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Today marks the last full day of school for Chicago Public Schools. We celebrated with a school-wide picnic. Hula hoops, moonwalks, hot dogs, Dilly Bars, 86 and sunny. Everything a kid needs to kick off summer. It’s bittersweet to see the end of the school year, but next Fall will be here before we know [...]

It is simply a beautiful afternoon here in Chicago. This time of year here is so bizarre. Consider this past Tuesday when it was winter-like and in the low- to mid-40s with miserably overcast skies. It made my Chicago Architectural Outing far less fun than it could have been. But this afternoon we’re loving the [...]