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04/03/2024

03/23/2024

Welcoming spring in Chicago as the tulips bloom! The famed Michigan Avenue tulips are rumored to start a little earlier than normal this year, thanks to a mild winter. Keep your eye out for colorful blooms during your spring escape.

03/18/2024

Hope everyone had a fun St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀

03/18/2024

The Vernal Equinox is tomorrow.
It's Chicagohenge time, Spring's version.

01/14/2024

Love Chicago! Love Barry Butler Photography!

Sunday Chiberia Shiver. This morning in Chicago and minus-3 F at Chicago Harbor Lighthouse.

01/09/2024

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📸: Jay Allen

12/15/2023

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Google intends to bring the Thompson Center’s design into the 21st century “while maintaining its iconic form,” the company said.

11/24/2023

✅ Chicago Architecture Fans, give yourself one point if you've...

11/16/2023

11/14/2023

Located on Peninsula Hotel's large terrace overlooking Michigan Ave, Sky Rink offers one of the most unique skating experiences in Chicago.

10/31/2023

I call it the Baby Bridge. The Columbus Drive turns 41 years old today. The youngest of all the Chicago loop bridges along the River. Image from this past weekend.

10/29/2023

So Long To Summer On Saturday. This morning's bridge lifts along the Chicago River.

10/25/2023

HEADS UP! At 9:30 a.m. (CT) TODAY, a total of 27 bridges will be lifted in succession from DuSable Lake Shore Drive to Ashland Avenue Bridge on South Branch of Chicago River.

During these “boat runs,” the bridges are raised sequentially for approx 8-12 min each.

10/24/2023

Autumn colors, rainbow over the fountain and warm temps for Tuesday in late October. Priceless in Chicago today.

10/12/2023

Saying So Long Summer. Chicago River Bridge Raising on Throwback Thursday, 2019.

10/03/2023

2 MIN READ – Chicago has been named the Best Big City in the U.S. for the seventh straight year by Condé Nast Traveler through their annual Readers’ Choice Awards. This award, which is voted on by Condé Nast Traveler readers, has been bestowed on Chicago every year since 2017 and is a momentou...

09/05/2023

Taste of Chicago 2023 features 35 food vendors, 15 food trucks and live music from Slick Rick, Whitney and Lupita Infante.

09/04/2023

In a study which ranked the best holiday destinations for architecture lovers, Chicago ranked top 10 in the world and 1st in North America.

09/01/2023

Tomorrow is the last fireworks show at Navy Pier for the year.

08/18/2023

It looks like a spaceship just crash landed in Millennium Park…

I took this shot on my phone through a gap between two sections of fence. At just the right angle and height, it appeared as if The Bean was sitting in an impact crater surrounding by a rim of impact ejecta.

Clearly, the project to renovate the plaza around Cloud Gate has officially started. According to the City of Chicago, "construction on Grainger Plaza surrounding Cloud Gate (aka “The Bean”) in Millennium Park will continue through the spring of 2024. During this time, public access and views of Cloud Gate will be limited. This necessary maintenance by the City of Chicago will replace pavers and make other repairs and accessibility upgrades to the Plaza".

04/14/2023

The first 2023 season of Art on the MART begins tonight!

If you didn't know, it's the largest permanent digital art projection in the world, projecting onto THE MART's 2.5-acre facade.

👇 Projection times through the year 👇
April 14 - June 7: 8:30-9:30pm
June 8 - September 13: 9-10pm
September 14 - December 30: 7:30-8:30pm

📸 : via IG

04/14/2023

The spring tradition starts this Saturday, raising the bridges on the Chicago River and often signaling the beginning of warmer weather.

01/21/2023

This is this morning. This is our January 2023.