CHICAGO ARTICLES Below are several of Claudette's articles on Chicago. Additional articles on everything from Caribbean destinations to fashion can be found on this website on page of "Online Articles". Check the navigation bar on the left side of this page. Seven Chicago Inventions and Innovations That Changed America and the World
Chicago's Millennium Park: a Jewel in the Heart of the City
St. Patrick's Day: Sweet Home Chicago
Famous Clydesdale Horses Surprise and Delight at Chicago's Navy Pier
Open House Chicago 2011: An Architecture and History Bonanza

AROUND TOWN ... what's happening in Chi?     MARILYN MONROE ALL BROKEN UP OVER LEAVING CHICAGO   The photographs below were taken on Tuesday May 8, 2012. The 56ft. sculpture, FOREVER MARILYN arrived on Chicago's Magnificent Mile last July. It was in chicago less than a year, but in that time elicited more excitement and controversy than any work of art every displayed on that location.         The Marilyn sculpture was disassembled on Monday and was gone on Wednesday. The artist, Seward Johnson, of the Johnson and Johnson family is known for life-like, life-size sculptures that imitate real life.

BRIDGE LIFTS A COMMON SIGHT IN CHICAGO  1   The first drawbridge was built in Chicago in 1834 on Dearborn Street. Unfortunately, it didn't function properly and had to be torn down. Today, there are about 50 drawbridges with between 35-40 still operating. The city harbors approximately 5,000 boats in 9 major harbors along Lake Michigan in the summer months. Those boats are required to leave the lake in the Fall due to icing in the winter. They return in the Spring when the bridges along the Chicago River are raised on specific days and times to allow boats to come out on the lake. Sometimes there are as many as 20-30 boats, while at other times there may be as few as one or two. The bridges are said to be raised more than 30,000 times during the course of each year.     1       Take Me Out to the Ballgame!!     The Chicago Cubs vs The Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field   May 4, 2012   The Cubs made it happen!   1