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July 14 TIF
Local and Nearby Meetings and some other major events.
July 8, Tuesday, 6 pm. Bret Harte School Local School Council HAS MOVED ITS MEETING TO TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY.
July 8, Tuesday, 6:30 pm. Kenwood Academy High School LSC meets 2nd Tuesdays at 5015 S. Blackstone. 773 535-1350.
July 8, Tuesday, 7 pm. CAPS Community Policing Beat 213 (Grand Blvd.) 2nd Tuesday, 7 pm. McKella's Hair Salon, 450 E. 53rd St. 773 747-5109.
July 8 , Tuesday, 7 pm. CAPS Community Policing Beat 2123 (North Kenwood) 2nd Tuesday, Kennicott Park field house, 4434 S. Lake Park Avenue. 7 pm.
July 8, Tuesday, 7 pm. Toastmasters meets at Harper Memorial Library room 130. 1116 E. 59th St. 312 720-0648.
July 9, Wednesday, 6 pm. Bret Harte Local School Council holds its biennial organizational meeting at 1556 E. 56th St. 773 536-0970.
July 9, Wednesday, 6:30 pm. Kozminski School Local School Council meets at 936 E. 54th St. 773 535-0980.
July 10, Thursday, 7 pm. CAPS Community Policing beat 2132 (Lakefront east of Blackstone) meets 2nd Thursdays at Regents Park Hospitality Suite, 5050 S. Lake Shore Dr. 312747-2930.
July 10, Thursday, 7 pm. Nichols Park Advisory Council meets in the fieldhouse, 1355 E. 53rd St. Stephanie Franklin, 773 955-3622.
July 11 Friday, 5:30 pm. King Magnet High School Local School Council meets at 4445 S. King Drive. 773 535-1180.
July 11, Friday, 7:30 pm. Scout Troop 512 meets every Friday at United Church of Hyde Park 1448 E. 53rd St
July12, Saturday, 10 am. RainbowPUSH meets weekly forum at 930 E. 50th St.
July 12, Saturday, 10:30 am. Advisory Council for South Shore Cultural Center meets at 7059 South Shore Drive. Raymond Davis.
July 14, Monday, 7 pm. The 53rd St. TIF Advisory Council meets at Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood. 773 536-8103 or 773 324-6926. Agenda items include progress on Harper Court Area RFQ-RFP (including possible revisions to guidelines); UC Retail student panel, Update on Harper/53 Theatre bldg, introduction of Antheus Capital's redevelopment plans for Village Center at E. Hyde Park Blvd. and Lake Park Ave. Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood.
Please note the next meeting of the 53rd St. TIF Council is scheduled for:
Monday, July 14, 2008
7:00 PM
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
5480 S. Kenwood AvenueThe agenda will include the following items:
1. Welcome & Announcements
2. Approval of Minutes from May 2008 meeting
3. 53rd & Harper Update – Susan Campbell, University of Chicago
4. Harper Court RFP Update
5. Report from the University of Chicago Student Retail Task Force
6. Proposal for Redevelopment of Village Center – Elli Ungar, Antheus Capital
7. Announcement regarding nominations for TIF Council pending vacancies
Celebrate the 4th on 53rd! Everyone marches, no one watches. Parade followed by picnic in Nichols Park.
Irene Sherr, Community Counsel
5100 S. Hyde Park Blvd. Chicago Il 60615
773-324-8614
isherr@communitycounsel.com. www.communitycounsel.com
July 14, Monday, 7:30 pm. The Jackson Park Advisory Council meets at the fieldhouse, 6401 S. Stony Island. 773 486-0505.
July 15, Tuesday, 12 pm. Hyde Park Kiwanis meets at Ramada Inn West Private Dining Room
July 15 , Tuesday, 6:30 pm. CAPS community alternative policing Beat 222 meets 3rd Tuesday at King Center, 4312 S. Cottage Grove Ave. 6:30 pm. 312 747-5109. Call, may have summer picnic
July 15 , Tuesday, 6:30 pm. Kenwood Academy LSC meets. 5015 S. Blackstone. 773 535-1350. Check, CAPS sometimes have summer picnics.
July 15 , Tuesday, 7 pm? Campaign to End the Death Penalty at University Church, 5655 S. University, 773 95-4841. Call as this is summer
July 15, Tuesday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Harper Library, 1116 E. 59th St. room 130. 312 720-0648.
July 16, Wednesday, 8 AM. East Hyde Park Committee meets at Montgomery Place east room, 5550 South Shore Drive. Entry on 56th St. Agenda includes mural restoration in Hyde Park. George Kotnour, 773 324-5454. Call this number or Mickey Conino at South East Chicago Commission 773 324-6926. GENERALLY DOES NOT MEET IN SUMMER.
July 16 , Wednesday, 6 pm. CAPS community policing Beat 2112 meets 3rd Wednesday at College of Optometry, 3240 S. Indiana. 6 pm. 312 747-2930. May be summer picnic
July 16 , Wednesday, 6 pm. Murray Language Academy Local School Council meets at 5335 S. Kenwood. 773 535-0585.
July 16 , Wednesday, 7 pm. Washington Park Advisory Council meets at the fieldhouse, 5531 S. King Dr. Cecilia Butler. Note- the new WP Olympic Committee/Working Group takes up that issue on 1st Saturdays 9 am at the fieldhouse. Cecilia Butler, 773 667-4160.
July 16, Wednesday, 7 pm. Hyde Parkers for Peace and Justice. Hillel, 5715 S. Woodlawn. 773 684-7938.
July 17, Thursday, 2:30 pm. League of Women Voters Hyde Park meets 3rd Thursdays at Montgomery Place, 5550 South Shore Drive.
July 17 , Thursday, 5:30 pm. The North Kenwood-Oakland Community Charter School PTCO meets at 1119 E. 46th St. 773 536-2399.
July 17 , Thursday, 6:30 pm Harris Recreational Center Advisory Council meets at 6200 S. Drexel. Linda Austin.
July 17 , Thursday, 7 pm. CAPS community policing Beat 2131 (central north Hyde Park/Kenwood) and 2133 (Central and southwest so. of 55th) 3rd Thursday, Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood. 7 pm. 312 747-2930. May be summer picnic
July 18, Friday, 7:30 pm. Scout Troop 512 meets at United Church, 1448 E. 53rd St.
July 21, Monday, 7 pm? CAPS community alternative policing beat 223 meets at Hales Franciscan High School, 4930 S. Cottage Grove. 312 747-5109. May be sumer picnic
July 21, Monday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Blackstone Library. 4904 S. Lake Park.
July 22, Tuesday, 6 pm. Ald. Hairston's 5th Ward monthly meeting, 4th Tuesdays. This month at University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, 5807 S. Woodlawn Ave., room 104. 773 324-5555.
July 22 , Tuesday, 6 pm. 5th Ward Monthly Meeting. This month at U of C Graduate School of Business, 5807 S. Woodlawn. 773 324-5555.
July 22, Tuesday, 6 pm. CAPS Community Policing Beat 2124 (west Kenwood/east Gd. Blvd. northwest of 51st) 4th Tuesday, MOVED to 4829 S. Cottage Grove. 6 pm. Check as sometimes picnics in summer
July 22 , Tuesday, 7 pm. NEW! CAPS community alternative policing beat 2133 resumes separate meetings, 4th Tuesdays. Hyde Park Union Church, parlor, 5600 S. Woodlawn. Check, sometimes picnics in summer.
July 24, Thursday, 6:30 pm. The 5th Ward Olympics focus group meets. Jackson Park fieldhouse, 6401 S. Stony Island. 773 324-5555.
July 25, Friday, 6 pm. HPKCC Environmental Sustainability Committee meets on last Fridays in the Hyde Park Bank Bldg., room 907. Vicki Suchovsky. New members welcome.
July 26, Saturday, 10 am Monthly 4th Ward meeting 4th Saturdays. Monumental Baptist Church, 729 E. Oakwood Blvd. Call the ward office, 773 536-8103.
July 26, Saturday, 10 am. RainbowPUSH weekly forum at 930 E. 50th St.
July 28 , Monday, 8 am. Ariel Community Academy Local School Council meets at 1119 E. 46th St. 773 535-1996.
July 28, Monday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park.
July 28, Monday, 7 pm. Southside Solidarity Network meets in Cobb Hall Mondays. southsidesn@listhost.uchicago.edu. htrauger@uchicago.edu
July 30, Wednesday, 7 pm. HPKCC Schools Committee meets at United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St. (Blackstone entry). Help us forge ahead under our renewed mission. Nancy Baum.
July 30, Wednesday, 7 pm. Kenwood Park Usage Committee meeting at Hyde Park Bank 4th floor Conferenece Room, 1525 E. 53rd St. George Rumsey. Past reports.
August 1, Friday, 7:30 pm. Scout Troop 512 meets at United Church, 1448 E. 53rd St.
August 2, Saturday, 9 am. Washington Park Olympic Coalition. 5531 S. King Dr.
August 2, Saturday, 10 am. RainbowPush weekly forum . 930E. 50th St.
August 2, Saturday, 1 pm. Older Women's League works for a seniors-friendly community. 1st Saturdays except 2nd in June. First Unitarian Church Chris Moore Parlor, 5650 S. Woodlawn.
August 5, Tuesday, 12 pm. Hyde Park Kiwanis meets at Ramada Inn, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive, west private dining room. Ramada Inn at 773 288-5800. Kathy Barrett gives a State of the Blue Gargoyle address.
August 5,Tuesday, 6:30 pm. Canter Middle School Local School Council meets at 4959 S. Blackstone. 773 535-1410.
August 5, Tuesday, 7 pm. Toastmasters at Harper Library room 130, 1116 E. 59th St. 312 720-0648.
August 6, Wednesday, 6 pm. Kozminski Local School Council, 936 E. 54th St. 773 535-0980.
August 6, Wednesday, 6 pm. Shoesmith Local School Council, 1330 E. 50th ST. 73 535-1764.
August 6, Wednesday, 6 pm Friends of Blackstone Library meets in the library lower level, 4905 S. Lake Park.
August 7, Thursday, 6:30 pm. CAPS community policing beat 234 meets 1st Thursdays at Washington Park fieldhouse, 5531 S. King Dr. 312 747-5109.
August 7, Thursday, 6:30 pm. North Kenwood-Oakland Conservation Community Council meeting. Kennicott Park field house, 4434 S. Lake Park.
August 7, Thursday, 7 pm. Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference Board of Directors meets at Hyde Park Bank 4th floor. hpkcc@aol.com.
August 7, Thursday, 7 pm. Partnership for Advancement of Refuge Rights has several subcommittees and meets Thursdays, 7 pm at 5710 S. Woodlawn. Please contact Aruj at aruj@uchicago.edu OR Tsion at tgurmu@uchicago.edu as this is summer.
You may also direct your inquiries to Parr@listhost.uchicago.edu.August 19 (exception to 4th Tuesday rule), Tuesday, 6 pm.. Ald. Hairston's 5th Ward monthly meeting. This month at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive. 773 324-5555.
September 23, Tuesday, 6 pm. Ald. Hairston's 5th Ward monthly meeting, 4th Tuesdays. This month at Woodlawn Community School, 6757 S. Kimbark.773 324-5555.
October 28, Tuesday, 6 pm. Ald. Hairston's 5th Ward monthly meeting, 4th Tuesdays. This month at Gary Comer Center, 7220 S. Ingleside Avenue. 773 324-5555
More Distant Meetings/hearings/opportunities
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The Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference Board of Directors meets on the first Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m., at the 55th Street Hyde Park Cooperative Society lower meeting room, 1526 East 55th Street. Hyde Park Bank Bldg., 4th Floor Conf. room, 7 pm (Oct. 2 social precedes at 6:30)
TIF Advisory Council-53rd St. Tax Increment Financing District. Meets on the second Monday of September, November, January, March, May, and July. 7 p.m. at the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood.
CAPS (Community Alternative Policing Strategy) meetings for beat 2124 only have moved to 6 pm! (general calendar- call 21st District community policing office for exceptions, especially for summer and holiday seasons-- 312 747-8340 or 2930). Usual meeting time is 7 p.m. Sgt. Scott Oberg is the District overseer of CAPS and HPKCC liaison for CAPS information. Learn about community policing in the City of Chicago/Police Department website. See also in hydepark.org Neighborhood--Elected Officials and city/county services. Check locations of 2131 and 2133 as they have been changing. Note: "21" means District 021, the next digit series: "2" is North Kenwood-Oakland and meets on various TUESDAYS, "3" is Hyde Park and South Kenwood and meets on various THURSDAYS. No meetings in December.
The East Hyde Park Committee normally meets on 3rd Wednesdays, 8:00 A.M., at Montgomery Place, 5550 South Shore Drive. Reports and open discussion with officials, agencies, institutions and stakeholder organizations. No meetings until December 2007. No summer meetings. Various months skipped- check this calendar.
Fourth Ward Democratic meeting. 4th Saturdays, 10 am, Monumental Baptist Church, 729 E. Oakwood Blvd. Often has informational speakers esp. from government offices. 773 536-8103.
The Fourth Ward holds free legal assistance, 3 lawyers, during Ward Night, every Thursday except first of the month. 4659 S. Cottage Grove until 8:30 pm.
Fifth
Ward Meeting, 4th Tuesday, 6-8 pm. Place
moves around and some months are skipped; call 773 324-5555. (October 28, Hyde
Park Career Academy, 6220 S. Stony Island; no mtgs. November or December).
In addition, the Alderman holds open hours
2nd Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings and 2nd Saturdays 10-2. May 27 Madison
7433 Dorchester, June 24 La Rabida 65th and Lake, July 22 GSB 5807 S. Woodlawn,
Aug. 19 South Shore Cult. Ctr 7059
So Sh Dr, Sept. 23 Woodlawn Community School 6657 S. Kimbark,
Oct. Comer Center l7220 Ingleside
Fourth Ward- open hours 2nd, 3rd, 4th Thursday evenings, ward meetings last Saturdays at 10? or 10:30
Twentieth Ward Meeting. 2nd Saturdays 11 am-1 pm. St. Edmund's Rectory (but may move?) 6105 S. Michigan. 773 955-5610.
Friends of Blackstone Library. Meets 1st Wednesdays 7pm at Blackstone Branch Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.
Hearty Healthy Hyde Park meets 3rd Thursdays in the Hyde Park Co-op lower meeting room. schuttcr@aol.com.
The Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce holds monthly (?) Business To Business meetings, focusing lately on business security--first Wednesday early evenings- watch the regular calendar or call for information. 773 288-0124. Website hpchamber.com.
Hyde Park Cluster of Interfaith Open Communities meets 2nd Tuesdays at 8 pm at United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St.
Hyde Park Committee Against War and Racism meets Tuesdays at 7, University Church, 5655 S. University, 773 955-7072
The Hyde Park Historical Society Board meets 3rd Tuesday evenings 7:30 at the Society's headquarters. 773 288-1242.
Hyde Park Kiwanis - 1st and 3rd Tuesdays every month, 12 pm, Ramada Inn (usually) 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive. 773 324-8645. Write to 1507 E. 53rd Street, Box #120, Chicago Illinois, 60615 or call Dick and Rosemary Snow at 773 324-8645.
Hyde Park (Area 5) League of Women Voters meets in Montgomery Place East Room 4th Thursdays at 1:30 pm. Usually a speaker or topic of discussion. Barbara Fiske.
Hyde Parkers for Peace and Justice. 1st Wednesdays. mel@math.uchicago.edu.
North Kenwood Oakland Conservation Community Council meets on First Thursdays, 6:30 pm, Kennicott Park Community Center, 4434 S. Lake Park.
Older
Women's League- Owl Illinois Hyde Park
Meets
in open session Alt. (even) 1st Saturdays 2 pm (social earlier) at First Unitarian
Church Chris Moore Parlor, 5650 S. Woodlawn. Board meets first Mondays.
Partnership
for Advancement of Refuge Rights has several subcommittees and
meets Thursdays, 7 pm at 5710 S. Woodlawn. For more information or questions
please contact Aruj at aruj@uchicago.edu
OR Tsion at tgurmu@uchicago.edu.
You may also direct your inquiries to Parr@listhost.uchicago.edu.
Rainbow Push Coalition meets Saturdays at 10 am at 950 E. 50th St.
South Side Parents meets 2nd Tuesdays at 6 pm at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell.
Southside Solidarity Network meets Mondays at 7, Cobb Hall, 5811 S. Ellis. htrauger@uchicago.edu.
South Side Stitch and Bitch klatch for women meets every Thursday at 6:30 pm at Third World Cafe, 53rd and Kimbark. Open. Still meets?
Toastmasters moved to 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 pm at Cobb Hall, 5811 S. Ellis.773 643-8225. But a group does meet at Blackstone Library- ask there 312 747-0511.
Zonta International Hyde Park Chapter meets 2nd Thursdays ? time at Ramada Inn, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive.
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