What do Cesar Chavez, Ayn Rand, and Harold Washington have in common? They are among the 69 people featured in Adam Brooks’s public art project Freedom Wall, which has been installed on the building at 325 W. Huron since 1994. The text-based installation, which is viewable from the Brown Line’s Chicago stop, has undoubtedly been […]
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Chicagoans to Wisconsin: Thanks but no thanks—we’ll take the train
CTA commuters weigh in on the ad campaign urging passengers to ditch the hassles of public transit and move to the Badger State
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Reevaluating why you stay in Chicago can be therapeutic
As loved ones leave the city, consider the pros of sticking around.
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Peek inside an Airstream trailer on a rooftop in Ravenswood
A Ravenswood architecture firm has had an Airstream trailer perched on its roof for 25 years.
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For $320 million, how much time would the CTA’s Belmont bypass really save?
For $320 million, how much time would the CTA’s Belmont bypass really save?
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What the hell is this place? Sedgwick Studio
The former substation now acts as a live-in studio for a trio of sculptors.
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A sociological case study: Why Chicagoans don’t care about teachers . . .
As part of my mission to understand why ordinary Chicagoans don’t give a shit as Mayor Rahm tries to turn public school teachers into serfs, I board the Brown Line for the morning rush hour….