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The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago was created as the result of a 1964 meeting of 30 critics, collectors and dealers at the home of critic Doris Lane Butler to bring the long-discussed idea of a museum of contemporary art to complement the city's Art Institute of Chicago, according to a grand opening story in Time. [4]
The Chicago Tribune editorial page criticized the Institute's letter announcing the change and the move to a new model, arguing that "[o]nce you cut through the blather, the letter basically said the museum had looked critically at its corps of docents, a group dominated by mostly (but not entirely) white, retired women with some time to spare ...
"Colour My World" is the first significant hit by Chicago to largely abstain from their heavy woodwind and brass oriented sound. It became a popular "slow dance" song at high school proms, university dances and weddings during the 1970s. [4] [5] [6] Chicago continues to perform the song, either on its own, or as part of the Ballet.
Andy Frederick, offensive lineman, played for Super Bowl championship teams of Chicago Bears; Eric Kumerow, linebacker for the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys; Johnny Lattner Johnny Lattner, halfback for Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, 1953 Heisman Trophy winner; Milt McColl, linebacker for San Francisco 49ers and Los ...
The St. Regis Chicago has two independently owned restaurants. Miru is located on the 11th floor of the middle-tower and is Japanese-inspired. In addition to its interior dining room, Miru has a large, north-facing outdoor terrace. [25] In March 2024, Chef Evan Funk's Tuscan-inspired "Tre Dita" opened in the St. Regis Chicago. [26]
The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago is located at 100 West Erie Street in River North; the consulate's visa office is located in River North but east of the Gallery District. [4] The Royal Thai Consulate-General of Chicago is located at 700 North Rush Street in River North, east of the Gallery District. [5]
In 1892, the Chicago Tribune offered a one-hundred-dollar prize for the best suggestion of a municipal color or combination of colors that would symbolize the city. 829 projects were submitted to the competition and the winner was a Danish architect who’d recently moved to Chicago, to design buildings for the World’s Fair, Alfred Råvad ...