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Jan 17, 2025 · The Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC) is hosting a day-long celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day this Monday. Titled “Echoes of Freedom,” the free event will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave.

Dec 6, 2024 · With a new head coach at the helm after a season that ended in controversy, the Kenwood Academy boys basketball team is off to a strong start this year with a three-game winning streak.

Jan 17, 2025 · A family-run Mexican eatery in Pilsen is opening its second location on 53rd Street next month. Five Rabanitos, opened by Alfonso Sotelo in 2015, boasts a menu inspired by several different regions of Mexico, including his childhood home in Guerrero, the Yucatán Peninsula, Oaxaca and Mexico City.

Dec 30, 2024 · Remy Bumppo's winter 2025 Readings on Ravenswood features readings of six plays, both old and new, on Mondays from Jan. 13-Feb. 24 with talkbacks after each reading. My favorite title is “The Virgin Queen Entertains Her Fool” by Michael Hollinger. The 2025 Spring LookOut Series at Steppenwolf 1700 Theatre actually starts Jan. 24-Feb. 2 with Lucky Plush Productions' “Knockout.”

Jan 8, 2025 · University of Chicago students, faculty and community members are protesting the arrest and eviction of a second student over participation in a pro-Palestine protest this fall.

Jan 20, 2025 · Dominic Robertson, a student at Kenwood Academy’s academic center, stopped in front of DonCee Coulter's collage “Indiscernible Faces,” a bustling cityscape made of leather, suede, denim, wood and other materials. He leaned forward and noted the details. "I like all the elements and textures ...

Mar 12, 2024 · Prospective visitors to the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) will have to wait a little longer for its opening in Jackson Park, Obama Foundation officials announced last week.

Nov 12, 2024 · “ I sent five (to) six of them to college with scholarships,” he added. A West Roseland native, Irvin’s basketball experience runs deep. He’s the son of Mac Irvin, who was known as the “Godfather of Chicago Basketball ” for his efforts in creating Mac Irvin Fire, a renowned traveling basketball program. His brother, Byron Irvin, was a first-round pick for the Portland Trail Blazers ...

Jan 15, 2025 · New York City and Los Angeles have settled lawsuits in recent years totaling more than $100 million to thousands of former immigrant detainees for complying with ICE detainers to hold them past the date judges set for their release.. In an interview with the Herald, Yancy cited an internal CPD memo circulated to City Council members by the mayor’s office before the vote as the principal ...