Tag: Chicago

On Sunday, October 8, tens of thousands of runners hit the streets of the Windy City to compete in the 2023 Chicago Marathon. You may have heard about it. A young runner from Kenya, Kelvin Kiptum, set a new world record. So it’s kind of a big deal. But how does this year’s Chi...

In the heart of the Windy City, a fervent sense of anticipation has enveloped Chicago as fans of the iconic Chicago Bears eagerly await what they believe will be the team’s triumphant journey to Super Bowl glory by 2025. The franchise, with a rich history dating back to its establishment in 19...

Victory formation down 17 truly epitomizes everything we’ve come to learn about Matt Eberflus’ Chicago Bears. In Eberflus’ introductory press conference in January 2021, he warned Bears players to “get [their] track shoes”. His HITS Principle stands for hustle, inten...

My perspective on walking has been transformed through the many walks I’ve taken in Chicago these past few weeks. As a woman and a person of color, my parents always advised me to never walk alone or late at night. Wandering alone in the city was a new experience for me that I wasn’t pre...

Cassopolis is where I lived before coming to Chicago. Cassopolis is a rural Michigan town that has a population of about 1,700 and is so small it is considered a village. Moving from Cassopolis to Chicago was a huge change. When I moved into Ozanam Hall, I knew that I had fallen in love with my new ...

Here is your weekend guide to the vibrant city of Chicago, known for its iconic skyline and lively atmosphere. It assures a diverse range of experiences for both locals and visitors. From cultural explorations to culinary adventures, and architectural wonders to waterfront delights, the guide offers...

A couple of months ago I met up with a friend at a conference in Chicago. For me, it’s an hour or so train ride and I hadn’t seen him in a few years. He was busy working for most of the time so I spent some time wandering the exhibits. It was too nice to stay inside though so I ventur...

The Modern Language Association, or MLA, the format is a method of citing sources while writing a paper. English composition as well as other communication subjects, often require the use of this format for research papers. The Modern Language Association produces The Handbook for Writers of...

The whining and wailing of communities in Chicago has not stopped. In a heart-warming demonstration, where citizens acted totally flabbergasted, they appealed to Walmart’s honour not to close those lifelines for their communities. Some speakers openly claimed that Walmart’...

I’ve now had the same conversation with two different people in the course of a week — the same conversation that I seem to have once every couple of months — the “Chicago winter isn’t going to kill you” conversation with someone who has just moved here from warme...

I should have titled this “Shouting Into the Wind” but I decided on a more grabby title. Besides, shouting into the wind (the information hurricane known as the Internet) isn’t as futile as it’s made out to be. If anyone hears your shouts, they know someone is shouting about ...

In 1896, the German Lutheran churches of Chicago published Geschichte der Gründung und Ausbreitung der zur Synode von Missouri, Ohio und Andern Staaten gehörenden Evangelisch-Lutherischen Gemeinden U. A. C. zu Chicago, Illinois, a history of their growth in the city beginning wit...

Last night we saw a wonderful performance of The Lehman Trilogy performed by Timeline Theatre here in Chicago. The play (originally written in Italian by Stefano Massini) tells the story of the Lehman brothers’ rise and fall, but it’s also the history of banking, investment, and finance ...

The most user-friendly layer of Chicago’s underground is the Pedway System. The term “Pedway” is a conjunction word formed from “pedestrian way.” A busy city like Chicago is always looking for ways to drop syllables for efficiency! Functionally, the Pedway is a colle...

Cody Bellinger hit .307 with 26 homeruns and 97 RBIs. He looked a lot like his former MVP self during his first three years with the Dodgers. With Bellinger’s one-year deal with the Cubs worth $17.5 million coming to a close, Bellinger is in line for a major payday. There is a mutual o...

The two metropolises, that are Chicago and Los Angeles, found themselves confronted in a singularly sharp way with social and economic changes that affected the Western world at specific times in history, namely the industrialization of the 20th century and the globalization of the 21st century. Th...

In my first article, I tempted you with the prospect that nature and landscape photography opportunities exist and are possibly even a reason to visit the Chicagoland area. Well, did you know that millions of birds fly through this area every spring and fall? And that hundreds of species o...

In my first article, I tempted you with the prospect that nature and landscape photography opportunities exist and are possibly even a reason to visit the Chicagoland area. Well, did you know that millions of birds fly through this area every spring and fall? And that hundreds of species o...

Another tale of life on the road, albeit a short one this time, was still a dramatic experience. One of a trucker's worst nightmares is trying to make a delivery in a major city on a Friday afternoon. Being in Chicago, the problem is compounded. The reason that time of the week is dreaded ...

Around here we say things like, “in my neighborhood, it sounds like they’ve been celebrating the 4th of July for months.” Get it? No? In Chicago, we hope that those distant BANGS! and POPS! are fireworks and not fire arms — even though we hear them year ro...