The Birth Of The Blinking Cursor
Today in 1930, the inventor of the computer cursor was born. It’s one of those creations that’s so small and common that it’s easy to forget what a big deal it really is.
The Time Chicago Had To Be Raised Fourteen Feet
Today in 1837 an act to incorporate the city of Chicago passed. A decade or two later, thousands of workers helped raise many of its buildings up 14 feet to make way for a badly needed wastewater and stormwater system.
The Chicago Cubs Once Had A “College of Coaches” Instead of a Manager
Today in 1961, the Chicago Cubs announced they wouldn't hire a manager for the new season, and would instead use a rotating "College" of coaches. You can probably guess how well that worked out.
Former Chicago Resident
Not technically local news, but calling a president a “former Chicago resident” is a once in a lifetime chyron.
The penguins have the run of the place
Just about everything is closed to people so they're letting penguins roam the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago!!!
“like selling fragments of the True Cross”
Soon one of Ronald Reagan's boyhood homes will be no more. Fortunately the preservationists have a pretty colorful plan B.
Talking Tariffs Outside KFC: McKinley Park, Chicago
McKinley's statue is across the street from a KFC. But if you think it's weird seeing the President and the Colonel together, well, think again.
Alohomora! Washington Monument Square, Chicago
Washington's sword looks like a magic wand. Seriously, doesn't he look like he's about to shout "alohomora!" and unlock the heck out of some doors?
Thomas Jefferson is Waiting for a Bus: Jefferson Park Transit Center, Chicago
You just never know who you'll run into on Chicago's L trains, do you?
George Washington, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: The Heald Square Monument, Chicago
Attention Jeff Tweedy of Wilco: George Washington is an American aquarium drinker, and he is trying to break your heart.