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Golf Mill Mall: Transformations in Niles, IL
Golf Mill Mall, or Golf Mill Shopping Center, opened on October 13, 1960, in Niles, Illinois. The mall’s design featured a distinct “mill” theme with ponds, bridges, and a functioning waterwheel. The architecture included an office tower, designed by Edo Belli, resembling the top of a golf ball, which became an iconic landmark.
Take a tour of one of Chicago’s oldest houses
CHICAGO — The Clarke-Ford house claims to be Chicago’s oldest, built in 1836. It’s now a museum. The Noble-Seymour-Crippen house also claims that title, but Norwood Park wasn’t technically in Chicago when it was built in 1833. It is now the Norwood Park Historical society. The...
The Best Free Museum Days in Chicago
In our hyperconnected world, it can sometimes be easy to overlook the museums that stand among us. They are quiet and stout amid what is fleeting and loud. But now, perhaps more than ever, it’s worth planning a visit. They contain our shared history, lessons from the past that can inform the future, not to mention works of remarkable and staggering beauty. Chicago happens to have some of the greatest museums in the country. What’s more, on certain days, they are absolutely free. Here are 11 you should mark on your calendars this season.
Jennifer Hudson surprises fans at Common's concert for Millennium Park 20th anniversary celebration
Millennium Park is still being celebrated this weekend as the can't miss attraction in Chicago turned 20 years old this week.The city continued its four-day celebration on Saturday, with Chicago music artist Common performing a concert with the Grant Park Orchestra.Jennifer Hudson also made a surprise appearance, delighting fans in the packed crowd.The concert started at 7:30 p.m. at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Most reserved spots appeared to be sold out ahead of the show.Lawn seating for the concert was free, and many fans had lined up to get into the venue well before the show got underway. The event...
Visiting the Home Alone House in the Chicago Burbs
“This is my house and I have to defend it.” Keep the change ya filthy animal.” “There are 15 people and this house and you are the only one to make trouble.” “Guys I’m eating junk and watching rubbish – better come out and stop me.” If the Christmas classic, Home Alone immediately springs to mind, then you have probably made the McCallister family part of your holiday movie tradition since the early 90’s.
John Dillinger saw his last movie at the Biograph Theater 90 years ago
For years, sightseeing buses have paused at an alley next to the Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue. Compared to other stops, there is not much to see. Passengers might wonder where they are and why. “Look, at the mouth of the alley,” their driver/guide announces. “That’s where John Dillinger was killed on July 22, 1934. He and a pair of lady friends had just seen the movie ‘Manhattan ...
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