Survey data and the vote breakdown on DuSable Drive showed a sharp racial divide in support.
Tag: Lake Shore Drive
Posted inCity Life
A day in the life of Chicago’s Canada Geese
The birds are flocking to the city for survival.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
We should rename Chicago’s shoreline highway DuSable Drive, but we don’t have to drop LSD
Renaming the landmark for Chicago’s Black founder would be a game-changer, but we can still also refer to Lake Shore Drive by its iconic appellation.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Where do Lori and Toni part ways on transportation issues?
And are we at risk of having a motorhead as mayor?
Posted inNews & Politics
‘This is a march of civil disobedience’ [PHOTOS]
On the ground at the August 2 protest that shut down Lake Shore Drive on its way to Wrigley Field.
Posted inNews & Politics
Chicago charges the highest rates for street parking in the nation
Surrendering your credit card to the paybox will summons the specter of Daley’s awful 2008 meter privatization deal.
Posted inMusic
Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah cut Chicago’s favorite song about LSD in 1971
Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah’s “Lake Shore Drive (L.S.D.)” recently appeared on the soundtrack to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but the band’s last surviving member died this month.
Posted inBlogs
Stephen Paddock rented two Michigan Avenue hotel rooms overlooking Lollapalooza but never showed up, and other Chicago news
Also, Cubs home playoff tickets are the most expensive in the MLB..
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Critical Mass is still crazy after all these years—but is the bike ride still relevant?
Twenty years after the influential monthly bike rides launched, Chicago is a far more bike-friendly city.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Chicagoans are big-city folk who’re midwestern nice
Pleasantries help Chicago remain a beautiful, complicated city that works.
Posted inBlogs
Mel Brooks, Bike the Drive, and more things to do in Chicago on Memorial Day weekend
A Memorial Day parade, Baderbrawl, and more happenings from May 26-28
Posted inBlogs
The best things to do in Chicago during Memorial Day 2016 weekend
Beyonce, Bike the Drive, Crap Beer Day, and more happenings from May 27-30.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The North Lake Shore Drive rehab should swap mixed-traffic lanes for bus lanes
IDOT isn’t seriously considering this option, but they should be.
Posted inArts & Culture
A New Yorker writer looks back on his quest for the perfect wave
In Barbarian Days, William Finnegan reflects on a lifetime of surfing.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The Lucas Museum is off-limits
But the Chicago Park District wants your input on the Museum Campus.