Hyde Park
Local news from Hyde Park, Chicago, IL
- Date Night & Family Night, Sorted: Jazz in the Court Returns Tonight & Harper Theater's Summer Film Series Is Your New Weekly Ritual
Hyde Park neighbors, Thursday just became your new favorite night out — and the whole family is invited. Tonight, July 9, Harper Court (5235
- Hyde Park's July Is Packed: Farmers Market Saturdays, the Chosen Few Picnic & Definition Theatre's Resilience Arts Festival Are All on Deck
Hyde Park neighbors, your post-holiday weekend is anything but over — and your July calendar has more goodness waiting than you might realiz
- Fourth of July in Hyde Park Hits Different This Year: 4th on 53rd Parade, Summer Sunday Concerts & More Are Your Weekend Plans
Hyde Park neighbors, your holiday weekend just filled up fast — and in the best possible way. This Saturday, July 4th, one of Chicago's most
- South Side Summer Is Stacked: Blacks in Green Opens Tourism Hub & Summer Festivals Flood Hyde Park This Week
Hyde Park neighbors, your neighborhood is having a moment — and this week, two fresh developments are giving residents even more reasons to
- Buzz-Worthy: The Obama Presidential Center Just Hired a Beekeeper — Plus, Hyde Park Jazz Fest Turns 20 This Fall
Hyde Park neighbors, your neighborhood's most talked-about new landmark just added the most charming staff member imaginable — and one of yo
- Hyde Park's Hottest Friday: Harper Court's Free Summer Music Series Kicks Off & Definition Theatre Debuts a World Premiere
Hyde Park neighbors, your Juneteenth weekend just got a serious soundtrack upgrade — and a theatrical reason to stay close to home. First, H
- Hyde Park's Week in Bloom: Campus Restoration Brings Native Beauty & Literary Culture Shines at Seminary Co-op
Hyde Park neighbors, your neighborhood had a quietly wonderful week — and the details are worth savoring. First, nature lovers take note: th
- Hyde Park's Hottest New Arrivals: Barnes & Noble Opens Its Doors & a Lakefront Sauna Could Be Coming to 57th Street Beach
Hyde Park neighbors, your neighborhood just keeps leveling up — and this week brings two developments that are genuinely worth buzzing about
- Hyde Park's Summer Just Got Even Sweeter: A Korean Tea Salon Opens at Stony Island Arts Bank & the Obama Center's Free Opening Weekend Is Almost Here
Hyde Park neighbors, your calendar is about to get even more exciting — because two genuinely buzzy developments just landed on the South Si
- Hyde Park's Summer of Firsts: Farmers Market Returns, Art of Pride Lands at the Art Center & Tourists Are Coming
Hyde Park neighbors, this weekend is stacked — and summer 2026 is officially pulling up a chair. First, mark this Sunday, June 7, on your ca
- Hyde Park's Big Weekend: A Beloved Café Is Back, Local Journalists Win Big & the 57th Street Art Fair Is One Week Away
Hyde Park neighbors, your community has plenty to celebrate this Saturday — from a freshly renovated local hangout to a journalism honor and
- Hyde Park's Biggest Month Ever: Obama Center Grand Opening Countdown & UChicago's Free Tuition Bombshell
Hyde Park neighbors, brace yourselves — your neighborhood is at the center of two landmark announcements that are making waves far beyond th
- Hyde Park's Creative Pulse Is Booming: A New Arts Festival, a UChicago Press Milestone & an Obama Center Artist Shines
Hyde Park neighbors, your neighborhood's reputation as a hub of culture, creativity, and community is getting even stronger this week — with
- Hyde Park's Summer Is Officially Here: Garden Fair Wraps, Harper Court Music Series Blooms & House Beats Coming to Jackson Park
Hyde Park neighbors, your neighborhood just crossed into summer — and the calendar ahead is absolutely packed. This past weekend marked a ma
- Hyde Park Makes the NYT's Must-Visit List — Plus Jazz, Ballet & a Mother's Day Fashion Show This Week
Hyde Park neighbors, your neighborhood is getting the recognition it deserves — on a global stage. The New York Times has named Hyde Park to
- Hyde Park Went Wild for Beavers — And the 57th Street Art Fair Is Almost Here
Hyde Park neighbors, your community packed in a wild weekend — literally. Nichols Park was buzzing on Saturday as Hyde Park hosted Chicago's
- Hyde Park Blooms Into May: A New Pope Connection, Students Making History & Your Garden Awaits
Hyde Park neighbors, your community is having quite a week — and the momentum heading into May is real. First, a moment of neighborhood prid
- Hyde Park Goes Green, Gets Jazzy & Celebrates Its Students: Your Neighborhood Is on a Roll This Week
Hyde Park neighbors, there's a lot to feel good about heading into this Tuesday — from a rooftop solar milestone to student success to a wee
- Hyde Park's Stage & Table Are Buzzing: A World Premiere, a Film Fest & Farm-to-Table Dining You Don't Want to Miss
Hyde Park is serving up a feast for the senses this week — and if you haven't made plans yet, there's still time. Court Theatre (5535 S. Ell
- Hyde Park Parents and Business Owners Take to the Streets — and It Worked
Hyde Park's community spirit showed up in a big way last Tuesday evening, when a grassroots coalition of parents, residents, teachers, and l
- Hyde Park's Cultural Calendar Is Overflowing This Week — And It's All Free (or Close to It)
Hyde Park neighbors, your weekend plans just got a serious upgrade. The neighborhood is bursting with fresh arts and culture events this wee
- Cherry Blossoms & World-Class Art: Hyde Park Is Having a Spectacular Spring Weekend
Hyde Park neighbors, look up — and look around. This weekend, two beautiful reasons to get outside are converging on the South Side, making
- $50M Facelift for Ida Noyes Hall & A Freshly Renovated Neighborhood Club: Hyde Park Is Investing Big in Its Spaces
Hyde Park is doubling down on its beloved community spaces this spring, with two major renovation milestones giving neighbors even more reas
- Game On, Hyde Park! Logan Center's 'Builders & Battlers' Day Celebrates Pokémon, LEGO & Minecraft This Saturday
Hyde Park families have a seriously fun reason to head out this Saturday — and it involves Pokémon, LEGO, and Minecraft. The Logan Center fo
- Art, Science & Obama: Hyde Park Is Buzzing With Spring Energy Right Now
Spring is arriving in Hyde Park with a burst of creative and civic energy — and there's plenty to celebrate on the South Side this week. At
- Hyde Park's Catholic Theological Union Celebrates Alumnus Cardinal Robert Prevost Elected as Next Pope
Hyde Park has a new connection to history — and to the highest office in the Catholic Church. The Catholic Theological Union, the South Side
- Hyde Park Youth Symphony Hits a High Note at 70 — Plus a New Voice Joins UChicago's Institute of Politics
Hyde Park is celebrating two big community milestones this week, and the neighborhood's rich tradition of culture and civic life is front an
- Barnes & Noble Returns to Hyde Park — And a .2M Federal Grant Is Paving the Way to the Obama Presidential Center
It's been a big week for Hyde Park, and bookworms are leading the celebration. A line of eager customers wrapped around the corner of the Hy
- Pickleball Comes to Kenwood and DuSable Unveils Paris Exhibition: Hyde Park's Spring Calendar Is Heating Up
Hyde Park and its neighboring Kenwood community are serving up some exciting news this week — literally. Chicago's largest indoor pickleball
- Hyde Park Art Center's 'Ground Floor 2026' Puts Chicago's Brightest Emerging Artists on the Map
Hyde Park's art scene is getting a major infusion of fresh talent this season, as the Hyde Park Art Center launches its highly anticipated G
- Pickleball Comes to Kenwood and DuSable Unveils Paris Exhibition: Hyde Park's Spring Calendar Is Heating Up