Chicago Center Alum Anna Johnson shared this story about Chicago’s architecture. Enjoy these Ten Modern Masterpieces!
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2007/Ten-Modern-Masterpieces/The-List/
Summer sun rises over Chicago’s skyline.
photo by Marc Monaghan
On June 8, Mayor Richard M. Daley today welcomed the cast and crew of “The Dark Knight,” the follow-up to Warner Bros.’ “Batman Begins,” back to Chicago for 12 weeks of filming.
“We’re happy to have them back in Chicago,” Daley said at a City Hall news conference. “We do this because it creates jobs for the hard-working people of our city – not only actors, but also crew members, caterers, electricians, truck drivers and all the others who devote their talents and skills to the enterprise.”
Currently Filming:
Rory’s First Kiss
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Feature film starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger will be filming in Chicago through early September, 2007.
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BET reality television show is filming in Chicago through early August, 2007.
Our June 2 event was fabulous. Held at Grace Place Church, the event included a silent auction, wine bar & appetizer buffet and a special performance by the Youth Pride Center.
The featured entertainment was Billy Branch and the Sons of the Blues.
Board Chair Roz Woll congratulates Milton Mizenburg.
From left to right: Presenter Mitch Covic, Dr Jim Waller, Milton Mizenburg, Presenter Arvis Averette, Executive Director Dr Scott Chesebro
. . . Chicago seems like an ideal candidate to host the games according to Sports Illustrated’s Maggie Haskins.
Chicago is a beautiful, multi-ethnic city that would likely embrace the Olympics rather than dread the congestion it’d bring like many New Yorkers did. Already the hub of summer in Chicago, the Grant Park/Millennium Park area would be the perfect gathering place during the festivities. Visitors would have the opportunity to enjoy the skyline, the lake and a world class park with space for the usual concerts, etc. that go on during the games.
In terms of athletic infrastructure, we already have pretty much everything needed. The new Soldier Field could be used for the opening and closing ceremonies and track & field. The United Center would be available for basketball. There’s the UIC Pavilion and AllState Arena, the new soccer stadium in Bridgeview, the Lake Michigan for sailing, McCormick Place or the facilities at the universities for the smaller sports, etc. Maybe build a beach volleyball stadium on Northerly Island? . . .
As Haskins’ column mentioned, our mass transit is also robust enough to handle the crowds while also offering visitors a better feel for the city than an underground train system might.
This chicagoist.com entry lists many of our city’s treasures but completely overlooks the South Side of Chicago and what we have to offer. For example, Mayor Daley is proposing to build an Olympic stadium and village in Washington Park, one of the largest parks in the nation. It’s uses now include soccer, cricket, baseball, softball, festivals such as the African Festival of the Arts, Soul Circus, family barbeques, biking, birding and more.
Mayor Daley as he leaves Washington Park – a possible site of a Chicago Olympic Village. (Scott Stewart/Sun-Times)
New York Times 1.21.07
“With fog and doubt shrouding Soldier Field on Sunday, Bears Coach Lovie Smith kept his unbending faith in his quarterback. Smith kept the championship hopes of a franchise, along with his place in football history, in the hands of the quarterback whom Smith insisted on measuring by wins, not passing numbers.
“Rex Grossman, putting together the best drive of his career, popped open a tight game and sparked the Bears to a 39-14 victory over the New Orleans Saints in the National Football Conference championship game.
“Smith became the first African-American coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl and was doused by the perfunctory cold bucket of beverages at the two-minute warning. Super Bowl XLI will be played Feb. 4 in Miami against the Indianapolis Colts.”
Lovie Smith is doused by Adewale Ogunleye as the clock winds down on the Bears’ NFC title-clinching game.
(Chicago Tribune photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo)
Rashied Davis breaks away from Saints cornerback Fred Thomas (22) for a 16-yard gain on an end-around in the first quarter.
Our city’s first African American Mayor, Harold Washington, lived in a Hyde Park penthouse overlooking where the Monk Parakeets lived, and he likened his presence in City Council to these South American birds who thrived in the cold winters of Chicago. “I’m like these birds. Some people say Chicago isn’t ready for me. Some people say I don’t belong.” Hyde Parkers fondly speculated that his bodyguards were employed to protect the birds more than him. After he died (in office), the park was named for 
him. The birds stayed and became known as “Harold’s Parakeets.” A few years later the DuSable Museum of African American History, over a mile away, built an additional wing and named it for Mayor Washington. “Harold’s Parakeets” moved to the trees right outside the new building! Now you can find them throughout the neighborhood.
These pictures were taken outside our office today.
