Report on Jackson Park development to be presented in Hyde Park
Ralph Bergsma of Johnson Johnson and Roy will present in person the three month study on Jackson Park development at a public meeting tomorrow July 14 at 8 p.m. Sinai Temple. Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference sponsors the event to acquaint residents and collect comments prior to a city policy meeting.
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Ralph Bergsma
Johnson Johnson and Roy
Ann Arbor
Mich
Jackson Park
Sinai Temple
South Shore Dr
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Bergsma
Chicago Plan Commission
Robert Peters
E. Soth
Parks and Recreation Committee
Ezra Gordon
Hyde Park
Plan Commission
Richard Daley
DUR Board Advances Plan Amendment 5 Unopposed
The Department of Urban Renewal approved Plan Amendment 5 on July 7 with no dissent. Public supporters from the Committee for an Integrated School and the Hyde Park‑Kenwood Community Conference spoke in favor, while the Conservation Community Council had already endorsed it on June 29.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood
Department of Urban Renewal
William Bentley
Hyde Park Blvd
Raymond Marks
Conservation Community Council
DUR
David Larson
Bret Harte School
Cornell
Kenwood
Applications for Public Housing Open at Hyde Conference
Applications for public housing units under construction are available at the Hyde Conference, 5200 Harper. Excavation is underway at 56th and Dorchester and at 51st and Blackstone, with more units planned at 55th and Woodlawn and 53rd and Woodlawn. Families and elderly persons should inquire at the Conference office for forms.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood
Harper
56Th
Dorchester
51St
Blackstone
55Th
Woodlawn
53Rd and
Citizens committee opens fifth ward aldermanic office
The Fifth Ward Citizens Committee announces a new aldermanic office for Leon Despres at 1623 E 55th. The facility will be open 9 am to 5 pm daily with evening hours 7 30 to 9 pm Thursdays for constituents.
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Citizens Committee
Fifth Ward
Leon Despres
E. 55Th
Robert R. Picken
E. Soth
Fifth Ward Citizens Committee
Picken
53Rd Street
Hyde Park
Despres
E. 63Rd
Woodlawn
Kenwood High sets ninth grade curriculum for opening
Plans for Kenwood High School ninth grade program outline required courses in English social studies mathematics science and foreign languages with options across basic essential regular and honors levels. Beginning band and strings unavailable at Kenwood but offered at Hyde Park. Co curriculars likely include choirs clubs drama sports and literature activities.
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Kenwood High School
Curtis C. Melnick
District 14
50Th and
Blackstone
Hyde Park High School
Kenwood
Melnick
Hyde Park
New High School Receives Updated Desks at Kenwood
Desks more suitable for high school use were moved into Kenwood School at 50th and Blackstone last week to replace the small fixed desks. The furniture will serve the ninth grade of the high school that plans a future move to a new building south of the current Kenwood site.
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Kenwood School
50Th
Blackstone
Kenwood
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Johnson, Johnson & Roy
Daniel Brenner
Jack Meltzer
Center For Urban Studies
University of Chicago
Herald
DUR Board
Larson
Harowe
Lake Park
57Th
Illinois Central
Stony Island
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