Features Archive

By Ron Becker, Class of 2019 In the spring of 1893, a ship sailed from England with a cargo of lions, tigers, panthers, bears, boarhounds,… Read More

Henry C. Trost By Marcia Ross, Class of 1994 Henry Charles Trost (1860 – 1933) was born in Toledo, Ohio, where he attended art school… Read More

Former IBM employee??? River Cruise, May 2024 Amazing experience due to the best docent ever! I’ve taken different Chicago architectural cruises on different boats for… Read More

This month’s Short Tales recounts two docent experiences with celebrities, a tour during the last restoration of the Louis Pierre Rigal mural ceiling in the… Read More

By Brent Hoffman, Class of 2005 “It’s really the kids who make the tour, so it’s always great when they really get into it,” said… Read More

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2008 Until the 21st century, no one was walking or running along the banks of the Chicago River, much less… Read More

On top of the world!  That’s what our recent visit to Willis Tower felt like.  In celebration of National Volunteer Week, the Willis Tower hosted… Read More

By Brent Hoffman, Class of 2005 Joseph Fujikawa May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.  It celebrates the contributions that generations… Read More

Mark Campbell 2023, Mark Lenhart 2023, or Mark Purdome 2019 River Cruise, April 2024 This was a great boat tour. Mark the tour guide was great.… Read More

Kelly Manteck, Class of 2020, showing off her new Chicago Notecard collection! Remember the pleasure of receiving a handwritten note? Not an email or text,… Read More