — Jazz DJ Erick Hampton first stepped into the WHPK 88.5 broadcasting booth in 2015, on the recommendation of a mutual friend. As a lifelong Chicagoan and professional DJ of 15 years, Hampton had listened to the University of Chicago student-run radio station all his life. The autonomy WHPK offers its DJs, students and community members was the main appeal, Hampton said. It’s a station that is “not financially motivated,” he said.

Oct 12, 2023 | blockclubchicago.org | Dawn Rhodes

CHICAGO — Tom Skilling, longtime WGN meteorologist and perhaps one of Chicago’s most recognizable broadcast personalities, will retire from the role next year after 45 years delivering local weather forecasts. Skilling made the announcement on WGN Evening News on Thursday night, reminiscing on his storied career over archives clips of him in action. Skilling’s final broadcast will be Feb. 28, 2024.

Oct 11, 2023 | blockclubchicago.org | Dawn Rhodes |Becky Vevea

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson put forward a $16.6 billion city budget proposal for 2024 that includes $76 million for youth jobs, the reopening of two public mental health clinics and a push for a one-time tax on expensive homes to fund affordable housing. The spending plan Johnson shared Wednesday is his first since taking office in May. The former organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union dashed former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s hope of a second term in February and in an April runoff.

Oct 11, 2023 | blockclubchicago.org | Dawn Rhodes |Reema Amin

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and statewide education policy. CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools paused the High School Admissions Test that was underway Wednesday morning due to technical problems on the testing platform, officials told principals. “For any students currently testing successfully, they can continue and complete,” Peter Leonard, executive director of student assessment for CPS, wrote in an email to principals.