Barbara Flynn Currie is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to 2019. She served as the Majority Leader from 1997 to 2019. Flynn Currie's forty years as a member of the Illinois General Assembly is the longest tenure of any woman to serve in the Illinois General Assembly.
Currie in 2010
Hyde Park is the 41st of the 77 community areas of Chicago. It is located on the South Side, near the shore of Lake Michigan 7 miles (11 km) south of the Loop.
Hyde Park in Chicago
In 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition was held in Hyde Park and Woodlawn.
The southwestern part of Hyde Park serves as the campus of the University of Chicago
Looking east along South Shore Drive near 55th St. in Hyde Park (aka East Hyde Park)