News from April 2023
Smart Museum of Art curator: 'Exhibition seeks to shake up standard approaches to permanent collection displays'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 4, 2023
The Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago has launched a new exhibit called "Calling on the Past: Selections from the Collection," which runs until Feb. 4, 2024.
Bishop Hying: 'Go see this beautiful film about the Camino'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 4, 2023
Fathom Events released “Santiago: The Camino Within,” a 68-minute documentary narrated by Bishop Donald Hying, in theaters for one day only on Tuesday.
Lightfoot marks debut of Vegan Now 2 Go: 'This is part of the solution'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 5, 2023
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot attended the grand opening of a new dining option in the Chatham neighborhood that the mayor said could prove to be a boon for residents and businesses alike.
Chicago Park District superintendent on junior citizen awards: 'We commend our young people for using these experiences as building blocks to give back'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 5, 2023
The Chicago Park District directed the spotlight on teens who demonstrated dedication to their communities and parks during the 70th annual Junior Citizens Awards, held at the South Shore Cultural Center.
Barbershop Association giving out free haircuts in Chicago to encourage civic engagement, 'keep people interested, teach them the importance of their vote'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 9, 2023
Barbershop Network News Association is offering 1,500 free haircuts to encourage more political engagement with local Chicagoans, Executive Director Jeffery Coleman said in a press release.
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia and North Africa: 'Although the institute’s name has changed, our mission remains the same'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 11, 2023
The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago has been renamed the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia and North Africa (ISAC) in an effort to better align with the research and scholarships pertaining to these regions.
‘We have an obligation to be stewards of our city’s green spaces’ : Chicago Park superintendent on upcoming Earth Day
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 12, 2023
In effort to highlight Earth Day on April 22, the Chicago Park District is partnering with Friends of the Parks to raise nature conservation awareness.
Hernandez on Exhibition: 'My work draws forward the latent potential of words, spaces, sounds and movement'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 17, 2023
Spatial artist and storyteller Andres L. Hernandez joined Tonika Lewis Johnson and Roland Knowlden where they were featured in “where the light corrupts your face,” which is a new exhibition at the South Side Community Art Center.
Evergreen Park Mayor: Earth Day is 'a great time to renew our commitment to sustainability and take action toward protecting the environment'
By Sam Jackson | Apr 19, 2023
Mayor Kelly Burke encouraged residents of the Evergreen Park Village to do their part to keep the community and the environment clean in honor of Earth Day, which is coming up on Saturday, April 22.
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: 'Mayor Harold Washington will always be remembered as one of the city’s most historic leaders and greatest organizers'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 21, 2023
Harold Washington College commemorated the 100th birthday of its namesake and Chicago's first Black mayor, Harold Washington
‘She will steward the college’s distinctive legacy,’ says Alivisatos of new dean for the University of Chicago
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 22, 2023
A new dean, who has been a faculty member at the University of Chicago since 2002, has been appointed at the University of Chicago.
‘Product of years of advocacy, negotiation and community engagement,’ says Dowell of Bronzeville mixed-use project
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 22, 2023
Ground has broken on Phase II of a Bronzeville project that will deliver 95 affordable units to the area.
Sunflower Project US celebrates Earth Day in Chicago: 'This is our small part in helping the environment'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 26, 2023
On Sunday, April 22, the nonprofit organization Sunflower Project US celebrated Earth Day by holding activities in Calumet Park.
University of Chicago announces new digital platform called UChicagoNode 'to ensure persistent and open access to scholarship'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 26, 2023
The University of Chicago has announced that it has been granted nearly $1 million by the National Endowment for the Humanities to renovate the way digital collections and research data are created, managed and distributed.
City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Salgado: 'Our Star Scholars worked hard to earn their associate degree'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 27, 2023
Last week the City Colleges of Chicago held a Cording Ceremony at Malcom X College, where they celebrated the Star Scholars who are earning associate degrees during the 2022-23 school year.
General Superintendent and CEO of Chicago Park District: 'We are investing in youth'
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 27, 2023
The Chicago Park District has launched a brand-new Lifeguard Training Academy to prepare the lifeguard workforce for the upcoming summer.
Lightfoot on Midway Modernization Program: ‘Proof that we can achieve anything when we have a clear vision’
By Southland Marquee report | Apr 27, 2023
Chicago city leaders were on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new restaurant at Midway International Airport this week.
Lightfoot: 'Projects like Thrive Englewood are a hallmark of my administration's INVEST South/West initiative'
By Sam Jackson | Apr 27, 2023
Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot was joined by City officials and DL3 Realty to break ground April 11 on Thrive Englewood, a $40.2 million INVEST South/West project in Englewood that aims to bring a mixed-income, transit-oriented development to the 900 block of West 63rd Street.
Little Village Sees Economic Growth, Job Opportunities with Lawndale Fleet Storage Yard & Exchange55 Development
By Southland Marquee reports | Apr 27, 2023
The completion of the Lawndale Fleet Storage Yard marks the end of Hilco Redevelopment Partners' (HRP) project in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.