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73-589: (Redirected from Obama-Biden ) "Obama campaign" redirects here. For Barack Obama's legislative campaigns prior to 2008, see Illinois Senate elections of Barack Obama , 2000 Illinois's 1st congressional district election , and 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois . Barack Obama , the 44th president of the United States, has successfully run for president twice: Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign ,

146-406: A digital repository made available by Chicago Collections archives, libraries and other cultural institutions in the city. Until the middle of the twentieth century, Hyde Park remained an almost exclusively white neighborhood (despite its proximity to Chicago's Black Belt ). Hyde Parkers relied on racially restrictive covenants to keep African Americans out of the neighborhood. At the time,

219-401: A distant third behind Jesse Jackson Jr. and state Sen. Emil Jones Jr., which caused Palmer's fundraising to dry up in the final month of the campaign after having raised over $ 200,000 during the preceding twelve months. On November 7, 1995, the condition of Obama's mother Ann Dunham —who had been diagnosed with metastatic uterine cancer and had undergone chemotherapy—acutely worsened and she

292-458: A distant third in the 2nd Congressional District special primary election behind the winner, 30-year-old Jackson, and 60-year-old Jones, and dismayed at receiving only 2,917 votes in Chicago and 3,426 votes in suburban Cook County, a disappointed 56-year-old Alice Palmer told a small gathering at a Harvey hotel that she wouldn't seek re-election to the state Senate and was undecided about entering

365-738: A draft movement to persuade her to run again for her state Senate seat after learning she was keeping a promise to back "a relatively unknown African-American attorney." The December 8, 1995 Chicago Reader cover story was a laudatory eight-page profile of Obama that noted Palmer's endorsement of Obama and her promise not to run against him if she lost the November 28 special primary election for Reynolds' vacated congressional seat. On December 11, 1995—the first filing day for nominating petitions—Obama filed his nominating petitions with over 3,000 signatures; perennial unsuccessful candidate Ulmer D. Lynch Jr. of Englewood also filed nominating petitions for

438-541: A narrow corridor along 59th Street between the central campus and the Metra tracks—including, for example, the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and International House . Due to the university's proximity, the blocks just east of the central campus are dominated by (privately owned) student and faculty residences. The part of Hyde Park located east of the Metra tracks is locally called East Hyde Park. This area,

511-548: A railroad station at 53rd Street. Hyde Park quickly became a suburban retreat for affluent Chicagoans who wanted to escape the noise and congestion of the rapidly growing city. In 1857, the Hyde Park House , an upscale hotel, was built on the shore of Lake Michigan near the 53rd Street railroad station. For two decades, the Hyde Park House served as a focal point of Hyde Park social life. During this period, it

584-518: A section to the north between 47th Street and Hyde Park Boulevard to be in Hyde Park, although this area is, according to municipal boundaries, the southern half of the Kenwood community area. As such, it is often called “South Kenwood.” Hyde Park and South Kenwood are also sometimes collectively termed “Hyde Park-Kenwood” (as in the name of the epoynmous Historic District , for example). Meanwhile,

657-459: A small number of high-rise condominiums). Although the neighborhood bounded by 47th Street on the north, 51st Street (Hyde Park Boulevard) on the south, Cottage Grove Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the east is officially the southern half of the Kenwood community area, it is often considered part of Hyde Park due to the two areas' shared culture and history; "Hyde Park-Kenwood" is thus sometimes applied to this collective area (as in, e.g.,

730-607: A smaller percentage of African-Americans and Hispanics. North of 55th Street, African-Americans make up approximately half of the population, and there is a more robust Hispanic presence. Hyde Park's location in the center of the predominantly African-American South Side , as well as the neighborhood's large population of affluent and upper-middle class Black residents, have made it an important cultural and political hub for Chicago's Black community. Many of Chicago's prominent African-American politicians live or have lived in Hyde Park, including former Chicago mayor Harold Washington ,

803-572: A successful election campaign resulting in him being elected the 44th president of the United States Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign , a successful re-election campaign See also [ edit ] Barack Obama 2008 presidential primary campaign Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Barack Obama presidential campaign . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

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876-557: A tie-breaking ninth member ( Michael Bilandic ) to the bipartisan state Legislative Redistricting Commission, which on September 25, 2001, by a 5–4 party-line vote approved the Democratic map called "Currie II as amended by the Bilandic Amendment" after its Legislative Redistricting Commission member authors, state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie ( D -25) of Hyde Park and former Chicago Mayor Bilandic. After redistricting ,

949-482: A wide boulevard that runs from Stony Island Avenue to Cottage Grove Avenue between 59th and 60th streets, connects Jackson Park to Washington Park (located to the west of Hyde Park). Jackson Park has been selected by the Obama Foundation as the site of the future Obama Presidential Center . The shopping areas on 53rd, 55th, and 57th streets host most of the retail businesses in Hyde Park. 53rd Street

1022-432: Is Hyde Park's oldest shopping district, lined with many small businesses and restaurants offering various dining options. Harper Court , a small-business-oriented shopping center, extends north of 53rd Street along Harper Avenue. A farmers' market is held there in the summer. The segment of 55th Street between the Metra line and the lake offers a series of ethnic restaurants serving Thai, Japanese, and Korean cuisine. To

1095-408: Is a very racially diverse neighborhood. Per 2020 U.S. census data, the neighborhood's residents are 45.6% white, 26.7% Black, 14.6% Asian, and 7.2% Hispanic, while a further 5.9% identified as belonging to two or more races. The neighborhood's northern and southern halves exhibit some demographic differences, however: south of 55th Street, the population is predominantly white and Asian-American, with

1168-413: Is committed to the congressional race, according to sources close to her campaign, and has no plans to try and recapture her senate seat if her bid is unsuccessful. The chances of Palmer re-filing for her senate seat are further reduced by the fact that one of her supporters, Barack Obama, is expected to announce his candidacy for her senate post next week." At 6 p.m. on September 19, 1995—the first day of

1241-569: The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times both endorsed Obama for state Senate. In the November 5, 1996 general election, Democratic Party candidate Obama was elected state senator for the 13th District with 48,592 votes (82.15%); Harold Washington Party candidate David Whitehead received 7,461 votes (12.61%); and Republican Party candidate Rosette Caldwell Peyton received 3,091 votes (5.22%). The citywide turnout of 63%

1314-530: The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times again both endorsed Obama for state Senate. In the November 3, 1998 general election, Democratic Party candidate Obama was re-elected to a four-year term as state senator for the 13th District with 45,486 votes (89.17%); Republican Party candidate Yesse Yehudah received 5,526 (10.83%). On September 5, 2001, Democrats won a lottery that added

1387-509: The Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections by overwhelming margins. In the 2016 presidential election , Hyde Park cast 10,479 votes for Hillary Clinton and 442 votes for Donald Trump (91.9% to 3.9%). In the 2012 presidential election , Hyde Park cast 9,991 votes for Barack Obama and cast 651 votes for Mitt Romney (91.4% to 6.0%). By car, Hyde Park is easily accessed from Lake Shore Drive , which runs along

1460-654: The Museum of Science and Industry . In the early decades of the twentieth century, many upscale hotels were built in Hyde Park (mostly along the lakefront). Hyde Park became a resort area in Chicago. Most of these hotels closed during the Great Depression , and were eventually converted into apartment and condominium buildings (most of which are still standing today). Historical images of Hyde Park can be found in Explore Chicago Collections ,

1533-543: The Red and Green Lines ' 47th and 51st St. stations, respectively. The #55 Garfield bus runs east–west through the neighborhood, also connecting it to the Red and Green Lines at their respective Garfield stations , and, ultimately, to Chicago's Midway Airport . The #4 Cottage Grove and #X4 Cottage Grove Express bus routes run north–south along Hyde Park's westernmost edge. CTA also operates three bus routes in collaboration with

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1606-656: The " Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District "). Some differences are nonetheless apparent: unlike Hyde Park, which is dominated by three- and four-story apartment buildings and modest family homes, southern Kenwood boasts a great many luxurious mansions, built mainly at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries for wealthy Chicagoans. A number of prominent Chicagoans currently reside or own homes in this area, including former U.S. president Barack Obama and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan . Boxer Muhammad Ali and former Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad also once resided in south Kenwood. Hyde Park

1679-399: The #2 does not run, while the #28 does so only to points south. CTA’s #10 Museum of Science and Industry route also provides express service to downtown, but only between Memorial and Labor Days and from one stop at the museum itself . CTA’s #15 Jeffrey Local bus runs diagonally through Hyde Park, connecting the neighborhood to points south and to CTA's rapid transit system, the ”L” , at

1752-475: The $ 49.2 million Chicago Annenberg Challenge on June 22 and whose memoir Dreams from My Father would be published on July 18—would announce he was running and would be a front-runner for Palmer's state Senate seat; Obama began fundraising in July, created a campaign committee on August 7 and filed its statement of organization on September 5. Before entering the race, Obama spoke to about 30 elected officials in

1825-414: The 13th District state Senate seat. Lynch was a 69-year-old former building manager, ex-city laborer, and former precinct captain in regular Democratic committeeman William Shannon's 17th Ward organization before he broke with Shannon and ran unsuccessfully against him for alderman in 1967 and subsequently regularly ran unsuccessfully for alderman and Democratic ward committeeman from the 17th Ward (and later

1898-1211: The 16th Ward) and occasionally ran unsuccessfully for state representative. On December 18, 1995—the last filing day for nominating petitions—Palmer held a press conference at Harper's Banquet Hall in Woodlawn to announce she was running for re-election to the state Senate, accepting a draft by over 100 supporters including Mark S. Allen of Englewood (Jesse Jackson Jr.'s campaign strategist and his successor as Rainbow/Push Coalition national field director), journalist-activist Lu Palmer of Bronzeville , SEIU Local 73 president Tom Balanoff , state Sen. Emil Jones Jr. ( D -14) of Morgan Park, state Sen. Donne Trotter ( D -15) of South Chicago , state Sen. Arthur Berman ( D -9) of Edgewater , state Sen. Miguel del Valle ( D -2) of Humboldt Park , state Rep. Lovana "Lou" Jones ( D -5) of Douglas , and 5th Ward Ald. Barbara Holt of Hyde Park (the only local elected official reported to have switched their endorsement from Obama to Palmer). Palmer then drove to Springfield to file nominating petitions with almost 1,600 signatures she said her supporters had gathered in ten days; also filing nominating petitions on

1971-591: The December 18 deadline for the March 1996 general primary election for re-election to their current state offices. The September 13, 1995 Hyde Park Herald reported that state Sen. Palmer, whose term also expired in January 1997, "may have the most to lose. If unsuccessful in the congressional race, any plans she makes to reclaim her senate seat are likely to be unpopular with her progressive constituents. ... Palmer

2044-641: The Democratic nomination for state senator for the 13th District. The citywide turnout of 35% was a then record low for a presidential primary election in Chicago and down from 56% in 1992. In September 1996, the Hyde Park Herald reported that, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections, Obama would face two challengers on the November general election ballot: Harold Washington Party candidate David Whitehead and Republican Party candidate Rosette Caldwell Peyton. In October 1996,

2117-409: The March 1996 primary for the 2nd Congressional District seat. On December 4, 1995, some Palmer supporters—led by Northwestern University professor Adolph L. Reed Jr. who had recently moved to South Shore, Northeastern Illinois University associate professor Robert T. Starks of South Shore, and 77-year-old City Colleges of Chicago professor emeritus Timuel D. Black Jr. of Grand Crossing —began

2190-606: The NRHP Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District and Jackson Park Historic Landscape District and Midway Plaisance are located, at least in part, within the Hyde Park community area. Promontory Point is an artificial peninsula that extends into Lake Michigan at 55th Street, providing views of the Downtown Chicago skyline to the north. Promontory Point is a common location for picnicking, sunbathing, and swimming. It made news as

2263-455: The Senate," Obama said. On December 20, 1995, after consulting with his supporters, Obama confirmed that he was staying in the race. "I've made a commitment to a great number of volunteers ... people who've gone out on cold days and circulated petitions, raised funds on my behalf and after talking to them, they feel very strongly that we're talking about the right issues. We offer a vision for

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2336-586: The University of Chicago: #171 University of Chicago/Hyde Park, #172 University of Chicago/Kenwood, and #192 University of Chicago Hospitals Express. The #171 and #172 are local circulator routes that run on a reduced schedule during the summer, while the #192 runs during rush hours only to and from major rail stations in the Loop. South Shore Line trains stops only at 55th-56th-57th St. They only board passengers southbound and discharge passengers northbound due to

2409-517: The area, and U.S. senator from Illinois. The Barack Obama Presidential Center is currently under construction in Jackson Park , which borders Hyde Park. In 1853, Paul Cornell , a real estate speculator and cousin of Cornell University founder Ezra Cornell , purchased 300 acres (1.2 km ) of land between 51st and 55th streets along the shore of Lake Michigan , with the idea of attracting other Chicago businessmen and their families to

2482-633: The area. The neighborhood was named after a hamlet on the Hudson River of the same name in New York . The land was located seven miles south of Downtown Chicago in a rural area that enjoyed weather tempered by the lake – cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. It was conveniently located near the Illinois Central Railroad , which had been constructed two years earlier. Cornell successfully negotiated land in exchange for

2555-512: The ballot, received 30,938 votes in winning the Democratic nomination for state senator for the new 13th District. In the November 5, 2002 general election, Democratic Party candidate Obama, running unopposed on the ballot, was re-elected to a four-year term as state senator for the new 13th District with 48,717 votes. Hyde Park, Chicago Hyde Park is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago , Illinois , located on and near

2628-524: The city of Chicago annexed Hyde Park, the University of Chicago was established in the neighborhood through the philanthropy of John D. Rockefeller and the leadership of William Rainey Harper . In 1893, Hyde Park hosted the World's Columbian Exposition (a world's fair marking the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus ' arrival in the New World ). The World's Columbian Exposition brought fame to

2701-1049: The city's first Black mayor; former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun , the first Black female U.S. senator; former U.S. President Barack Obama ; and Toni Preckwinkle , the current President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners . The following Hyde Park community area properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places : Chicago Beach Apartments , Arthur H. Compton House , East Park Towers, Chicago Pile-1 , Flamingo-on-the-Lake Apartments , Mayfair Apartments , Isadore H. Heller House , Charles Hitchcock Hall , Hotel Del Prado, Hotel Windermere East , Frank R. Lillie House , Robert A. Millikan House , Poinsettia Apartments, Promontory Apartments , Jackson Shore Apartments , Frederick C. Robie House , George Herbert Jones Laboratory , St. Thomas Church and Convent , Shoreland Hotel , German submarine U-505 , and University Apartments . In addition,

2774-489: The district. On September 11, 1995, Illinois Governor Jim Edgar set November 28 as the date for a special primary election to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mel Reynolds following his August 1995 conviction. The timing would allow state office holders whose terms expired in January 1997, like state Rep. Monique Davis ( D -27) of Beverly , to run in the November 1995 special primary election, and if unsuccessful, still have time to file nominating petitions by

2847-555: The floor of the Chicago City Council , and became known as the "liberal conscience of Chicago" for often casting the sole dissenting vote against the policies of Chicago's then-mayor Richard J. Daley . During the 1950s, Hyde Park experienced economic decline as a result of the white flight that followed the rapid inflow of African Americans into the neighborhood. In the 1950s and 1960s, the University of Chicago, in its effort to counteract these trends, sponsored one of

2920-589: The former Illinois Central Railroad ’s embankment in East Hyde Park, near Lake Michigan . The Metra Electric —which has three stations in the neighborhood ( 51st/53rd St./Hyde Park , 55th-56th-57th St. , and 59th St./University of Chicago )—and the CTA’s #6 Jackson Park Express bus provide express service to the Loop from early morning to late night. The #2 Hyde Park Express and #28 Stony Island busses provide similar service during rush hours. Off-peak, however,

2993-428: The future," Obama said. On December 26, 1995—the last day to file challenges—Barack Obama's campaign filed objections to the legitimacy of the nominating petitions of state Sen. Palmer, and to those of Askia, Ewell and Lynch; a week later hearings began to determine whether their names would be on the ballot for the March 19 primary election. The January 10, 1996 Hyde Park Herald reported that after conducting checks

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3066-616: The historic Main Quadrangles, and the Booth School of Business —is bounded by Washington Park on the west, 55th Street on the north, University Ave. on the east, and 61st Street on the south, placing most of the university within Hyde Park's southwestern quadrant (with the remainder, south of the Midway , being in Woodlawn ). The university also owns a number of additional properties throughout Hyde Park, with many concentrated along

3139-404: The importance of volunteers, precinct captains, and campaign aides doing the thankless but essential job of circulating nominating petitions. By late October 1995—after five of the ten Democrats who had filed to run in the special primary election for Reynolds' vacated congressional seat had been eliminated following challenges to their nominating petitions—polls showed Alice Palmer had dropped to

3212-503: The indictment of first-term U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds ( D - 2 ) of South Shore . Newspapers reported that while Reynolds was unopposed on the general election ballot and would be re-elected in November 1994 , state Sen. Alice Palmer ( D - 13 ) of South Shore would be the front runner for Reynolds' seat in 1996 —or earlier if he was convicted and a special election was held. In October 1994, 29-year-old Jesse Jackson Jr. of South Shore

3285-493: The lakefront west through Chicago Lawn (on the north side of Marquette Park ) to Central Park Avenue (3600 W). In the March 17, 1998 primary election, Obama, running unopposed on the ballot, received 16,792 votes in winning the Democratic nomination for state senator for the 13th District, and Yesse B. Yehudah, also running unopposed on the ballot, received 401 votes in winning the Republican nomination. In October 1998,

3358-499: The largest urban renewal plans in the nation. The plan involved the demolition and redevelopment of entire blocks of supposedly decayed buildings with the goal of creating an "interracial community of high standards." After the plan was carried out, Hyde Park's average income soared by seventy percent, but its African American population fell by forty percent, since the substandard housing primarily occupied by low-income African Americans had been purchased, torn down, and replaced, with

3431-415: The last filing day were Askia and Ewell. Palmer had originally endorsed Obama to fill her seat, but changed her mind, she said, because of the tremendous support and draft by constituents. "I had said I would help someone else and that is one of the reasons I was reluctant but the draft was so big," Palmer stated. Obama said he was disappointed that Palmer had decided to run for re-election because it

3504-499: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barack_Obama_presidential_campaign&oldid=1196639104 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Illinois Senate elections of Barack Obama In August 1994, Republican Cook County State's Attorney Jack O'Malley announced

3577-542: The location of the wedding reception between George Lucas and Mellody Hobson in June 2013. The southeastern corner of Hyde Park contains the northern end of Jackson Park . Jackson Park consists of lagoons surrounding an island in the middle (called the Wooded Island), on which a small Japanese garden is located. It is home to a large population of beavers and over two dozen species of birds. The Midway Plaisance ,

3650-474: The neighborhood's easternmost edge. The Dan Ryan Expressway and Chicago Skyway also lie within a short driving distance. In terms of public transit, Hyde Park is served by eleven Chicago Transit Authority bus lines; Metra , Chicago's commuter rail system; and the South Shore Line , an interurban passenger rail service that runs between Chicago and South Bend , Indiana . The latter two use

3723-428: The neighborhood, which gave rise to an inflow of new residents and spurred new development that gradually started transforming Hyde Park into a more urban area. However, since most of the structures built for the fair were temporary, it left few direct traces in the neighborhood. The only major structure from the fair that is still standing today is Charles Atwood 's Palace of Fine Arts, which has since been converted into

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3796-621: The new 13th District spanned Chicago lakefront neighborhoods from Goethe Street (1300 N) in the Gold Coast south through South Chicago to 98th Street in the Vets Park neighborhood of South Deering ; with a Census 2000 total population that was 66% black (voting age population 62% black), versus a Census 2000 total population that was 77% black in the old 13th District. In the March 19, 2002 primary election, Obama, running unopposed on

3869-466: The nominating petitions of Lynch because of insufficient valid signatures, and subsequently sustained objections to the nominating petitions of Askia—who was left with only 688 valid signatures on his nominating petitions, 69 short of the required 757 valid signatures after almost two-thirds of the 1,899 signatures on his nominating petitions were found to be invalid, and Ewell—who was left with only 671 valid signatures on his nominating petitions, 86 short of

3942-448: The original 1966 National Register of Historic Places — Chicago Pile-1 , the world's first artificial nuclear reactor , and Robie House —are also in the neighborhood. In the early 21st century, Hyde Park received national attention for its association with U.S. President Barack Obama , who, before running for president, was a Senior Lecturer for twelve years at the University of Chicago Law School , an Illinois state senator representing

4015-411: The part of Hyde Park nearest to Lake Michigan, has a large number of high-rise condominiums, many of them facing the lakefront. Some of these condominiums are remnants of older hotels, like The Mayfair or Regents Park. In this respect, East Hyde Park differs markedly from the rest of Hyde Park, where the vast majority of residences are either three-story apartment buildings or single-family homes (with only

4088-642: The portion of Hyde Park that lies between the Illinois Central Railroad tracks and the lake is usually referred to as “East Hyde Park” and is usually also taken to include “ Indian Village ,” the small southeastern corner of Kenwood. Hyde Park is home to the University of Chicago and several seminaries : Catholic Theological Union , the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago , and McCormick Theological Seminary . The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry and two of Chicago's four historic sites listed in

4161-416: The previous week that they were also running for the state Senate seat Palmer was giving up. An October 29, 1995 Sunday Chicago Sun-Times article about circulating nominating petitions—legally required to demonstrate a candidate has enough support from registered voters to be on the ballot with signatures that can withstand challenges by rival candidates—quoted Obama's campaign manager Carol Anne Harwell on

4234-732: The previous week, the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners' initial findings indicated that all four would-be opponents of Obama, including incumbent state Sen. Palmer, may not have the required number of valid nominating petition signatures. Obama was endorsed by the New Party —a small, progressive party that has since dissolved. On January 13, Obama received the endorsement of the Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO). On January 17, 1996—thirty days after her surprise announcement that she

4307-431: The required 757 valid signatures after almost half of the 1,286 signatures on his nominating petitions were found to be invalid. Lynch and Ewell, in separate federal lawsuits, unsuccessfully sued the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners seeking to reverse its decision to remove their names from the ballot. In the March 19, 1996 primary election, Obama, running unopposed on the ballot, received 16,279 votes in winning

4380-414: The residents not being able to afford to remain in the newly rehabilitated areas. The ultimate result of the renewal plan was that Hyde Park did not experience the economic depression that occurred in the surrounding areas and became a racially integrated middle-class neighborhood. The central campus of the University of Chicago—including Pritzker School of Medicine , the University of Chicago Hospital ,

4453-430: The shore of Lake Michigan 7 miles (11 km) south of the Loop . It is one of the city's 77 community areas . Hyde Park's boundaries and subdivisions have several local definitions. The community area's formal boundaries are 51st Street (signed locally as Hyde Park Boulevard) on the north, Midway Plaisance on the south, Washington Park on the west, and Lake Michigan on the east. Another local definition considers

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4526-1067: The thirteen-week period in which candidates could circulate nominating petitions to earn a place on the ballot for the March 1996 primary—34-year-old Barack Obama announced his candidacy for Palmer's state Senate seat to a standing-room-only audience of 200 supporters at the Ramada Inn Lakeshore at 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive in Hyde Park - Kenwood , Chicago in the same room where thirteen years earlier Harold Washington had announced his successful run for Mayor of Chicago . Palmer introduced and endorsed Obama as her successor to supporters that included 4th Ward Ald. Toni Preckwinkle of Hyde Park, newly elected 5th Ward Ald. Barbara Holt of Hyde Park, state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie ( D -25) of Hyde Park, Cook County Clerk David Orr of Rogers Park , and many other politicians. The October 25, 1995 Hyde Park Herald reported that two other first-time candidates, Gha-is Askia and Marc Ewell, had announced

4599-501: The use of such covenants was supported by the University of Chicago. After the Supreme Court banned racially restrictive covenants in 1948, African Americans began moving into Hyde Park, and the neighborhood gradually became multiracial. In 1955, civil rights activist Leon Despres was elected alderman of Hyde Park and held the position for twenty years. Despres argued passionately for racial integration and fair housing on

4672-552: The west of the Metra line between 54th and 55th streets lies the Hyde Park Shopping Center. 57th Street is noted for its independent bookstores . 57th Street also offers restaurants along with small grocery stores, hair stylists, and dry cleaners. On the first weekend in June, the venerable 57th Street Art Fair takes up 57th Street between Kimbark and Kenwood avenues. The Hyde Park community area has supported

4745-414: Was annexed to the city in 1889. After annexation, the definition of Hyde Park as a Chicago neighborhood was restricted to the historic core of the former township, centered on Cornell's initial development between 51st and 55th streets near the lakefront. The Hyde Park Herald , the neighborhood's community newspaper, was established in 1882 and continues to be published weekly. In 1891, two years after

4818-664: Was hospitalized in Honolulu and not able to respond when Obama's maternal half-sister Maya Soetoro arrived, and their mother died that night. Obama arrived in his native Honolulu the following day and said a decade later that his mother's death at the age of 52 was the worst experience of his life and cited as his biggest mistake not getting to Honolulu in time to be at her bedside when she died. Obama remained in Honolulu for his mother's private memorial service and returned to Chicago soon after. On November 28, 1995, after finishing

4891-461: Was incorporated into an independent township (called Hyde Park Township ). Its boundaries were Pershing Road (39th Street) on the north, 138th Street on the south, State Street on the west, and Lake Michigan and the Indiana state line on the east. The territory of the township encompassed most of what is now the South Side of Chicago . Hyde Park Township remained independent of Chicago until it

4964-492: Was launching a campaign committee to raise funds to run for Reynolds' congressional seat in 1996, and suggested that Jackson run for her state Senate seat in 1996 instead of running against her for Congress. On June 27, 1995, Palmer announced she was running for Congress and would be giving up her state Senate seat instead of running for re-election in 1996. The following week newspapers reported that Palmer-supporter Barack Obama of Hyde Park —who had been announced as chairman of

5037-458: Was partly based on her endorsement that he had decided to run. He said several months ago, Palmer asked him for his support of her congressional candidacy. "Aware of her reputation for integrity and her progressive views on the issues, I wholeheartedly agreed," Obama said. "On Sept. 19, based on Palmer's insistence that she was not running for state senator in the event she lost as well as her enthusiastic support, I announced that I would run for

5110-424: Was reported to have moved a few blocks into the 2nd Congressional District and to be considering running for Reynolds' seat in 1996. After re-election in November 1994 to a four-year state Senate term, state Senate minority leader Emil Jones Jr. ( D -14) of Morgan Park was reported to also be considering the possibility of running for Reynolds' seat in 1996. On November 21, 1994, Alice Palmer announced she

5183-444: Was running for re-election—Palmer announced she was withdrawing her bid for re-election because she was left with only 561 valid signatures on her nominating petitions, 196 short of the required 757 valid signatures needed to earn a place on the ballot after almost two-thirds of the 1,580 signatures on her nominating petitions were found to be invalid. The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners had previously sustained an objection to

5256-456: Was the record low for a presidential general election in Chicago and was down from 74.5% in 1992. The 1996 election was the last in Illinois to allow straight-ticket voting . On January 8, 1997, Obama was sworn in for a two-year term as state senator for the 13th District, which was then a T-shaped district that spanned Chicago South Side neighborhoods from 47th Street in Hyde Park - Kenwood south through South Shore to 81st Street and from

5329-470: Was visited or lived in by many prominent guests, including Mary Todd Lincoln , who lived there with her children for two and a half months in the summer of 1865 (shortly after her husband was assassinated). The Hyde Park House burned down in an 1879 fire. The Sisson Hotel was built on the site in 1918 and was eventually converted into a condominium building (the Hampton House ). In 1861, Hyde Park

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