A couple of readers pointed out a cool-looking pumping station (in the thumbnail) and another not-so-cool one, both in Lake Michigan. Presumably they are both involved in pumping water towards the nearby city of Chicago; Lake…

The United Center was built in 1994 to replace the Chicago Stadium and is home to the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Bulls. It's apparently the largest arena in the United States. Thanks: Adrian Holovaty &…

Chicago's Navy Pier host numerous entertainment facilities including a 148 ft Ferris Wheel, a 44ft high musical carousel with 36 hand-painted animals, the 1500 seat skyline stage, a 7 story Shakespeare theatre complex, an 18 hole…

Back in 1977, Charles and Ray Eames made a short movie entitled 'Powers of Ten', which Wikipedia describes like this: It begins with a couple picnicking in a park; the view is that of one meter…

Dedicated in 1927, the Clarence Buckingham Fountain was a gift to the city of Chicago by somebody I've never heard of, to her brother Clarence. Apparently. Much more interesting is that it's the fountain featured in…

You might have noticed that we've made a few changes around the site. The main one is the introduction of the 'Map' tab above. This gives you a mini google maps interface with all of our…