HONORING OUR AGING VETERANS |
Veterans Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Chicago Hyde Park Village salutes our generations of veterans including CHPV members who served and sacrificed for our nation’s liberty. We as a community can do more to ensure our older veterans have access to the resources and connections in support of vibrant, healthy aging.
As we honor our veterans, please remember that your donation to CHPV strengthens our work in providing care, connection, and community for aging veterans and older adults across Chicago. Help us continue this mission—give today to make a difference!
Please make your gift today. Thank you for making our neighborhood a better place to grow older.
 With my sincerest thanks,Lucas Livingston, Executive Director
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Hyde Park Community Thanksgiving Day Meal
With Chicago Hyde Park Village & Augustana Lutheran Church
Thursday, November 26, 2026, 12:30 – 3:00
(Immediately following the Rockefeller Chapel Thanksgiving Day Service)
Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park
5500 South Woodlawn Avenue
Be thankful together!
Join your community of neighbors for a festive celebration.
Meal delivery options for homebound neighbors.
Our many volunteers, partners, and donors make this Thanksgiving celebration possible and memorable. Please sign up to volunteer. There are many opportunities available! Please note: If you plan to eat with us, please also register so we will have enough food for everyone.
On the Volunteer page, select Expand All or the 3 vertical dots to view detailed descriptions. Select the green volunteer button to sign up!
| ZOOM DROP-IN THIS WEDNESDAY! | | Power of Planning with Center for Disability and Elder Law
Wednesday November 11
12–1 Central via Zoom
| | | Learn about advanced legal planning for late life and end-of-life including preparation of the including Last Will and Testament. We will also discuss the implications of loss of legal autonomy such as through the onset of dementia. Be prepared before others are forced to prepare for you about you without you. This event is supported in part through the Allison Hartman Memorial Fund at CHPV.
OUR SPEAKER
Lissette Ortegon is a Staff Attorney at the Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL), where she leads the Power of Planning initiative in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois Legal Aid Online. Through this statewide program, she expands access to advance legal planning for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias through community education, volunteer attorney training, and free legal services.
Chicago Hyde Park Village's free Zoom Drop-In series is held every 2nd Wednesday of the month. All are welcome! Invite a friend! Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified when we post a new video recording. | | Tech Café
With University of Chicago Tech Savvy Friends
Friday, November 13
3–4pm Central
Augustana Lutheran Church
| | | Any and all tech concerns are welcome. Bring your tech questions & devices! Light refreshments will be served. Read the Chicago Citizen Newspaper article featuring CHPV's Tech Café to learn more! | | Join fellow CHPV Members for an Free Private Group Tour of "How Do We Heal?"
Smart Museum of Art
University of Chicago
Wednesday, November 18
10–11am
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Lunch at Roux as a group at your own expense
| | | Enjoy a 1-hour guided tour of the special exhibition How Do We Heal? led by Smart Museum expert guides. And then join CHPV's DEIA Team and other members for lunch at Roux (an easy walk from the Smart) at your own expense.
Our thanks to Dorothy Strang and others from CHPV's DEIA Team for generously serving as our group leaders and ambassadors for this event.
9:50 — Arrive at Smart Museum
10:00–11:00 — Private Exhibition Tour
11:00 — Walk to Roux for lunch with friends at own expense
Image credits: Jo Sandman, Untitled (self portrait), ca. 1998–1999, Platinum/palladium print. Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago. Gift of the artist, 2025.404 ©Jo Sandman
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CHPV member Jon Will discusses options for planning your financial legacy including estate planning. No matter how small or large your resources, everyone needs an estate plan. Plan your legacy before others plan is for you! Reception with refreshments to follow.
This event is part of the Allison Hartman Series on Ultimate Life Planning. Learn more about the Allison Hartman Memorial Fund at CHPV.
| | Jan Pytel
March 10, 1942 – November 5, 2026
Father of CHPV friend, volunteer, and former collague Dorothy Pytel
Funeral Monday, November 9
| | | A message from Dorothy Pytel:
"While I am sad that I had to leave my job at the Village, it’s precisely what I learned at the Village through its dementia friendly work that prepared me for the journey ahead. I got almost 2 full years of time with my dad and now can focus on supporting my mom. Even on his death bed as we were trying to make him more comfortable and he was no longer able to communicate, I realized that our way of asking questions was not working. 'What hurts' turned into 'does your head hurt…your stomach hurt…does your back hurt' … a nod of his head. Quickly we move things around and repositioned him and he was comfortable again. You don’t know how profoundly I am grateful for the Village and the Dementia Friendly movement giving me such insight to enjoy the time with my dad." |  CTA Invites Transit Riders to Share Feedback on How to Improve Bus Service!
As part of its Bus Vision Project, CTA is gathering input from transit riders and non-riders alike to provide insight into how CTA’s bus service can best serve riders and communities across the region. CTA is hosting community engagement events now through November 19, 2026, to gather valuable input from the communities that CTA serves. To find a community event, take a survey, or learn more about the project, visit CTABusVisionProject.com. | |
November 12 & 19
Designed for older adults, At Your Pace with the Obama Presidential Center is a weekly walk or light run launching from Jackson Park Field next to Home Court, in partnership with Peace Runners 773. | |
Refreshments and conversation after the concerts
Anokyewaa Oppong Wadie, violin and Dhilanthi Fernando, piano performing music of Harry Burleigh. Anokyewaa [pronounced "Uh no chee wah"] will be presenting a paper about Burleigh at the Suzuki National Conference. She is presently MTHP president. Dhilanthi, a native of Sri Lanka, has lived in Chicago since 1981 and is the founder and former director of the Hyde Park based Le Cantanti di Chicago. | |
Thursday, December 3
10–10:45 Central
Free online presentation
Join the Graham School at the University of Chicago for a conversation with gerontologist Dr. Kerry Burnight as she explores how to reimagine caregiving through dignity, autonomy, and connection.
| DFSS Caring for Caregivers 2026 Virtual Conference
Friday, November 20, 10-1 Central
Are you caring for a spouse, parent, relative, or friend? Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with fellow caregivers and get the answers you need. | HELP SUPPORT OUR MISSION! |
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