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The Chicago Architecture Center prides itself on excellence. So it’s no surprise to learn that 2017 docent Tom Stelmack , O.D. and FAAO, has been recognized by the American Academy of…

Hello docents one and all (and volunteers and staff who may also be reading this),  Just a short catch-up for this month. I want you all to have plenty of…

“We celebrate the past to awaken the future.” -John F. Kennedy Happy holidays to everyone as we celebrate the wrap-up of our first full year in our new CAC home.…

Three south loop buildings have been converted into institutions of higher learning from their original names and original purposes. Can you identify them by their original name, their original architect,…

Debra Campbell, 2011 Wow! The River Cruise is an absolute must for locals and tourists! Have lived in Chicagoland all my life and found Debra C. (Volunteer Docent) a WEALTH…

By Brent Hoffman, Class of 2004 “Chicago was built by great risk takers, rule breakers, rogues, and rascals,” said Kathy Baker. “And they often overlap.” She tells stories that relate…

By Lisa Ciota, Education Guide “Chicago is part of the traditional homelands of the Council of the Three Fires: the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi nations. Many other tribes—such as the…

It was good to see so many of you at our Annual Meeting – now popularly known as All Docent Day – held on Saturday, November 2nd.  Presentations by Paris…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 It was a year of challenge and discovery, and now there is no going back to so-called normal. That was the message from Lynn…

“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.” -Irv Kupcinet It’s an appropriate time to quote Kup as we Chicagoans need a dose of optimism…