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Jim Bartholomew 2008 Fantastic and educational River Cruise tour! A MUST when visiting Chicago. If you’ll do one thing in Chicago, this is it. Jim was a great and nerdy…

By Ron Becker, Class of 2019 Here are the answers to  the quiz. How did you do? . 1 - First National Bank Clock in Exelon (Chase)Plaza The clock is…

By Nancy Schwab, Class of 2011 Memory Lane: CAC Docent Trips 2014 - 2019 . I hope you enjoy these photos from the docent trips we went on in the…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 She comes to the interview right from working on the newest CAC exhibit, City in a Snow Globe. It’s a holiday installation, another way…

Dear Docents, Each month, as I sit down to pen this letter, I reflect on the important things that are happening in the docent community.  There are so many choices…

By Brent Hoffmann, 2005 Kelly Manteck’s occupation tracks well with CAC’s mission “to inspire people to discover why design matters.”  In Kelly’s words, “my photographic eye shows, in my photography,…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 My husband and I experienced a week-long exploration of the Hudson River Valley. It was a fun trip – lots of architecture, lots of…

By Burt Michaels, Class of  2019 A four-city trip to Europe, but no time to plan— we’ll just find great tours like those at CAC. Right? Amsterdam was our first…

By Chris Pausch,  Steve Redfield, and Matt Sheffer, all from the Class of 2019 CAC’s “Elevated Architecture: Downtown ‘L’ Train” tour gives guests a unique opportunity to participate in Chicago’s…

By Ron Becker, Class of 2019 Can you identify the location of these twelve outdoor clocks (one for each hour) in and around Chicago's Loop? .        …