4 days ago · A month into the season with a new coach at the helm, Hyde Park Academy’s girls basketball team is struggling to find its footing. The team has yet to win a game since Corey Morgan, its coach of six years, departed the South Side this summer for DePaul College Prep.

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Jan 20, 2025 · Bette Hanna Sikes, born on Dec. 1, 1928 near Raphine, Virginia, died of natural causes at her South Shore home in Chicago on Nov. 13, 2024. Daughter of a Presbyterian minister, she moved with her family to Grundy, Va., then to Charlestown, Ind., before completing high school in Montreat, N.C…

4 days ago · Francine Baker has lived in limbo since January 2023, when a deadly fire broke out in the Harper Square Cooperative, 4850 S. Lake Park Ave., her residence of almost 30 years.

Jan 24, 2025 · The stately, high-backed black leather chairs at the International House provided embattled Mayor Brandon Johnson small comfort last week as he faced a slew of difficult questions from college students about antisemitism, his frosty relationship with Springfield and his tepid approval ratings.

1 day ago · The $10 million grant is the largest the Driehaus Foundation has awarded since its founding in 1983. “The Driehaus Foundation is proud to play a part in the historic renovations at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry,” said Anne Lazar, the …

Dec 20, 2024 · Although the mayor argued a substantial property tax hike was necessary to avoid cuts to services and widespread layoffs or furlough days for city employees, City Council unanimously rejected Johnson’s initial ask in mid-November.

Dec 31, 2024 · Bring Chicago Home fails, Treatment not Trauma makes progress. Last winter, many Hyde Park residents joined the campaign for Bring Chicago Home, canvassing door-to-door to promote the March referendum that would have created a tiered transfer tax system to fund homeless services.

Jan 20, 2025 · Chicago, IL (60637) Today. Occasional snow showers. Continued very cold. Low 17F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50%.

5th Ward launches youth and business advisory councils. Ald. Desmon Yancy (5th) is recruiting community members for two new advisory councils on business development and the needs of young people…