Saving the Loop ‘L’
by Steve Redfield, Class of 2019 CAC’s “Elevated Architecture: Downtown ‘L’ Train” tour gives guests a unique opportunity to participate in Chicago’s transportation past, traveling around the Loop that opened…
2024 Docent Class Application Now Open!
Do you know someone who would make a great docent? Are you a volunteer interested in applying for the docent program? It's that time of year... We are now accepting…
Enrichment/Continuing Education Program at Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) works to protect the water environment, mitigating flooding, managing waterway elevations, and keeping operations moving at its 7 sites. MWRD has 109 miles of…
Survey Says…
By Lisa Ciota, Class of 2020, Education Guide First, a great big “THANK YOU” goes out to the Docent and Volunteer community for participating in the June 2023 Bridge User…
Ross Wirth, Docent Council President
President’s Message, August, 2023
Swifties and Nascar and Lolla – oh my! A lot is going on in the streets of Chicago! I hope everyone has been enjoying tours on the streets and the…
October VolunteerMatters Sign-Up to Open Saturday, August 5th at 9:30am
October signups will be available by 9:30 am this Saturday, August 5th. A friendly reminder that opening the shifts is a manual process. If a certain calendar is not open,…
Call for Docent Council Candidates and Docent-at-Large
Calling all docents who are interested in serving CAC beyond giving tours! This November, the docent body will elect its representatives to the Docent Council. The Election Committee is seeking…
Two Tours Seeking New Docents
A couple of recent docent retirements have created openings on two neighborhood tours. We are doing this off-schedule recruiting so they can maintain the minimum required number of docents and…
Marcia Ross, 1994 – Life Long Learner
By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “In the 1980s, I’d taken a tour offered by the Archicenter, as CAC’s predecessor was then called,” Marcia explained. “I immediately knew that this…
Looking Local: Austin, Chicago
In response to many requests, the Enrichment Committee is offering a docent-led tour for CAC volunteers only of the Austin neighborhood. Explore the architectural gems of Austin, a former “railroad…
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