Kudos, August 2023
Jim Bartholomew 2008 or Jim Javorcic 1999 River Cruise, July 2023 Jim was a fantastic tour guide. Learned so much from him and had a lovely cruise! Thank you, Jim!!!!…
2023 Docent Council, Committee Chairs, and Meetings Schedule
Our recent survey showed that docents would like easily accessible information on the identity of Docent Council members and Standing Committee chairs. They are also interested in the dates of…
What Is The City But Its People? My Block, My Hood, My City’s Downtown Day
by Lisa Ciota, Docent Class of 2020, Education Guide “What is the city but its people?” is a question posed in Shakespeare’s 1608 tragedy, Coriolanus, about an ancient Roman general…
The Underground Railroad in Canada
by Mary Jo Hoag Class of 2009 On some CAC tours we discuss the Underground Railroad. This “railroad” was a system in place before the Civil War that helped escaping…
Saving the Loop ‘L’
by Steve Redfield, Class of 2019 CAC’s “Elevated Architecture: Downtown ‘L’ Train” tour gives guests a unique opportunity to participate in Chicago’s transportation past, traveling around the Loop that opened…
Survey Says…
By Lisa Ciota, Class of 2020, Education Guide First, a great big “THANK YOU” goes out to the Docent and Volunteer community for participating in the June 2023 Bridge User…
Ross Wirth, Docent Council President
President’s Message, August, 2023
Swifties and Nascar and Lolla – oh my! A lot is going on in the streets of Chicago! I hope everyone has been enjoying tours on the streets and the…
Call for Docent Council Candidates and Docent-at-Large
Calling all docents who are interested in serving CAC beyond giving tours! This November, the docent body will elect its representatives to the Docent Council. The Election Committee is seeking…
Two Tours Seeking New Docents
A couple of recent docent retirements have created openings on two neighborhood tours. We are doing this off-schedule recruiting so they can maintain the minimum required number of docents and…
Marcia Ross, 1994 – Life Long Learner
By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “In the 1980s, I’d taken a tour offered by the Archicenter, as CAC’s predecessor was then called,” Marcia explained. “I immediately knew that this…
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