Friday, December 24, 2010

Christmas in Chicago 2010

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Santa regales the crowd with Christmas Carols during the Christmas party for seniors at Toyota Park sponsored by the Bridgeview Park District.


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Dolores Weber of Bridgeview, celebrates Christmas in her finest holiday attire during the Christmas party for seniors at Toyota Park sponsored by the Bridgeview Park District.

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A marketgoer at the Christkindlmarket really gets into the Christmas Spirit with some Candy Cane Cordouroys

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Alice Erickson purchases a gift from the Hoffman Company German Wood art booth at the Christkindlmarket

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Ornaments at the Christkindlmarket in Chicago at the Daley Center

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An ice carving of an owl at the Zoolights event held at Lincoln Park Zoo

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A skater at the Millenium Park Ice rink enjoys the cool breeze while cruising the ice

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Jeri's Grill has a Santa, shhhhh.


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An icecarver going to work with a chainsaw on a block of ice at the Zoolights event at Lincoln Park Zoo

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Jose(R), a 6th grader at Bridgeview Elementary, plays JIngle Bells during the Christmas party for seniors at Toyota Park sponsored by the Bridgeview Park District.

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A mother takes photos of her daughter on Santa's lap at the Zoolights event held at Lincoln Park Zoo


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Christina, a resident of Lincoln Square enjoys the lights while walking through the Zoolights event at Lincoln Park Zoo.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The Tearing Down of the Cabrini Green High Rises

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Most of Cabrini is gone now. The plan is to make space for a mixed income neighborhood aka condominiums. The residents have been forced to relocate in a bid to make the neighborhood safer. Safer for who?

Check out a cool stop motion video by Ryan Flynn on the Huffington Post.

And Cabrini-Green.com "The Transformation of a Neighborhood" did a great job of covering the demolition process.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Aircraft Carrier

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Titus Severino getting gnarly on the Aircraft Carrier Boulder Problem, Star Crossed Lovers V5

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Family First

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This is my old neighbors friends cousin. He didn't want me to get his face in the shot because of the nature of his lifestyle. He thought I was a cop gathering intelligence.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

A Real Gem

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Bond Blackman of Kansas City, MO., described how he makes jewelry to Maria Kim of Lakeview at the North Michigan Avenue Art Festival.

This is a photo I shot while on assignment for the Skyline Journal last Summer.

Monday, December 13, 2010

LazerHawks @ The Elbo Room

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These photos are from a show a while back. Lazerhawks kick ass live. Check em out here.