The Chicago Park District installed fencing Tuesday morning around the easternmost end of the Midway Plaisance, the first step in the construction of a long-planned and much-contested universally ...

La Boulangerie & Co, a traditional French bakery and cafe chain in Chicago, is coming to the Hyde Park Shopping Center this summer.

A moratorium on closing any Chicago public schools until 2027, extra funding for schools supporting migrant students, and the creation of a new early childhood department. These are some of the top ...

The University of Chicago police began forcibly clearing the pro-Palestine student encampment early Tuesday morning.

John Patrick Shanley's “Brooklyn Laundry,” which is enjoying a rolling world premiere at Northlight Theatre, clocks in at ...

Thank you to all the survivors of the gay community of Wooded Island.

Dozens of University of Chicago faculty are standing with student protestors behind the campus tent encampment for Palestine after a breakdown in communication with administrators and protestors over ...

Courtney Bledsoe, proprietor of Call and Response Books, 1390 E. Hyde Park Blvd., poses in her store during its grand opening on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

I wanted to echo the April 25th letter-writer's praise for bird-friendly buildings. Architects and developers should continue to improve the design of their buildings to reduce bird collisions.

Re: “Morgan Shoal redesign”: Yet another attempt by Chicago’s “Public Building Commission” (PBS) to destroy almost the last lakefront area now enjoyed throughout the year by us and our neighbors.

Growing up on the West Side of Chicago, my family saw firsthand the impact disinvestment and marginalization had on the Black community. That’s why it’s so meaningful for us to now be involved in ...

I'd like to second the message in Katherine Thompson's Letter to the Editor (May 2 Hyde Park Herald) — that Jackson Park may not be "pristine" but, in the 130 years since the Colombian Exposition, it ...