This day in history we feature the Willis Tower. The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world’s tallest building on this day in 1973. Trivia – Willis Tower The Willis Tower (originally the Sears Tower) is a 110-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago in […]
This day in history we feature Brigid Kosgei. She sets a new world record for a woman runner at the Chicago Marathon, on this day in 2019. Trivia – Brigid Kosgei Brigid Jepchirchir Kosgei (born 20 February 1994) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She won the 2018 and 2019 Chicago […]
This day in history we feature, Millennium Park. Chicago’s first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to the public on this day in 2004. Trivia – Millennium Park Millennium Park is operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. The park, intended to celebrate the third millennium. Planning of the park began […]
Losing something while travelling is quite a nightmare especially when it is checked in with the airlines. For Rachel DeGolia, this came true when her irreplaceable collection of family letters from the 1940s to 1970s was left on a plane as it pulled into Chicago Midway Airport. The tragedy turned to relief — even triumph after […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson went into isolation after a contact tested positive for the coronavirus, as a stay-at-home advisory came into effect for the United States’ third-biggest city on Monday. Global infections have soared past 54 million with more than 1.3 million deaths, and the worrying spikes have forced governments to reimpose deeply unpopular […]
