Public Forum Urges Funds to Save Chicago Public Schools
An open letter cheers Alderman Leon Despres for proposing anti Daley amendments to raise city funds for schools. It praises dissenting aldermen who filibustered for broader social programs and urges citizens to pressure business leaders and officials to keep schools open.
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Ald
Leon Despres
Alderman Despres
Despres
Children of
Chicago
William Cousins
Seymour Simon
William Singer
Dick Simpson
Ann Langford
John Hoellen
Hyde Park Peace Council condemns Louisiana over Southern University killings
A Hyde Park Kenwood group denounces Louisiana for student mistreatment at Southern University and calls for first class facilities student input in education and due prosecution of officers in the Denver Smith and Leonard Brown deaths. They support nonviolent student actions and condemn police violence.
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Southern University
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Town Meeting For Peace
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Leon Netterville
Denver Smith
Leonard Douglas Brown
Fox
Hyde Park Chevrolet Building Becomes University National Bank
Community letter praises University National bank purchase of the former Hyde Park Chevrolet building at Lake Park and 55th, calling it a prime example of 1920s Art Deco vernacular architecture. It urges careful preservation of the façade during conversion to banking use and reserves high regard for the building’s historic symbolism.
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University National Bank
Hyde Park
Chevrolet
Lake Park and
55Th St
Hyde Park- Kenwood
Map Guide
Chicago
Britain
Reebie Storage Co
Clark St
Louis Kroman
Kroman
Monroe St
Carson Pirie Scott & Co
Your Alderman Reports on Snowy Sidewalk Dilemma
Leon M. Despres discusses legal history of sidewalk clearing in Chicago. He notes 1874 court ruling that forcing landowners to clear public sidewalks is unconstitutional and explains practical limits. He suggests voluntary citizen action and cites possible tests from Evanston or Cicero.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Boston
Portland
Denver
Milwaukee
Evanston
Cicero
Supreme Court
Mr. Bumble
Oliver Twist
Bumble
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Redmond
Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
Chicago Area
Sun-Times
Chicago City Council
Chicago Board of Education
The
Civic Federation
Jacqueline Doty
Harvey Lord
Kenwood
Roy Lichtenstein
Leon M. Despres
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