Bears have designs on the lakefront, as Mayor Johnson plays the wrong position of cheerleader-in-chief - Chicago Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/202…

Yow.

One of my sons came with me tonight to take in my photo exhibit at Navy Pier one last time. Thank you to those who visited over last 20 months!  Also, thank you to the people at Navy Pier for their partnership. “Flow - Water Brings Life To Chicago”, I hope you enjoyed the views.

Larry Wilcox from “CHIPs” screen test to play Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice. Don Johnson won out, of course. But Wilcox was pretty darn good. youtu.be/XeuVy6Nh-Bc?si… via YouTube

Celebrate National Park Week with a free tour at the Pullman House Project: blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/18/pul… via @BlockClubChi

Pullman House Project Historic Pullman Foundation Saving Places Landmarks Illinois @preserv

Never forget that this is what Guaranteed Rate Field looked like when there was a quality product on the field.

Don’t tell me that the White Sox have no fans or that we don’t care. That is flat out wrong.

Obama Center gets in the skin game, with fancy new granite cladding on the tower chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/202…

I was a Daily Southtown reporter from 1990 to 1992, so I got a kick out of my oldest daughter sending me this video. Irony: She found it in a thrift store on the North Side.

Gang & the Kool: Architect Jeanne Gang of studiogang and the Bey Crew after tonight’s Chicago Humanities Festival event.

With restoration finally starting on the House of Tomorrow from the 1933 World's Fair, a rare look inside shows there's a long road ahead, Jan Parr writes in Crain's Chicago Business.

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Gail Wise was the first person in the United States to buy a Ford Mustang — 60 years ago on Monday. She still owns it. trib.al/BS2t35r

For two decades, an Iraqi billionaire who once was barred from entering the United States has been trying to develop 62 acres he owns south of the Loop.

Now, White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf wants to build a baseball stadium there. trib.al/KXZmDag

Demolition Warning!

Old Holy Angeles School at 533 E. Oakwood Blvd.

An ideal candidate for restoration and adaptive reuse as affordable housing.

Yet, it will continue to deteriorate until the Archdiocese requests emergency demolition.

And Chicago will get another vacant lot.

The Lowneys Chocolate Pavilion at the 1893 World’s Fair. A more perfect building to eat up some chocolate in, I cannot imagine. Chicago History Museum, ICHi-155711; John George M. Glessner, photographer

Ray Milland would warn us: Don’t look at today’s eclipse with your bare eyes.

No viable way to pay for domed stadium in Brook Park unless the Haslams pony up: Brent Larkin cleveland.com/opinion/2024/0…

The Bey Daughters today with my old bud, the great Robert Paige today at his big show at @Hyde Park Art Center. They were excited to meet him — and I am excited to have them meet him.

This should be interesting…