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CHICAGO | General Discussions
So, I couldn't remember if we had a thread like this in the past (I think we did on SSC). Regardless, I think it's long overdue to have a new thread that's just a catch-all for everything else Chicago. I'll start by posting the recently released Chicago Michelin list and Bib Gourmand list of Restaurants. Overall, a good year for Chicago (especially with the Bib Gourmand, although we are still distinctly lacking 3 star Michelin rankings).
Michelin Chicago Guide 2014: EL Ideas, Elizabeth among winners The 2014 Chicago Michelin Guide, which lists more than 400 city and suburban restaurants, is available in bookstores today. Three Stars Alinea Two Stars Grace * Graham Elliot L2O Sixteen ** One Star Acadia Blackbird Boka EL Ideas * Elizabeth * Everest Goosefoot The Lobby * Longman & Eagle Mexique Moto Naha North Pond * Schwa Senza * Sepia Spiaggia Takashi Topolobampo Tru * New to 2014 Michelin guide ** Elevated from last year's one-star rating And Michelin's Bib Gourmand 2014 Winners by Neighborhood: Where are Chicago's Hottest Restaurants West Loop 1. Au Cheval 2. Avec 3. bellyQ 4. Girl & The Goat 5. Jaipur 6. Maude's Liquor Bar 7. Sushi Dokku 8. Paramount Room 9. The Publican Bucktown & Wicker Park 1. Ada St. 2. Antique Taco 3. Arami 4. Belly Shack 5. Cumin 6. Green Zebra 7. Mana Food Bar 8. Mott St. 9. Owen & Engine Andersonville, Edgewater & Uptown 1. Ceres' Table 2. Gather 3. Jin Thai 4. Hopleaf 5. Opart Thai House 6. Spacca Napoli Lakeview & Wrigleyville 1. ATK 2. Browntrout 3. Chilam Balam 4. Mixteco Grill 5. TAC Quick 6. Wood Humboldt Park & Logan Square 1. Fat Rice 2. Jam 3. Lula Café 4. Smoque BBQ 5. Urban Belly River North 1. Frontera Grill 2. Gilt Bar 3. GT Fish & Oyster 4. Slurping Turtle Lincoln Park & Old Town 1. Balena 2. Gemini Bistro 3. Juno 4. Riccardo Trattoria Chinatown & South Loop 1. Kurah 2. Lao Hunan 3. Lao Sze Chuan 4. Mercat a la Planxa Pilsen & University Village 1. County 2. DeCOLORES 3. Nightwood Gold Coast 1. Deca 2. Pump Room Streeterville 1. The Purple Pig Suburbs 1. Autre Monde 2. Found 3. Han 202 4. Homestyle Taste 5. Kabul House 6. Kai Zan 7. Kama Indian Bistro 8. Marion Street Cheese Market 9. Libertad 10. Yolo 11. Sol de Mexico 12. Smak-Tak 13. Sen 14. Q BBQ 15.Nabuki 16. Nana |
I love Chicago's thai dining scene. ATK, TAC Quick, Sticky Rice, Spoon... we are spoiled.
It was about time North Pond received a star. Enjoying Acadia's Lobster Roll is my favorite way to start the weekend, but Longman & Eagle is my favorite place to end the night! I highly recommend El Ideas on the Michelin list. Schwa is my target for 2014. |
^^Still haven't got to those Tai ones. I will have to make a point to try them. I also heard great things about BellyQ (spin on Korean barbeque, I understand).
I'm so glad I at least got to eat at Charlie Trotter's a few times before it's closing, and his eventual death. I'm also pretty bummed that Graham Elliot is closing, given that I think it's a superb restaurant. But what's great is that its seems there's always an influx of new restaurants that quickly rise to excellence, that we're not left wanting. We're pretty damn lucky. |
Writers Theatre to build Studio Gang-designed theater
Private donations make ambitious project in Glencoe possible http://www.trbimg.com/img-5282b007/t...g-20131112/600 'At an event scheduled for Wednesday evening at the Art Institute of Chicago, Writers Theatre of Glencoe is to announce that it has raised $22 million, enough to begin construction on a new, $28 million two-theater complex for downtown Glencoe, built from the ground up and designed by renowned Chicago architect Jeanne Gang and her Studio Gang Architects. The announcement is remarkable in several ways. A contemporary building designed with a significant nod both to the Tudor-style architecture of many North Shore homes and to the classical roots of much Writers programming, the new theater is likely to be a transformative building for the affluent community of Glencoe. It will be visible from both the Metra line and the arterial Green Bay Road and will be an economic generator for the village's sleepy downtown, perhaps at the expense of neighboring suburbs with a much longer history of involvement with the arts. The complex will be Gang's first major arts building, and thus her entry into a high-profile arena often associated with the leading likes of Frank Gehry, Peter Eisenman and Rem Koolhaas....' http://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...,701586.column More about the Writer's Theatre: http://www.writerstheatre.org/new-WT http://ad009cdnb.archdaily.net/wp-co...tre_center.jpg http://ad009cdnb.archdaily.net/wp-co..._2_-_lobby.jpg http://ad009cdnb.archdaily.net/wp-co...at_theater.jpg http://www.archdaily.com/318985/ |
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"it will be her first major arts building" :uhh: Last time I checked one of her first independent commissions was the Starlight Theater in Rockford. Also, she designed the Columbia College Film School which is also a fairly major "arts building". Part of the reason all the old school print publications like the Tribune and Sun Times are going under now is that the quality of their journalism sucks. All you need to do is read Jeanne Gang's wikipedia page to know that the above statement is patently false. |
Chicago's brewery explosion continues.
Ale Syndicate Takes To IndieGoGo To Raise Money For New Fermenters Chicago is in the midst of a five to six year run where the range of beer options has grown beyond the expectations of even the most optimistic drinkers. Chicago doesn’t need more beer yet here we are, like urchins in a London orphanage demanding more gruel, wanting even more choices fighting for our consumer dollar. Take the case of Ale Syndicate. Owners Samuel and Jesse Edwin Evans have moved from The Plant in Back of the Yards to the Green Exchange in Logan Square and have been dealing with the particular obstacles of running a brewery in Chicago. That includes capital, which they’re now trying to raise more of via an IndieGoGo campaign, for more fermenters. The Evans brothers are contract brewing at partner breweries including Galena Brewing Company in Galena, 5 Rabbit in Bedford Park, Excel Bottling in Breese and Big Chicago Brewing Company in Zion while building out their brew house, where they hope to include three 20 BBL fermenters. A single 20 BBL fermenter with freight costs around $15,000 and the brothers estimate they would need $10,000 more to afford a second fermenter. So the funding goal is $15,000 with a stretch goal of $25,000. Anything over that will go into laying the groundwork for Ale Syndicate’s barrel-aging program. http://chicagoist.com/2013/11/14/ale...o_campaign.php |
I like to highlight some choice suburban projects, not just because they are of interesting or unique design, but also because they potentially contribute to the overall development of the region, and I also feel that whether you love or hate the suburbs, they are an integral part of the success of Chicago and the entire region as a whole.
I think these two science projects help reinforce the region as a major science and technology force, the world over. Although Fermilab is currently operating as a far more scaled-back version of it's former self (thanks in large part to the Large Hadron Collider in Europe), it still has the potential for significant scientific research and discovery. Argonne's newly completed Energy Sciences Building, completed this summer I believe: Oct 23, 2013 http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2835/1...8c60e276_h.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/argonne/10610730013/ The new Illinois Accelerator Research Center at Fermilab, almost done (?) August 14, 2013 http://iarc.fnal.gov/images/facilities/20130814a.jpg http://iarc.fnal.gov/ |
Sort of an interesting list
So I despise these city list as much as anyone, but this compilation by Travel and Leisure I though was at least sort of interesting. They listed where your city ranks by by visitors and residents in a whole host of categories. If I'm reading this list right, it seems that in many categories, visitors often rank our city higher than the people who live here.
Travel and Leisure Chicago list |
Great Places to have a drink?
So I was wonder where some of you like to go when your looking for an upscale, chill place with a great mixologist to have a drink. There was two places I went to this week that I thought were fantastic. The first was Drumbar on the 18th floor of the Raffaello Hotel. Very nice environement, superb drinks, and very nice rooftop patio (the last few days were mild, so they had the roof open). The second place was Three Dots and a Dash. When I heard it was a Tiki bar, I was a bit skeptical. But honestly, it was not cheesy in the least. Relatively upscale environment, great drinks, great place to hang out with friends. I also went to Untitled, and while I think it has it's own sort of appeal, I wasn't necessarily blown away.
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I personally enjoy venturing to establishments in the neighborhoods: Tiny Lounge (Lincoln Square) The Barrelhouse Flat (Lincoln Park) Ada Street (Lincoln Park) Maria's Packaged Goods (Bridgeport) Logan Square is perfect for a cocktail lounge crawl: The Whistler (where Paul McGee from Three Dots and a Dash made his name) Scofflaw Longman & Eagle Billy Sunday However, my all-time favorite place is Bar Deville (Ukrainian Village). The place does not have a list, but Brad Bolt is a master of the craft. He is frequently featured in publications for mixology. Danny Wirtz, son of Rocky Wirtz (Blackhawks, Wirtz Beverage), lives nearby and shows up on occasion. |
Well, a bragging right is a bragging right, this of which I'm proud of, since I live in East Lakeview too. I would have posted this in the Economic thread, considering that both the parade and Market Days contribute considerable millions to the local economy, however this is still the more relevant location.
Best of Travel Out Traveler Awards 2013 63 Out Traveler Award Winner: Incomparable Gay Neighborhood 1.1.2014 By OUTTraveler Editors Privacy Policy | Send Feedback We nominated, you voted, and now we have a winner for Incomparable Gay Neighborhood. Incomparable Gay Neighborhood: BOYSTOWN (CHICAGO) Runner-up: The Mission (San Francisco) "Are you surprised? Chicago's sizeable and friendly LGBT neighborhood, referred to as "Boystown," was voted best gay neighborhood in the world, beating areas in other cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Barcelona, and Madrid. Chicago's Boystown, centered around Halsted Street, was the nation's first officially-recognized gay village in the U.S. and is the home to a large Pride celebration, as well as Market Days, an unrivaled August street party. The neighborhood has everything you could want: bars, clubs, restaurants, architecture, walkability, its own El stop, and now marriage equality (Illinois legalized same-sex unions in 2013). It also seems more welcoming than some other gayborhoods that shall remain nameless. On the horizon: a remodeling of the famous Hydrate nightclub, an LGBT-inclusive comedy festival, and a gay-themed hotel." http://www.outtraveler.com/best-trav...comparable-gay Also, the Windy City Times had a small blurb today about the Out Chicago Hotel still being 'in the works,' according to the developer. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/l...rks/45752.html |
A pretty big deal, if you ask me
Field Museum plans major exhibit of Greek antiquities
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Chicago ties NYC in number of AAA diamond rated restaurants
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Regardless, it's great to see. AAA must not be based out of New York, otherwise the list of NY restaurants would be double. I think that's one of the problems of the Beard Awards. Simply put, to win in a specific category, you have to clearly be better than the NY restaurant. Just like in baseball, tie goes to the runner (or in this case, the NY restaurant). |
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Great article on Theaster Gates in the NY Times.
Chicago's Opportunity Artist http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/22/ma...anted=all&_r=0 Gates now owns 12 properties in the vicinity of his home. Rebuild Foundation, the nonprofit he created to run Dorchester Projects, teaches video production at the nearby middle school and sewing and design for local kids. It has begun work in Omaha and St. Louis as well, transforming properties there into community-art spaces. Gates is still full time at the University of Chicago, currently as the director of Arts and Public Life, heading an arts incubator that the university opened this year in the poor black neighborhood outside its traditional western boundary. Additionally, Gates’s nonprofit and a private development company are turning a shuttered public-housing project near Dorchester Projects into a 32-unit mixed-income complex. Starting next year, it will become home both to low-income families and to emerging artists who will do the programming at its on-site art center. Richard Sciortino, one of the development company’s owners, believes that this concept of the public-housing artist colony is something that can work elsewhere, and he and Gates are already looking into converting a couple of other housing projects on the East Coast. |
from http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTall...S/Default.aspx
CTBUH Global News Chicago to Become "North America's City of Lights" Chicago, United States – January 24, 2014 Light-up Chicago, a new initiative to illuminate the city’s architectural gems, will extend tourism beyond downtown by also spotlighting neighborhoods and districts. “It will make nighttime in Chicago an experience unto itself. It will make us North America’s city of lights. People will come from far and wide to see what we’ve done and enjoy our city,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the Museum of Science and Industry. Lou Razin, president of Broadway in Chicago, wishes artists, architects, and engineers to work together and make Chicago their canvas. “It’s about creating a spectacle that winds up allowing us to be sensitive to the assets that we have, but making a pivot that takes the old guard to the vanguard. It’s not just washing a building with light. It’s about creating theater. It’s about engaging. It’s not just color. It’s three-dimensional. It’s really creating events in light,” said Razin. |
Chicago holds celebration to attract more Chinese tourists
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^ About time. I've attended many private Chinese New Year parties and always had a good time.
Hopefully in 50 years' time this will evolve into something like the ChIrish green-beer-fueled shitshow that is St Patty's Day. |
^ Yeah, the only problem is that in its inaugural year (right now) we happen to be having one of the shittiest winters of all time
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Saw a commercial today for a new primetime CNN series called "Chicagoland." It focuses on Emanuel's grip on the city, both bad and good. Should be interesting...starts sometime in march I believe.
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Have you guys heard about Jason Brown? He's a minor Sochi sensation and hails from my hometown of Highland Park. A video of his performance from the US National Championships has racked up nearly four million hits.
Here's a list of all the Chicagoland athletes competing in Sochi. Other recently-ish newsworthy Highland Park natives include the founders of the highly successful game Cards Against Humanity and late internet genius Aaron Swartz (R.I.P.). |
Also, Ke$ha and her mom were/are both in some sort of therapy/rehab at Timberline Knolls in the southern suburb of Lemont. Demi Lovato also spent time there. Had any of you guys heard about this place? I had no idea it even existed till my coworker mentioned it to me.
Relatedly, the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders is headquartered in Naperville. I was also unaware of this. |
BTW, I think this is an awesome idea for a thread. I tried to start something similar a million years ago but I never follow up with anything on here and predictably it died.
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ALSO (last one), regarding Chinese tourists: I'd love to see more Asian immigrants to Chicago. Residents of Illinois reporting Asian ancestry increased from 422,256 to 590,209 between 2000 and 2010 according to the Census but I think the number who live in Chicago proper stagnated...
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C2E2 baby!
It's gonna be at the end of April. I haven't been to it yet (or San Diego Comic Con). But I have been to the New York Comic Con, and I will say that even if your not into comics (or other parts of geek culture), these types of conventions are worthwhile experiences. You really can't find a more passionate group of fans consuming every little part of their sub-culture. I'm not huge into American comics, but I do enjoy good Anime and Manga. And I do partake in my share of gaming, so I'm sure C2E2 should be a satisfying experience. Apparently, it's only 3-4 years old, and started off small. But since it's start, its grown exponentially, and is even attracting pretty big celebs and prominent people in comics (this year Stan Lee will be there, the creator of Spider Man). And the time of year it's put on is perfect, as San Diego Comic Con is August, and NYCC is October. So C2E2 should attract people from the entire country. Here's a little recap video of last year: 2013 recap |
I remember stumbling into Barcade Brooklyn in 2006 and thinking to myself that a similar idea would be a money making machine in Chicago, especially with our rich history with companies like Stern Electronics, Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company, Midway, and Bally.
Now Chicago has five Arcade Bars that I am aware of. Logan Arcade Opens Monday: A Look Inside Article: http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140...ay-look-inside |
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's will requests son live in Chicago, New York
In the will dated October 2004, the late actor also set up a trust fund for his then only child, Cooper, and requested that he be raised in New York, Chicago or San Francisco. If that was not possible, Hoffman requested that his son visit the U.S. cities at least twice a year. "The purpose of this request is so that my son will be exposed to the culture, arts and architecture that such cities offer," the will said. Article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...,1093303.story |
Sting sings songs from his new musical at Steppenwolf benefit
STING’S NEW MUSICAL, “The Last Ship,” mounted for $14 million, will be sailing into Chicago for a month’s stay this summer en route to the world premiere on Broadway in the fall. But wait, before those two musical events happen, Sting will appear Monday, Feb. 24 at a benefit for Steppenwolf Theatre’s Artist Development fund, at the theatre’s main stage. Rock Hall of Famer Sting will converse with “The Last Ship” star, Jimmy Nail, and sing some songs from the musical. It’s about the demise of local shipbuilding in Sting and Nail’s home town in Northeast England and tells the story of a group of unemployed shipyard workers who are inspired to take back their shipyard to build one last ship, for their own pride and humanity. Article: http://www.reelchicago.com/article/s...-benefit140219 |
Shake Shack coming to Chicago. Opening in the Shops at North Bridge
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We will see some major gentrification in Pilsen during the next two years. Restaurateurs pave the way.
Bang Bang Pie Eyes Pilsen For Its Next Location Pilsen is "a neighborhood we understand" with a "cool mesh of culture" similar to Logan Square and Brooklyn, he said. http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140...-next-location Can East Garfield Park be next? The art community is already strong, but the neighborhood still lacks a strong presence of bars and restaurants. |
Anyone seen this? It was on last night at 9pm I missed it.
Any thoughts. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/201...es-cnn-tonight CNN launches documentary series 'Chicagoland' tonight ]The formula: Tight focus on protagonists and lots of conflict March 06, 2014|By David Zurawik | The Baltimore Sun CNN's heavily-promoted prime-time documentary series "Chicagoland" launches tonight at 10. |
I was surprised by the level of content on the show. The previews focused on the political battles between Rahm and the teacher's union, but the first episode touched on our rich city culture too. The episode had brief scenes of the start-up incubator 1871, Alinea, music festivals and the emerging artist Chance The Rapper performing at the Metro. Yes we have crime ridden sections of the city, which we are trying to address, but our city still has many great selling points and opportunities.
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I thought it was good, but hope to see it expand beyond the whole CTU/Karen Lewis vs. Rahm Emanuel debacle. I'm sure it will, but being the fact that it was filmed during the time that it was, I have a sense that the entire series will have overtones of that particular feud
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This may just pie in the sky but at least some are thinking about all of Illinois grads not getting accepted in state and having to go to other Big Ten schools. Could NIU do it too. The article never mentioned them.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-...51--ncaaf.html Two lawmakers want one more Big Ten school in Illinois Sam Cooper By Sam Cooper March 24, 2014 12:56 PM Dr. Saturday The Big Ten is already welcoming two new members – Maryland and Rutgers – to the conference this year. Could another school be joining the conference too? Two Illinois lawmakers hope so. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Illinois Senators Michael Connelly and Matt Murphy have introduced legislation “to study what it would take for Illinois to get one of its current public universities – like Illinois State University or Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville -- to become a Big Ten school.” The two think tough admissions standards at the University of Illinois are causing many students to continue their educations out of state. Illinois and the private Northwestern are the only two Big Ten schools in the state, and Connelly thinks being a “Big Ten school” carries a lot of weight. “’Big Ten,’ to me, means a top state school,” Connelly said. “There’s a lot of pride in that. The Big Ten has a cachet and a record of higher academic and athletic excellence. Indiana, Iowa, … they come swooping in, and they’re taking some of our really talented kids out of the state – and sometimes for good, so there’s a talent drain that is there, as well.” For ISU or SIU join the likes of Maryland and Rutgers, at least 70 percent of the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors would have to come to an agreement. Connelly thinks with the help of the state (if the bill passes), ISU or SIU could become the next Big Ten school “once their academics and athletics advance a bit.” ... |
Interesting Bit of Positive Coverage from the NYT for Once
Chicago Opera Scene Hits High Note With Loyal Audiences
MARCH 24, 2014, 6:29 P.M. E.D.T. CHICAGO — The plot summary of U.S. opera in recent years has unfolded like the last act of a Verdi tragedy: New York City Opera, dead; Opera Boston, dead; San Diego Opera, on its final aria. The Chicago opera scene, however, is all up tempo. The nation's third most populous city has not only preserved its devotion to opera, it has expanded it, despite hard times for the art form elsewhere. Opera experts credit creative programming, solid philanthropic help and a loyal, enthusiastic audience. "The Chicago opera scene has been unusually vibrant," said F. Paul Driscoll, editor of Opera News magazine, who compared the enthusiasm at Lyric Opera performances to the excitement at sporting events. "Chicago has a huge appetite for music." Nationally, 2.1 percent of the U.S. population attended an opera performance in 2012, down from 3.2 percent in 2002, according to the National Endowment for the Arts. New York City Opera went bankrupt last year. San Diego Opera announced it would close after the current season finishes in April. New York's famed Metropolitan Opera, the nation's largest, reported a budget shortfall.In contrast, ticket sales for Chicago's Lyric are up 15 percent for fiscal year 2013, a 14-month period which ended June 30, 2013. It no longer sells out the season on subscriptions, as it did in the 1990s, but at 72 percent of ticket sales it still has the biggest subscriber base of any U.S. company, according to Opera America, a national opera service organization. The smaller Chicago Opera Theater (COT), known for out-of-the-box productions like Duke Ellington's "Queenie Pie," last year saw a 20 percent jump in subscribers, said general director Andreas Mitisek. New companies have sprung up as well. Haymarket Opera Company specializes in the Baroque era, and South Shore Opera Company has done shows using African-American casts, including William Grant Still's "Troubled Island." "There's a hunger for all these different things," said Mitisek, who also directs California's Long Beach Opera. REELING THEM IN What's going right in Chicago? One factor is an active, experimental local theater scene, Mitisek said. So COT can find an audience for shows like Ricky Ian Gordon's "Orpheus and Eurydice," staged last year at public swimming pools, used as staging for the mythical River Styx. Northwestern, Roosevelt and DePaul universities all have vocal programs that feed area companies with fresh talent. And Chicago's generous philanthropic community helps offset the rising costs of mounting an operatic production, according to opera experts... More here: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/...f=reuters&_r=0 Just another benefit of the broad based, neighborhood, orientation of our city. The strength of Chicago lies in the neighborhoods. Our local theater troops, universities spread throughout our neighborhoods, and various other cultural nodes spread across the city provide a surprisingly strong base for our large scale cultural institutions downtown just as the neighborhood building stock provides a strong base for our booming core and skyline. This is good to hear because Opera is something I don't follow very closely, but it's good to know the scene is thriving here while it is struggling even in places like NYC. |
Chicagoland seems to be the Liz Dozier show lately. Most of the episodes revolve around her, and not Rahm as I thought at first. They seem to be showing that these kids in Roseland can only rise up out of poverty through her seemingly limitless connections to the elite of Chicago. I struggling with that message. I mean there was this one guy that must have been a very recent high school graduate that was getting out of prison. She tried all she could to give him lots of opportunities, and then he doesn't even make an effort to improve himself. Then when she ask him why, he can't even come up with a decent excuse. And a few weeks later winds up right back in jail. Some of these people have to figure out how to help themselves. You can't just keep piling money into these schools and expect things to change. The Chicago Public schools that they show have much better facilities and technologies than I ever had, and I went to the best school in our county. I was still using Apple II's in the late 90's.
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^ teachers and principals can't do it all by themselves. the biggest indicator for the academic success of a student is the level to which that student's parents are involved in their education. unfortunately, in many of chicago's predominately african american neighborhoods, there is a culture present that doesn't place a high value on education. and parents who do not value education have children who do not value education and so forth and so on. it's a vicious cycle. the teachers and principals who dedicate themselves to educating the children who come from this culture where education is not valued have a herculean, some might even say impossible, task ahead of them.
changing that culture is not easy. in fact it's one of the toughest challenges our city, indeed even our entire nation, faces. but just because something is difficult, that doesn't mean we should just throw in the towel and give up. there are few people that i respect more than the courageous heroes, like liz dozier, who commit themselves to making every attempt available to get children from these struggling communities educated so that some of them might beat the odds and avoid becoming another statistic. not every single student can and will be saved from the culture of social dysfunction that surrounds them (poverty, violence, gangs, drugs, crime, etc.) but graduation rates in CPS are better than they were 2 decades ago, and they continue creeping upwards. that's at least a start. that's at least a reason to not give up. improvement is possible, even if the progress is slow. |
Updated trailer on the new video game "Watch Dogs", scheduled to be released this May for PC/Xbox/PS. Shows a lot of the rendered city in this video, which granted is not 100% accurate, but there are plenty of landmarks and much of the skyline is shown correctly. This game has a TON of hype, with lots of positive press. Hopefully it proves popular when it goes on sale. It'll be like a massive free ad for the city.
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^. Now that is what I call significant economic news. Sorry, but I hardly find it post-worthy in this thread that Chicago is being featured in some video game.
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And as if all that weren't enough, Sony and Columbia Pictures have already started pre-production on the Watch Dogs movie (before the game has even been released!), which will almost certainly be filmed in Chicago: http://variety.com/2013/film/news/ub...cy-1200582494/ You don't have to be a gamer to find that "post worthy" :) |
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^. I did watch the trailer and it does look awesome. I guess any exposure like this is good exposure. But it's anyone's guess how much impact it will have
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Right now those universities are not operating at the level of UIUC or Indiana or OSU, and conference membership won't do dick about that. I also think it's foolish to try and stop brain drain... smart, talented Americans have always left their hometowns and home states and moved on to bigger/better things. Doesn't matter how nice the hometown is or what jobs are available. If you don't want to be shrinking, you need to be growing... attracting outsiders to come in, through domestic migration or immigration, is the answer. Retaining your best and brightest native sons just isn't possible, period. |
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