Hyde Park Kenwood forms new community services committee
Dr. Edward Futterman. chairs newly formed committee addressing safety and delinquency prevention. The group will inventory services, improve agency communication, and explore resources while coordinating Blackstone Library improvements with Kenwood High School to better serve Hyde Park Kenwood residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Futterman
Cornell
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Futterman
Woodlawn
University of Illinois College of Medicine
State of Illinois Board of Mental Health
Edward Palmer
Hyde Park- Kenwood
Hyde Park
Blackstone
Kenwood High School
Amendment 5 passes Hyde Park Kenwood Urban Renewal Plan
City Council approves Amendment 5 on Sept 19 directing final federal review by HUD. It shifts a Cornell Street east parking site to residential after residents objected, allows commercial property for school use between Harper and Lake Park, reclassifies C-2 sites to school use, expands Hyde Park High School site, adds public housing on unused St Paul’s Church land, designates institutional zones at 57th Stony Island corners, and coordinates density along 47th Street with auxiliary non residential facilities allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cornell
54Th
Council Committee On Housing and Planning
Department of Urban Renewal
Harper and
Lake Park
Hyde Park Boulevard
St. Paul’s Church
50Th
Dorchester
57Th and
Stony Island
47Th Street
Cottage Grove
VIPs Organize Grass Roots Election Group in Illinois
Arnold Sirk announces Volunteers for Independent Politics VIP in the second district. Eight co chairmen from Independent Voters of Illinois plan voter registration drives and support for Adlai Stevenson III Donald Prince Richard Ogilvie Edmund Kucharski Joseph Woods. Local members include Sheldon Gardner Timuel D Black Jr David Clevertson and Robert Picken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volunteers For Independent Politics
Arnold Sirk
Edmund Kucharski
Joseph Woods
Cook County
Jeffrey
Sirk
Sheldon Gardner
IVI
Robert Mann
Harper
Mann
Citizens Committee
Marshall Korshak
Timuel D. Black, Jr
Ellis
David Clevertson
Kenwood
Robert Picken
E. 56Th
Chicago Petition Opposes McCormick Place Expansion
Pass park petition Bill Mares watches Mrs James Edwards adds her name to petitions circulated by the Committee for Chicago's Parks opposing the McCormick Place expansion. George Overton heads the city wide group at 5200 Harper with more copies. Signatures collected at 53rd Kimbark Plaza and Harper Court over the last two weekends. Chicago Heritage Committee and Daniel Burnham Committee back the petition drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Mares
Cornell
James Edwards
Greenwood
Committee For
Chicago
McCormick Place
George Overton
Woodlawn
Harper
53Rd Kimbark Plaza
Harper Court
Chicago Heritage Committee
Daniel Burnham Committee
Mobilize to act on safety in schools Kenwood Hyde Park
Community agencies parents and police are mobilizing to protect students at Kenwood and Hyde Park high schools. Officials report few inside incidents but multiple extortion attempts outside school and rumors of shootings untrue. Police assign fulltime youth officers and support to curb violence.
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Kenwood
Hyde Park High Schools
William Oliver
Oliver
Hyde Park High School
Hyde Park
Robert Weitzel
Weitzel
Illinois Youth Commission
Woodlawn
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Board of Managers
Shirley Verrett Concert Planned at Orchestra Hall
Gillam announces the Shirley Verrett Concert at Orchestra Hall on Sunday December 4 at 3 30 p m The Woodlawn Community Services Agency event features Miss Verrett and is chaired by Estee Gillam Ola Lee Muirhead and Ker mit Mehlinger with Roger Weiss serving on the agency board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estee
Gillam
Ellis
Woodlawn Community Services Agency
Shirley Verrett
Orchestra Hall
Miss Verrett
Ola Lee Muirhead
Women’s Board
Kermit T. Mehlinger
Greenwood
Essex Inn
Roger Weiss
E. 54Th
University of Chicago
Barbara Carey
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