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Upon entering the McCormick Boys & Girls Club in Uptown, one is bombarded by a wall of sound: the buzz of screaming, laughter, the loud chatter of youth. Centrally located off the corner of Lawrence Avenue and Sheridan Road, the children of Uptown do not have far to travel for a refuge of fun...
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Ravenswood Elementary, a North Side grammar school with 480 students, does not have a librarian or a computer lab assistant. Instead, the teachers must be their own librarians and book police. Once a week, according to Principal Heather Connolly, the teachers are scheduled to go up to the library for computer research or to...
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George “P-Funk” Clinton headlined a festive campaign fundraiser Tuesday night for rapper-turned-politician Che “Rhymefest” Smith, who is running for alderman of Chicago’s 20th Ward. Len Kody writing for Depolitics1011.com got some photos of Clinton in action and some video of performances at the event. Incumbent Ald. Willie B. Cochran, a retired Chicago Police sergeant...
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The South Loop Historical Society at East-West University announced its first annual multimedia history competition today. Prizes include $250 for a four- to 12-minute audio, visual, video, or combined multimedia history presentation focused on the history of Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. According to the Society, South Loop is bounded by Congress Parkway, the Chicago...
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By Reginald Williams Marisa Sepulveda said she sends her daughter, Karolina, to St. Francis de Sales High School on Chicago’s Southeast Side because the school offers “a true perspective on good morals and religious beliefs.” Sepulveda said the small high school, which has 265 students, enforces “a lot of discipline and teaches values and...
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In response to the number of gay teen suicides across the United States, efforts like the “It Gets Better Project” have sprung up online. Locally there are several resources available to young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered (LGBT) Chicagoans. A minor who lives on Chicago’s North Side and decides to come out can find support...
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Columbia College College graduate Mallory Sohmer screened her recent documentary at the Ferguson Memorial Theater on Friday while also discussing her career to current Columbia film students.
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By Jackson Thomas and Danejia Jones The Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council (BYNC,) 1751 W. 47th St., is one of the oldest nonprofit community organizations in the United States. The council serves a great area of Chicago’s South Side and neighborhoods within the community. Residents of these communities experience high unemployment, juvenile delinquency,...
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The line of approximately 3,500 people stretched around the block in Chicago’s South Loop. The wait lasted for two hours as parents and potential students tried to get inside of Jones College Prep High School. They were not there to just see the school. They were standing in line for one of the best...
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Following an impassioned exchange of words at a recent Chicago Public Schools board meeting, CEO Ron Huberman agreed to meet with Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis to discuss concerns over the amount of mandatory testing conducted in Chicago’s schools. “This excessive regime is boring our kids,” Lewis told Huberman, referencing the 23 required...
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