The Chicago Reader’s Mick Dumke went to the CAPS meeting for beat 234 in Washington Park last Thursday night, and it sounds like the locals weren’t happy. From sinkholes in the streets to prostitutes in the park to an alley drug market disguised as an impromptu auto shop, Washington Park residents have a lot to […]
This week’s feature is on the redevelopment of Hyde Park’s Harper Court, which aims to turn the 45-year-old retail complex into a mixed-use district over the next five years. Also in this week’s issue: a look at the community garden at 65th and Woodlawn, which brings neighbors together and produces fresh produce in an area […]
Last month we wrote about the Opportunity Shop, a temporary art and community space in Hyde Park that was supposed to last only through the end of April. It proved so popular, and the donations proved so plentiful, that the Op Shop was extended through the beginning of June. This Saturday night is the Op […]
In February we profiled ShoreBank, the paradigmatic financial institution with a social conscience. Founded in the ailing South Shore neighborhood in 1973, it has been credited with proving that responsible lending can raise a profit, serving the low-income neighborhoods that other banks ignored. Although the bank has attempted to keep […]
The University of Chicago’s president Robert Zimmer spends much of his time traveling the country, often to discuss a favorite issue of his: academic freedom. This week, academic freedom comes to the University of Chicago in the form of a three-day symposium. The full schedule is extensive over the three-day period and includes hot-button issues […]
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