Tag: chicago

• “Chicago, Chicago, That Todd’ling Town”

  Stef and Stan in the Second City, Part 4 August 27, 2026 At long last, today was the day to get our Frank Lloyd Wright “fix.” After breakfast, we headed out to the suburb of Oak Park, where it all began. Oak Park was where well-heeled Chicagoans fled after the Great Fire of 1871, ostensibly…

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  August 28, 2026

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  architecture, art, chicago, history, travel

• “Chicago, Chicago, That Todd’ling Town”

  Stef and Stan in the Second City, Part 2 August 25, 2026 Today was our day for Chicago neighborhoods. First, off to the North Side to see Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. The field opened in 1914 as the home of the Chicago Whales (?), a team that lasted only one season. Their…

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  August 26, 2026

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  barack-obama, chicago, donald-trump, michelle-obama, politics

• “Chicago, Chicago, That Todd’ling Town”

  Stef and Stan in the Second City August 24, 2026 Let’s get this over with: Here is the usual hommage in my intro blog post, this time to Fred Fisher, who composed the above-referenced tune in 1922. And to the performer, Frank Sinatra, who made it famous in 1958. Apologies to my subscribers under the…

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  August 25, 2026

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  art, chicago, history, painting, travel