Whistle STOP program sees quick responses to distress calls
Hyde Park community reports multiple whistle blows triggering rapid police and resident responses. In the March incidents, cab purse snatchings and street muggings prompted swift crowds and officers, though no suspects were captured. Project WhistleSTOP founder notes high public uptake with 5,600 packets sold in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Hyde Parker
Joan Gallagher
Kimbark
E. 57Th St
Ms. Gallagher
55Th St
Hyde Park Blvd
A.K. Allender
S. Hyde Park Blvd
Allender
Chicago
Edward Gerson
Harper
Ross Lathrop
Project
New Whistle Necklace Trend Captures Hyde Park Fashion
Lynn Jorgenson, private secretary to Hyde Park bank president Denis J. Daly, models a whistle necklace linked to the Whistle Stop project. The accessory is a bank and community conference cosponsored effort, with Lynn also affixing a Stop Sticker to her car’s rear window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Lynn Jorgenson
Hyde Park Bank
Denis J. Daly
Hyde Park Kenwood
Lynn
Where to buy a whistle in Hyde Park and nearby areas
A directory list details twenty nine locations offering whistles and related items. Venues include Hyde Park shops such as 1400 E. 53rd Street and 1526 E. 56th Street, university book stores, Rexall drugstores, gift shops, pharmacies, a deli, and a hospital gift shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 53Rd Street
Hyde Park Co-op
E. 56Th Street
Tannenbaum Pharmacy
S. Cornell
Flamingo Delicatessen
S. Shore Dr
Shoreland Hotel
Kimbark Plaza
Rexall
Billings Hosp
E. 59Th Street
Chicago Osteopathic Hospital
S. Ellis Ave
Randell Beauty Salon
S. Harper
Anderson Hardware
Hyde Park Kenwood board meets March 22 at YMCA
The Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference board plans a March 22 meeting at the Hyde Park YMCA to discuss a resolution on a Kenwood High shooting and a spring benefit report. Reports from the president treasurer executive committee and nominating committee will be given. The meeting is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenwood High School
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Hyde Park Ymca
53Rd St
Also Mentioned on This Page
58Th St
58Th
University of Chicago
Harlem Ave
Chi
Hyde Park Herald
Oo Inc
S. Harris
S. Shore
E. 55Th Street
B & B Pharmacy
Campus Foods
E. 57Th Street
Exclusive Cleaners
57Th Street
E. Hyde Park Blvd
the Book Center
U of C. Book
U of C Lab School
S. Kenwood Ave
Harper Square
Kay
S. Lake Park Blvd
Village
Rexall 51St
Lake Park Ave
Accent
Breslauer’s Kimbark Plaza
Harper Square Food Mart
HPKCC
Don Luce
Viet Nam
Agriculturist
U. S
Senate
House
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Woodlawn
the Council of
Hyde Park and
Kenwood
Churches and Synagogues
1 .M.C.A
Cart Bruce
Imvyoe Park
Igills
Raft Beer
Gill & CO
Wes Liquors
Case Liquors
47Th St. KE
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