Hyde Park's renovated Harper Theater eyes reopening next month
The Harper Theater closed its doors last November when the operator called it quits, but a family business is banking on a sequel.
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The Harper Theater closed its doors last November when the operator called it quits, but a family business is banking on a sequel.
Even though the doors have been closed, the Harper Theater in Hyde Park has been busy for months. New operators revamped the historic building and are getting ready to reopen. CBS 2's Noel Brennan got a sneak preview of what's to come.
Police arrested two men responsible for a string of armed robberies, and a crash involving an unmarked Chicago police vehicle.
Police arrested two men responsible for a string of armed robberies, and a crash involving an unmarked Chicago police vehicle.
Kytwone Jenkins, 19, and Damereon Jackson, 18, were each charged with one felony count of armed robbery.
Chicago police are warning women in the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods, to put their iPhones away after five robberies in the past month.
Chicago police are warning women in the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods, to put their iPhones away after five robberies last month.
Chicago police tell us one- or two men wearing masks run up and grab cellphones right out of the hands of their victims.
Chicago police tell us one- or two men wearing masks run up and grab cellphones right out of the hands of their victims.
It would be the city's first free-standing cancer facility.
The University of Chicago said it changed the design after getting feedback from patients and South Side residents. This would be the city's first free-standing cancer facility.
A Chicago man is charged with stabbing a woman in the Hyde Park neighborhood last week.
Investigators are not saying how much, if any, money was stolen – or if they are still seeking the robber.
The bank at 55th Street and Cornell Avenue was held up Tuesday morning.
Current and former residents of a Hyde Park apartment building are expected to file a class action lawsuit against the management company.
Multiple people have been arrested in connection with the robberies.
The victim was struck once on the leg and was transported to the University of Chicago where he is listed in good condition.
The apartments lost power during the cold snap on Dec. 23.
The apartments lost power during the cold snap on Dec. 23.
A resident of one of the buildings told CBS 2 that management said the landlord is allowing residents to break their leases and will be covering costs and moving fees.
The city said power went out at the complex on Friday of last week and again on Saturday.
The residents were all forced out because of the electrical problems – and they still have no clue when they might be able to go back home.
The residents were all forced out because of the electrical problems – and they still have no clue when they might be able to go back home. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
By 6 p.m., the snow in Hyde Park had been reduced to flurries.
Businesses sent people out to shovel and salt the sidewalks on East 53rd Street as the snow fell. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
