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There in Chicago (#3)
How well did you find your way around 1949 Chicago?The one obvious clue is the streetcar signed for Route 72, which is the number still used by the CTA for North Avenue. The double-wires overhead is...
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Ghost Street: North Ogden Avenue
Driving north on Ogden Avenue, just past Fry Street, you come upon a concrete railroad overpass, emblazoned with the name of your street and the year “1925.” You emerge on the other side, and Ogden...
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The Oglesby statue
Lincoln Park is Chicago’s outdoor Statuary Hall. There are monuments all over the grounds. It’s a good place to relearn your history, because some of the statues are dedicated to forgotten notables.For...
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The secret history of Lincoln Park’s cemetery
Chicago’s toniest green space, Lincoln Park, was once the final resting place for more than 35,000 Chicagoans. And it may still serve as the graveyard for as many as 12,000 people buried during the...
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Emma Goldman's Hideout
Chicago has many unmarked historic sites. The building at 2126 North Sheffield Avenue is another of these. In September ’01 the hunt for America’s most wanted terrorist ended here.No, that wasn’t 2001...
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I am [enter neighborhood here]: A city of mistaken identities
We embrace stereotypes of neighborhoods because they sometimes prove to be true. I live near Wicker Park, a neighborhood known for its nightlife and youth culture. Although this identity is not as...
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Lincoln Park High School students walk out in support of teachers
On Friday morning, hundreds of teenagers poured out of Lincoln Park High School and onto Armitage Avenue.To be fair, they warned their teachers beforehand.The participating students wrote a letter...
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In Chicago, eternal rest ain't so eternal
This year, for the first time ever, Americans’ preference for cremation will surpass their preference for burial, according to industry surveys conducted by the National Funeral Directors Association....
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Chef wants diners to remember her cooking, not her blindness
Many chefs dream of opening their own restaurant. But Laura Martinez faced an obstacle that many people thought would make that dream impossible to fulfill: The 31-year-old chef is blind.It took two...
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‘Trust issues’ with Springfield have aldermen looking for property tax relief...
Citing “trust issues” with Springfield lawmakers, many Chicago aldermen are looking for another way to help homeowners stomach higher property taxes. More than 30 aldermen have signed their names on...
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