Hyde Park Herald

The Hyde Park Herald is a weekly publication that caters to the Hyde Park area in Chicago, Illinois.

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4th on 53rd Parade organizers to host Hyde Park-themed trivia fundraiser next week

1 week ago | hpherald.com | Zoe Pharo

Organizers of the neighborhood's 4th on 53rd Parade are hosting a Hyde Park-themed trivia night next week to help cover the rising costs of putting on the march and festival. Organized by the Nichols Park Advisory Council and Patricia L. Morse, a neighborhood historian and Herald contributor, the event will take place at Woodlawn Tap on June 26.
City says Darrow Bridge will be preserved, but it might take years

1 week ago | hpherald.com | Marc C. Monaghan

The Chicago Department of Transportation will restore Jackson Park's condemned Darrow Bridge based on its 1895 design and reopen it, but agency officials said the process could take a couple of years. "I would ask that you provide a little more patience," said Tanera Adams, a CDOT project manager, as she faced members of the Jackson Park Advisory Council (JPAC) earlier this month. This wasn't the first time CDOT has given the park advisory council a timeline for the bridge's repair.
In wake of federal changes to Covid-19 guidelines, local doctors say they will continue to 'follow the science'

1 week ago | hpherald.com | Zoe Pharo

Local doctors say they will continue to advise patients "based on science" and caution people about the ongoing public health risk of Covid-19 amid new federal guidelines on vaccines. On , Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Pritzker defends Illinois' immigration laws in theatrical congressional hearing

1 week ago | hpherald.com | Ben Szalinski

Gov. JB Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois' immigration policies as he was peppered with questions from members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee.
Elementary school students, parents and principals reflect on year of challenge and growth on last day of school

2 weeks ago | hpherald.com | Zoe Pharo

On the last day of school at Bret Harte Elementary, dozens of students celebrated the freedom of summer break by climbing on playground equipment and chasing each other around the schoolyard as parents arrived to pick them up. Catching her breath after sprinting through the schoolyard, 8-year-old Jameela Posey said her favorite subjects this year were "music" and "computers." In an interview with the Herald, she recounted a packed last day of class. "We had pizza, cookies ...
Local advocates for criminal justice and mental health care reforms named Leaders for a New Chicago

2 weeks ago | hpherald.com | Zoe Pharo

An activist for mental health care access and an educator championing criminal justice reform are two of this year's Leaders for a New Chicago. Alice Kim of the Beyond Prisons Initiative and Cheryl Miller of Southside Together will each receive a $50,000 individual award and $2,500 general operating grant for their respective nonprofits, the program's funders announced late last month.
Mayor's chief operating officer headed to Obama Foundation

2 weeks ago | hpherald.com | Zoe Pharo

John Roberson, the city's chief operating officer, is leaving Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration this month for a top spot at the Obama Foundation. A veteran of City Hall, Roberson was announced as the next executive vice president of the Obama Presidential Center, which is currently under construction in Jackson Park. Roberson will succeed Robbin Cohen, who has led the center's development for 11 years.
Mayor's chief operating officer headed to Obama Foundation

2 weeks ago | hpherald.com | Zoe Pharo

John Roberson, the city's chief operating officer, is leaving Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration this month for a top spot at the Obama Foundation. A veteran of City Hall, Roberson was announced as the next executive vice president of the Obama Presidential Center, which is currently under construction in Jackson Park. Roberson will succeed Robbin Cohen, who has led the center's development for 11 years.
Four generations of artists get together at Hyde Park's Community Art Fair

2 weeks ago | hpherald.com | Marc C. Monaghan

Twenty-four years ago, Joyan Tang took a few pieces of her stained glass art to Artisans 21, an artist cooperative in the old Harper Court plaza. She had gone to meet with Laura Olszanowski, an organizer of Hyde Park's Community Art Fair - not to be confused with the 57th Street Art Fair, though it does run alongside it - in hopes that she could be an exhibitor.
Porta-potty and special events companies flushed more than $55K on Hyde Park Summer Fest

2 weeks ago | hpherald.com | Max Blaisdell

Two more vendors are claiming they were never paid for their work at the 2023 Hyde Park Summer Fest, bringing the total debt of the popular South Side music festival to more than $1 million. The vendors, a porta-potty rental business and a company that specializes in special events management, alleged that the festival's co-founder, businessman Jonathan Swain, owes them at least $55,000 for services rendered during the final year of the neighborhood's hip-hop festival.