Features

by Ron Becker, Class of 2019 When the bridges start going up, we know it is the start of the boating season. The Chicago Park District manages 10 harbors across…

by Mary Jo Hoag, Class of 2007 Columbia College (CC) is Chicago architecture’s friend!  Since the 1970s, CC purchased, rehabilitated, and re-purposed several historic South Loop buildings that would surely…

Barbara Weiner, 2011 Historic Treasures, March 2023 A brilliant tour led by Barbara. I learnt so much about buildings I had walked by. Would highly recommend it.  Patricia N Alice Daniele…

By Burt Michaels, Class of 2019 “The single greatest work of 21st century American architecture,” asserted the Dallas Morning News architecture critic. “The most successful memorial design since the 1982…

Hi, fellow docents, The Wolcott College Prep School, formerly the Union League Boys/Girls Club building, will be a stop on CAC’s May 20 bus tour of Adapted Schools. Wheeler Kearns…

by Ross Wirth, Class of 2019 True to form Chicago Spring has sprung, a weekend of 80 degree days followed by a snowy Monday.  We are getting to that coveted…

by Emily Clott, class of 2012 Occasionally, volunteering as a CAC Docent, Exhibit Host, or Education Guide feels like a thankless task. Traveling to the Center to give a tour…

 Contributed by the Photography Features Group. Get to know us - see below. Chicago Interiors Hello and welcome to our second year of the Photography Features! 2022 was fantastic and…

By Brent Hoffmann, 2005 “I admired CAC docents for years,” Mark said.  “As I contemplated retirement, becoming a docent was high on my priority list. The role of a docent…

by Michael Weiland, Docent class of 1984 As an “outer suburbanite,” now working full-time at home, I almost always depend on my automobile to take me to CAC. Here is…