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Cynthia Bates, 2016 I've taken other boat cruises but I would recommend this one because our docent Cynthia gave the passengers a wonderful history of Chicago architecture and a detailed description of…

By Lisa Ciota, Education Guide and Exhibit Host All photos by the author What makes a place memorable? What brings a place alive? It’s the engagement (or dance) of people,…

By Bill Coffin, Class of 2004 Inside the Chicago Motor Club Building, on John Warner Norton’s 1928 mural United States Map, the name of Pennsylvania’s Steel City was misspelled as…

Hello everyone: By the time you read this, we will only be one week away from Open House Chicago -- and it is never too late to volunteer. We have more…

By Jill Tanz, Class of 2003 When Tom Carmichael and I worked on the route for the new Icons tour, he suggested we include a stop at a monument that…

“We’re so complex; we’re mysteries to ourselves; we’re difficult to each other.  And then storytelling reminds us we’re all the same.” -Brad Pitt Quoting Brad Pitt was not one my…

Chicago is a great sports town. We not only have we had great players, but also great journalists, both print and TV, who have extolled the greatness of these athletes.…

By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “Basically, a dam is a barrier that contains water,” explains 26-year docent Kevin Griebenow, who jokingly refers to himself as “just a dam civil…

Kathy Baker, 2016 This River Cruise is one of the best touristy things I've ever done in any location. Kathy was a fantastic guide and I loved learning about the…

By Kevin Griebenow, P.E., Class of 1993, Education Guide If you were among the CAC volunteers who attended the recent tour of the SOM wind tunnel, you might have left…