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CBS News: America at 250: How Chicago’s Architectural Innovation Helped Shape The Nation’s Future

"Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders...

WBEZ Chicago: When freedom was fragile: How Quinn Chapel AME put its faith in action

"By the 1840s, Chicago’s Black population inched towards 140 people as free Blacks flocked to the city to steer clear of slavery throughout the...

Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Memorial Monument Design Competition Call For Entries

b"Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Monument Memorial: a design competition based on the site of the Gertrude Lempp Kerbis plot in Graceland Cemetery."Competition Objective: What would...

CBS News: America at 250: How Chicago’s Architectural Innovation Helped Shape The Nation’s Future

"Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders...

Chicago Tribune: Built on the ‘Big Shoulders’ of Chicago, Many Historic Buildings Carry on Legacy by Serving as Hotels

"In Carl Sandburg’s famous 1914 poem 'Chicago,' he praised the Windy City for its hardworking 'Big Shoulders.' He might also have lauded the city’s...

Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Memorial Monument Design Competition Call For Entries

b"Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Monument Memorial: a design competition based on the site of the Gertrude Lempp Kerbis plot in Graceland Cemetery."Competition Objective: What would...

HERITAGE TOURISM: Chicago Voted Best Big City in the U.S. 9th Year in a Row!

"#1 Chicago - It's no wonder Chicago tops this list yet again. A world-class destination known for its impressive architecture, first-rate museums, brilliant chefs,...

Chicago Tribune: Developers are Transforming Former Churches into Unique Housing: St. Boniface Church (Chicago 7 2003 and 2009)

"If a Chicagoan ever considered living in a church, it might evoke images of bell towers, or living in a cathedral like Quasimodo did...

Chicago Tribune: Holy Name Cathedral Celebrates its 150th Anniversary on November 23, 2025

Holy Name Cathedral at 735 N. State St. celebrates its 150th anniversary this month. The Gothic-style sanctuary is the central place of worship in...

Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Memorial Monument Design Competition Call For Entries

b"Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Monument Memorial: a design competition based on the site of the Gertrude Lempp Kerbis plot in Graceland Cemetery."Competition Objective: What would...