chicago snow..

can anyone post any pics of chicago with snow from today or so... i heard it was snowing there today.>

chicago snow..

can anyone post any pics of chicago with snow from today or so... i heard it was snowing there today.>

Chgo: outshot by NY, SF

Chicago better load up, guys. We've been extremely out shot by New York and San Francisco. Two recent threads on this board have included: a highly detailed overhead shot of San Francisco's downtown that includes areas eastward to the bay and north to Telegraph Hill and the north waterfront. one, singular picture for which I have seen no peer. zooming in on this tremdenously large stretch of sumptuous real estate, you can actually pick out the most minute of details. a series of panoramic pix of the Manhattan skylines (midtown and downtown), also in enormous detail, although these taken at more ground level. one pic was extraordinary in its contrast: a close in view of low-scale, single-house oriented suburban NJ on the banks high above the Hudson, with both the midtown and downtown skylines across the river and a sweep that even included Jersey City's evolving skyline to the south. I've seen fantastic pictures of Chicago here, but none that gave either of the orientations: bird's eye straight down or dramatic/detailed sweep from end to end. Does anyone know if pix of this nature and quality have been taken of our town?>

Hey Daley, listen up!

If you could make 1 statement to Mayor Daley, what would it be? It could be a question, a request, a commentary, a gestalt, a dirty joke, your pathetic life story, an angry rant, or whatever you want. What would you say?>

2007 Festival of FUGLY ARCHITECTURE

Sundance inspired...feel free to nominate any "new releases" for Chicago. >

Old Chicago

Here's some old pics of Chicago to start out this thread. Hopefully people can dig up some classic pics! Courtesy of the CHS: >

Yet another college thread, but basketball this time!

After watching the fantastic DePaul and Norte Dame game today, and knowing the rivalry they have I had to bring up this thread. We all know that the Illini is Chicago's biggest when it comes to college athletics. U of I though is not in Chicago, so let's talk about the Chicago college teams, and let's keep it to basketball since the only Chicago area team to have football is NU, and as much as I disagree it being part of the Chi metro, NIU, just cuz it is hella close. So which is your favorite Chicago College team? Remember think in terms of basketball only. Here is my assement: NIU: Good crowd following from what I heard, but I really don't know that much about them. Kind of heard they really suck this year. Northwestern: Either the most exciting, or second exciting of all. First it is a BIG TEN school, probably the least exciting of the Big Ten schools, but come on, it's the Big Ten. They seem to be doing horribly. I like that they have a rivalry with Illinois and DePaul. Too bad they beat DePaul this year. Thank God Illini beat them (I'm a huge Illini fan). Has to be the most exciting place in Chicago to watch a college basketball team. Always packed, filled with students, has the basketball stadium that sure as hell makes it feel that this is a college basketball game. Loyola: Good history and decent team. Aight conference. I think this team could do a lot and has a lot of potential. They once had a strong program, as of late they do not seem to be doing that bad. Certainly an interesting team at that. Not excatly sure how the fan following is though. DePaul: Very good history, and in present time a medicore team. As much as I think the Big East has really put DePaul's name out there, joining them has put the program down. DePaul never really dominated Conf. USA, but they sure were always by the top. Now in the Big East they struggle. I would say the second most exciting team in Chicago, probably the favorite for many, just because of the Ray Meyer era. I feel Allstate Arena is way too big for DePaul and too far. I think a 14,000 stadium would fit in nicely in the Lincoln Park area (FYI Children's Memorial is moving to downtown, and DePaul is really looking into that!). Average attendance is about 9,000 which isn't bad for a medicore team, Allstate feels empty and is empty for two reasons, its too big for the amount of fans the school has, and way too far for students to go to. DePaul would be better off using the United Center. Also love the whole Marquette-Notre Dame rivalry. Also love it that there is absolutely no rivalry with Illinois my fav team, and that both teams have no hate towards each other cuz I know Illinois doesn't like: NU, IU, Purdue, UIC. And I know DePaul has no love for: ND, Marq., Loyola, NU. Love it that both of my teams play each other like once every two hundred years. UIC: Not much history, but the school is still new. I also find the UIC flames very interesing for some reason. Even though they are not good, I like them. The Horizon Leauge itself is rather interesing I think. You have some historically good schools in there. From my take I think UIC is probably the third or fourth most exciting school in the Chicago area for BB. Chicago State: Don't know enough about them to really say. UC: Ehh I dunno. Obviously I picked DePaul beacause I go there, but the truth of the matter is, no one dominates the state of Illinois or Chicago like the Illini do, that is truly the state of Illinois' team.>

Chicago Before and After Shots (LOTS OF OLD CHICAGO PICTURES!)

This is Chicago Wonderful Transitions in Pictures dating back from the 1940's to today. One reason chicago remains a wonderful city is because of its ages as a city and will always remain as a classic. Enjoy 1963TODAY 1941 435North MichiganTODAY Wacker Drive and Clark Street 1958TODAY Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue 1941TODAY Dearborn and Randolph Streets1963 TODAY 55 W. Randolph St.1963TODAY Michigan Avenue and Huron Street1966TODAY 800 N. Michigan Ave.1958TODAY Corner of State, Cedar and Rush[b]1966[b]TODAY 100 N. State St.1944TODAY State and Washington Streets1963TODAY Michigan Avenue from Randolph Street1963TODAY 1100 S. Michigan Ave.1958TODAY The Skyline, from Adler Planetarium1941TODAY Navy Pier, from Adler Planetarium1958TODAYTODAY Canal and Taylor Streets1942TODAYTODAY Grant Park1963TODAY>

O'Hare International Airport Expansion

First of all, I believe that the airport should be expanded. Here is an article from Crain's Chicago Business. January 13, 2005 No red flags over O'Hare expansion in FAA report Critic says FAA 'cooking the books' (AP) — Diverting planes to nearby airports won't reduce delays at O'Hare, according to a government report released Thursday that Chicago officials hope will help speed their plans for expanding one of the nation's busiest airports. The Federal Aviation Administration's draft environmental study raises no red flags over the city's proposal to add runways and reconfigure existing ones at O'Hare. It also discounts several alternative proposals for reducing delays. Among those alternatives was a plan that called for greater use of airports in Milwaukee, Rockford and Gary, Ind. "It doesn't meet the criteria of handling all the growth that's going to come at O'Hare in the coming years," FAA spokesman Tony Molinaro said Thursday. Molinaro stressed that the city's plan is not a shoo-in yet. The FAA has scheduled public hearings on its environmental study next month and is slated to release a final report in July that could include recommended changes. The FAA's decision on O'Hare expansion is expected in September. "We're very happy with where we're at in this process," said Rosemarie Andolino, executive director of the city's O'Hare Modernization Program. Andolino said she expects the FAA will approve the city's $15 billion plan, and contractors will be ready to break ground immediately. The plan calls for opening the first new runway in 2007, with the project due to end in 2013. The FAA report found that the number of people affected by high noise levels would slightly increase after expansion - from about 22,000 in 2002 to 24,000 in 2018. The new runway configuration would mean less noise to the northwest and south and more for suburbs east and west of O'Hare, Molinaro said. Air pollution would also increase slightly with more planes coming into the airport, although it would still fall within levels accepted by the government, the report said. The report compared the city's runway plan to two others devised by FAA experts and found it would reduce delays the most in the long run. The city says overall delays would plummet by 79 percent once the runways are built. Joe Karaganis, an attorney for communities and churches opposed to expansion, said the FAA report was designed to pave the way for approval of the city's plan. He accused the agency of discarding other alternatives - including the use of regional airports - without truly studying them. "The FAA has been cooking the books on this thing all the way along," Karaganis said. Karaganis argues the city won't be able to get the bonds and passenger fee increases required to fund the project. He also says the city has not backed up its contention that delays would decrease, and lawsuits over moving cemeteries in the path of the new runways could stop the project altogether.>

Which one would you choose?

Just for some kicks, I thought I'd post this poll to see which of these things you view as more important for Chicago's future. If you could have one of these scenarios, which would you choose? A. Chicago wins the 2016 Olympics, but the CME-CBOT merger is blocked B. CME-CBOT merger succeeds, but Chicago doesn't get the 2016 Olympics>

Widescreen Chicago Wallpapers

Does anybody know where i can find some good widescreen wallpapers of the Chicago Skyline?? I've been looking for days and cant find any good ones And i cant use all the beautiful pics you guys post cuz they all get stretched Im looking for 1680 x 1050 resolution>

What do Chicago Universities need to do to get better?

Chicago has many great universities. I have hopes though that one day Chicago can become a great College Town having many top notch schools. Let's exclude Norwestern and U of C from this though. They are in a category in all their own. I am talking more about DePaul, UIC, and Loyola. Many cities have a great variety of universites like Boston. Sometimes I feel Chicago has too many extremes. For instance we have two schools ranked in the top 20 (NU, U of C) then IIT (again that one is in a moreso in its on category), and then it drops to the three i mentioned which are third tier schools. I feel like there is no happy medium. The happy medium I talk about is like U of I. Chicago needs a UCLA, a USC, or something like a Marquette. This is what I think should be done. Loyola: Great, great, great school. I think it is extremely underrated though, both locally and nationally. I don't know this school all this well so I can't comment on that much. I really think the school really needs to get itself out there and have a bigger prescence. I think having Northwestern so close in a way overshadows it. DePaul kind of rules its area, UIC dominates its area. From my opinion, I don't see Loyola dominanting its area (of course I am not talking about their downtown campuses). Also, correct me if I am wrong but I heard Loyola is lowering its admission so it will be easier to get students. I hope it doesn't knock it lower on the list. DePaul: Great school as well, and I feel gives the best college experience. I see this school with a lot of potential. It might not be a big research school but it is good enough. One thing DePaul needs to do is add more student housing and I mean a lot. I am on the waitlist until Winter for housing. This school also has released news that they are going to make it harder for admissions and the school is going to do a lot to improve academically (For all you depaul peeps it is in Campus Connection). Also I think DePaul needs its own stadium for Basketball. Then DePaul will really have a big prescence in its area. Add a stadium and add a lot of dorms and DePaul will feel like your sterotypical college. Also out state student attendence is on the rise, I think that it is at 25%. It is much higher than UIC and even U o I (at 8%), which will benefit the school in people becoming more aquainted with it other than in Chicago and Illinois. Only problem with DePaul? Its in Lincoln park and downtown, which means difficulty in expanding. (I would love for DePaul to add a football team, it is in the Big East Conference with the ranks of the big boys like Norte Dame) UIC: Out of all three I feel this school has the most most potential. It is expanding like crazy and they have room for it. I think it has ugly architecture, but it does look like a college campus once you set foot in it. Like DePaul UIC needs to have a lot more housing options (which it is adding) and get a better sense of community. UIC is way too much commuter. UIC has an attractive price tag, but they should raise it to make more improvements. I really really see UIC like the next UCLA, or the next UCSD. UIC should also have a football team and and a stadium. They have the room and I am sure they can get the money. Big problem though? U of I, will most likely get in its way from becoming better. U of I has dominated the Illinois University system for a very long time, and UIC is a young school with a lot potential, but U of I certainly has its edge. That is one advantage that DePaul and Loyola have. They do not have to share funding with other really big schools. Overall I see UIC with the most potential, DePaul next, and then Loyola. I'll shut up now? What do you all think?>

What do Chicago Universities need to do to get better?

Chicago has many great universities. I have hopes though that one day Chicago can become a great College Town having many top notch schools. Let's exclude Norwestern and U of C from this though. They are in a category in all their own. I am talking more about DePaul, UIC, and Loyola. Many cities have a great variety of universites like Boston. Sometimes I feel Chicago has too many extremes. For instance we have two schools ranked in the top 20 (NU, U of C) then IIT (again that one is in a moreso in its on category), and then it drops to the three i mentioned which are third tier schools. I feel like there is no happy medium. The happy medium I talk about is like U of I. Chicago needs a UCLA, a USC, or something like a Marquette. This is what I think should be done. Loyola: Great, great, great school. I think it is extremely underrated though, both locally and nationally. I don't know this school all this well so I can't comment on that much. I really think the school really needs to get itself out there and have a bigger prescence. I think having Northwestern so close in a way overshadows it. DePaul kind of rules its area, UIC dominates its area. From my opinion, I don't see Loyola dominanting its area (of course I am not talking about their downtown campuses). Also, correct me if I am wrong but I heard Loyola is lowering its admission so it will be easier to get students. I hope it doesn't knock it lower on the list. DePaul: Great school as well, and I feel gives the best college experience. I see this school with a lot of potential. It might not be a big research school but it is good enough. One thing DePaul needs to do is add more student housing and I mean a lot. I am on the waitlist until Winter for housing. This school also has released news that they are going to make it harder for admissions and the school is going to do a lot to improve academically (For all you depaul peeps it is in Campus Connection). Also I think DePaul needs its own stadium for Basketball. Then DePaul will really have a big prescence in its area. Add a stadium and add a lot of dorms and DePaul will feel like your sterotypical college. Also out state student attendence is on the rise, I think that it is at 25%. It is much higher than UIC and even U o I (at 8%), which will benefit the school in people becoming more aquainted with it other than in Chicago and Illinois. Only problem with DePaul? Its in Lincoln park and downtown, which means difficulty in expanding. (I would love for DePaul to add a football team, it is in the Big East Conference with the ranks of the big boys like Norte Dame) UIC: Out of all three I feel this school has the most most potential. It is expanding like crazy and they have room for it. I think it has ugly architecture, but it does look like a college campus once you set foot in it. Like DePaul UIC needs to have a lot more housing options (which it is adding) and get a better sense of community. UIC is way too much commuter. UIC has an attractive price tag, but they should raise it to make more improvements. I really really see UIC like the next UCLA, or the next UCSD. UIC should also have a football team and and a stadium. They have the room and I am sure they can get the money. Big problem though? U of I, will most likely get in its way from becoming better. U of I has dominated the Illinois University system for a very long time, and UIC is a young school with a lot potential, but U of I certainly has its edge. That is one advantage that DePaul and Loyola have. They do not have to share funding with other really big schools. Overall I see UIC with the most potential, DePaul next, and then Loyola. I'll shut up now? What do you all think?>