Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference

11/30/2023

Online registration for Chicago Park District winter programs in and around Hyde Park opens next Tuesday morning, December 5.

11/24/2023

Before 5 p.m. on a cold and drizzly evening in early November, nearly 20 people filled the lobby of Woodlawn’s AKArama Community Service Center, 6220 S. Ingleside Ave., waiting for

11/22/2023

11/21/2023

You can pitch in to help the 131-year-old church pack holiday meals that will be delivered to local older people. The church also is accepting donations to pay for the meals.

11/21/2023

Congratulations Broncos!!!

After a nail-biter of a game, the Kenwood Academy Broncos have brought home their second city championship in football.

11/18/2023

As Chicago’s days grow shorter and colder, local religious groups and elected officials are giving away winter wear essentials this week and next.

11/17/2023

With Thanksgiving around the corner, several area nonprofit organizations and elected officials are giving away fully-prepared meals, turkeys and other family dinner fixings throughout the weekend.

11/16/2023

At the intersection of 41st Place and Lake Park Avenue, a new honorary street pays tribute to the late Kenwood-Oakland community leader, Shirley J. Newsome.

11/16/2023

At Bret Harte Elementary School, eighth grader Emmanuel Toro Lopez said he feels like a “big brother” to new students, helping them adjust to the public school and life in

11/08/2023

Congratulations Debbie Anne Lu!!

The Grand Prize winner of this year’s South Side Pie Challenge was eighth grader Debbie Anne Lu, who took home the laurels for her "Debbie Special" on Sunday. Debbie was

10/28/2023

In the year since the first couple buses of asylum seekers arrived in Chicago from the country’s southern border, almost 20,000 people have immigrated to the city.

10/23/2023

RSVP to KAMII for a panel on The Migrant Crisis in Chicago
Saturday October 28th

10/11/2023

This Saturday and Sunday October 14th and 15th
Check out the website for sites in our neighborhoods

The Chicago Architecture Center's Open House Chicago is a FREE annual festival that typically offers access to hundreds of sites across Chicago, from iconic locations to under-the-radar architectural gems.

10/04/2023

This Saturday!!! Come to this wonderful Book Sale!!!

10/04/2023

Neighbors are invited to a dedication ceremony Saturday at the site honoring the journalist and civil rights leader, where they can add finishing touches to the garden.

10/02/2023

"The federal government said it will conduct on Wednesday afternoon a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The EAS portion of the test will send an emergency alert to all radios and televisions, while the WEA portion of the test will direct alerts to all consumer cell phones."

If you hear a screeching alert go off on your cell phone – and everyone else’s cell phone – this Wednesday at 2:20 pm ET, don’t panic.

09/27/2023

"The University of Chicago is hosting the second annual South Side Science Festival (S3F) this Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Created in 2022, the South Side Science Festival brings the South Side and UChicago communities together for a day of fun outdoor science exploration, inspiring exchanges with faculty and student researchers, live experiments and demonstrations, food, and music."

The event brings out hundreds of University of Chicago scientists who will take over the campus offering panels, experiments and demonstrations to fascinate the whole family.

09/26/2023

Need help placing an order for your at-⁠home tests?
Call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489)

Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.

09/23/2023

TODAY!!!

09/22/2023

Tomorrow!!

09/22/2023

The Biden Administration is bringing back free, at-home COVID-19 tests amid rising hospitalizations nationwide.

09/21/2023

09/21/2023

A rental assistance program for recently incarcerated residents is now live in Cook County.

09/20/2023

Find your district on the website, and register to join

Community Conversations Each year in the fall, the Chicago Police Department hosts Community Conversations throughout the city. These conversations are an opportunity for Chicagoans to participate in the creation of their district’s strategic plan for the following calendar year. The valuable feed...

09/20/2023

Coming soon! Save the date. Fall Bulb & Mum Sale, Sept. 23, 9 to 4, Hyde Park Shopping Center. Please help spread the word.

09/20/2023

Cook County Commissioner Bill Lowry (D-3rd) is hosting a men’s health fair next Thursday to close out Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

09/17/2023

Coming up October 3rd!

This is an exciting time for RYH and is also a transition time; we need your support!

You can purchase tickets, host, sponsor, and/or purchase an ad.
We'll be honoring Ms. Irene Robinson, an education justice warrior. And the organization MASK, Mothers/Men Against Senseless Violence.

There will be food and drink and great company in a great location.

Raise a Glass is the annual fall fundraiser for Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education. On October 3, 2023, we'll raise a glass to parent advocacy in public education!

09/17/2023

Next Saturday 9/23 9am - 4pm

Coming soon! Save the date. Fall Bulb & Mum Sale, Sept. 23, 9 to 4, Hyde Park Shopping Center. Please help spread the word.

09/17/2023

Next weekend September 23-24, 2023

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival is a collaborative platform dedicated to supporting the presentation and ongoing development of jazz, particularly on the South Side of Chicago.

09/15/2023

Ald. Desmon Yancy (5th) introduced the South Shore Housing Preservation Ordinance at today’s City Council meeting, capping a push by organizers that began the same year the Obama Center broke