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Docent Ellen Shubart (Class of 2006) will appear on the WGN-TV Morning News at 9 am on Dec. 26 (the day after Christmas), to discuss her recently published book "Secret…

Mark Campbell 2023, Mark Lenhart 2023, or Mark Purdome 2019 River Cruise October 2023 Our cousins were in town so we took them on a Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise,…

By Brent Hoffmann, class of 2005 You may not have met him, as he’s fairly new--a Bovine, class of 2019. But you’ve likely read one of Burt’s articles -- replete…

by Ron Becker, Class of 2019 If Chicago is determined that it had lived up to its motto, Urbs in Horto, during its first century, much of the credit is…

By Jill Carlson, Class of  2013 This is a summary of the December 2023 Docent Council hybrid meeting. The full minutes will be on The Bridge next week. STAFF UPDATES…

Seldom has a post on The Bridge engendered the level of enthusiasm that 2023 Docent John Slivka's song "Urbs in Horto" created. You could even say that John is the…

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles   It has been a busy time for docents and the CAC!  With Thanksgiving comes the end of River Cruise season – a hearty thank-you to all…

By Bill Page, Class of 2001 Photos by the author unless noted Recently my wife and I visited Milan, Italy, home of La Scala, high fashion, and, as we discovered,…

by Ron Becker, Class of 2019 This year marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Harry Weese; he died on October 29, 1998. As docents Steve Redfield, Matt Sheffer,…

by Tom Carmichael, class of 2007  and Jill Tanz, class of 2003 On first encounter, the Heald Square Monument presents more questions than answers. Where is Heald Square? Who are…