This is an International Competition? Chicago issues Bid Documents for proposals to create "North America's City of Lights"

click images for larger view It was last January that  Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced his idea to boost tourism by turning Chicago through an...

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Of $300 million pork barrel Roller Coasters and the Sweet Scent of Chocolate in the Chicago Air - why newspapers still matter

click images for larger view The prognosis for newspapers, especially in Chicago, is deeply problematic.  The Sun-Times continues to throw p...

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In the Age of the Supply Chain, is there any room for Gratitude? John H. White at Chicago Sun-Times Rally

Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer John H. White usually achieves eloquence, not through words, but through the images he captures through...

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Pics from This Morning's Rally for Chicago Sun-Times Photograpers

click images for larger view Images of this morning's rally in support of photographers whose entire department was eliminated by the Ch...

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Apotheosis of the Skyscraper: The Rise of Mies van der Rohe's IBM Building

click images for larger view Destroy them.  Destroy them all. Do you think glass box skyscrapers are the devil's spawn?  Do you just wan...

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