Author: Leslie

By Claudia Winkler, Class of 2007 Recently docents had the great pleasure of hearing Leslie Ventsch, Design Director at Gensler, talk about his work on the Old Post Office –…

Greetings fellow volunteers, We are in the homestretch of the Summer of 2017! It has been a very busy season in the shop and the atrium, and August shows no…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 Have you had a young woman on your tours – you know, the one who is eager to learn, listens carefully, and is a…

By Sylvia Dunbeck, Class of 1987 Graceland docents have many opportunities to learn more about their favorite cemetery, but usually we have our lectures onsite. This time, however, we went…

Dear docents, While we await updates on CAF’s new location, I wanted to use this opportunity to convey some information that everyone should know, now. I hope it will answer…

By Bill Coffin, Class of 2004 Tour Director, Art Deco Skyscrapers: Downtown and Art Deco Skyscrapers: Riverfront How did a largely forgotten safe deposit company come to own the Chicago…

Mari-Pat Boughner, 2004 Hello. The Group Sales Department got a call this week to compliment Mari-Pat Boughner on her River Cruise. This was a group of librarians in town for…

By Leslie Clark Lewis, Class of 2009 If you missed it, click here to see WGN’s Ana Belaval interview our own Lance Friedman, 2012, and Chicago’s First Lady Captain Tom,…

By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “The best advice I ever got about leading a tour came from Ralph Johnson,” said docent Constance Rajala. Johnson, designer of the Boeing Building,…

By Barbara Puechler, Class of 2005 202 and 220 South State Street have new owners. The price tag? Reports are that the agreed price is $10.38 million with an expected summer…