In memoriam – Bill Lavicka
Bill Lavicka was one of those rare fearless people that every democracy needs. He was the indispensable ingredient, the spice that brightens up the dish. There was no dull moment with Bill around. The core of his passion was this: he loved old buildings. Bill was a...
Requiem for Maxwell Street
My article Requiem for Maxwell Street was published in New City, December 28, 2000. It provoked an interesting letter to the editor from Chicago artist John Sibley. An article about my small role in it appeared in the Chicago Flame in Feb 1999. The original text of...
Images of Calumet
In 2007 I was director of a small environmental advocacy organization in Chicago. In early spring that year, friend Greg Lochow and I set out to make a couple short films about the city’s southeast side, known to be part of the broader Calumet region. One film...
Beyond Burnham
I am coauthor with Joe Schwieterman of Beyond Burnham, An Illustrated History of Planning for the Chicago Region (Lake Forest College Press, 2009). I began writing the book in late 2004 while on a US State Dept. fellowship in Sâo Paulo, Brazil. It was there, during...Books
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