Boundaries Redrawn for Three Area Schools
The board approved boundary changes tied to the Reavis School addition opening this September. Kenwood School will absorb students from Reavis Shakespeare Shoesmith districts with complex routing to Cottage Grove 47th Ellis Woodlawn Hyde Park Greenwood and Lake Michigan areas. Rea Langley and North Forestville zones shift 7th and 8th graders to Kenwood Vincennes 51st and Center depending on location.
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Reavis
Board of Education
Kenwood
Blackstone
Cottage Grove
47Th
Ellis
45Th
Woodlawn
44Th Pl
Lake Michigan
Hyde Park Blvd
Greenwood
52Nd
Shakespeare
Shoesmith
Rea
Langley
47Th St
Kenwoods
Vincennes
51St
Forrestville
E. 50Th
Block Proposes Moving Del Prado Electric Sign on Hyde Park
Nathan Block plans a moving electric sign on the 5300-5400 Hyde Park Cornell block to display time weather news and public service messages. He must obtain a zoning variation and opposes objections while noting potential $50 000 annual income could cover deficits and allow a shift to residential apartment hotel if services are dropped.
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Nathan Block
del Prado
Hyde Park
Cornell Block Group
List Street
Zoning Board of Appeals
City Council OKs JCB site sale for new treatment center
The City Council approved selling the northeast corner of 55th and Cottage Grove (208,328 sq ft) to the Jewish Children's Bureau for 177,078 dollars. The bureau will build a 1.6 million dollar non sectarian center for 38 emotionally disturbed children with 50 staff. The sale followed a new expansion restriction agreement. The council also repealed the Tenants Relocation Bureau ordinance and moved relocation duties to Urban Renewal. The body offered condolences to Rabbi's family in a separate resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
55Th and
Cottage Grove
Jewish Children’s Bureau
Council
Tenants Relocation Bureau
Department of Urban Renewal
Division of Management and Relocation
Notable Scholar Remembered For Strength And Kindness
A memorial tribute honors a noted scholar whose influence touched colleagues, students, and the nation. The passage notes his dedication to scholarship, support for peers, and the profound loss felt by Chicago and the broader public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Townhouse Zoning Change Sues Over City Plan
Residents sue to block five ordinances altering zoning from R-S to R-3 for Urban Renewal townhouses. The suit targets Lola B. Goff and seeks to stop exterior changes at 1454 Seth East. Plaintiffs Samuel Cullers et al. list addresses on 56th Street and Park Place. hearing before Judge Butler set for Thursday.
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Ald
Leon Despres
Building Department
Goff
56Th Street
Park Place
Superior Court
Lola B. Goff
E. Séth
Harold Siegan
Walker Butler
Samuel and
Geraldine Cullers
E. 56Th
George
Jane Yoxall
E. Park Place
John and
Catherine King
E. Park
Hyde Park watchman shot. killer sought by police
Hyde Park night watchman Robert Wolford, 58, was wounded by a sawed off shotgun at Hyde Park Chevrolet on Lake Park. A patrolman heard the blast near 55th and Lake Park and found Wolford, who likely interrupted a break in. Police continued search as suspects named John Coglianese and Paula.
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Hyde Park
Robert Wolford
Hyde Park Chevrolet Inc
Lake Park
55Th
John Coglianese
Sacramento
Paula
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