When my boyfriend and I moved to Edgewater in June 2020, I had quiet weird feelings about becoming yet another white, north side Chicagoan, but the move brought me to the Red Line—and the Red Line brought me back to the world. Ten months later, I put on my mask, walked to the Thorndale stop, […]
Tag: pigeons
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A note on this week’s cover story
Are pigeons beautiful? Katie Prout thinks they might be, but she rarely stops to look.
Posted inNews & Politics
Searching for The Pigeon Lady
What I did care about—what I do care about—is people, especially the ones lit up inside by a singular passion. Weird people, people possessed, people other people might term freaks. The pigeon lady could be a freak, I thought, and feeding pigeons could be the mission of her life.
Posted inArts & Culture
Kathleen Rooney’s love letter to pigeons
The historical novel Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey gives the misunderstood creatures their due.
Posted inNews & Politics
This week’s Chicagoan: Jennifer Murtoff, chicken consultant
This week’s Chicagoan is Jennifer Murtoff, chicken consultant.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Uncategorizable Weirdness
Discussed: Veganism, pet pigeons, kite flying, beating the shit out of people
Posted inBlogs
Beer-can pigeon: It’s what’s for dinner
The rural pigeon has long been a valued food source, but what about its urban cousin?