chicago was in the limelight recently.. because it is the shooting location of dark knight (if that counts).. it is obamas hometown.. and it was where he said his victory speech.. chicago officials are taking advantage of its current popularity by making a push for it to be the venue of the olympics in 2016.. 25 miles to chicago taking intersate 55 north the skyline starts to become visible.. the freeway becomes busy.. stress level climbs up to certain level when you have to pay attention to many motorists and distractions around you.. then you begin to miss small city driving.. navy pier in the picture
some people fishing near the navy pier area
view of the skyline from the navy pier
the black building with two antennae at the top is a chicago landmark.. the hancock tower
the lake michigan
the art institute of chicago
the michigan avenue
cloud bean
quiapo
christmas decorations outside macys department store.. people gather around dressed up windows.. rustans has better displays
i made it in quiapo.. i can make it here
marina city twin towers
residential building owned by trump.. still being constructed.. if my source is correct it would be worlds tallest when it gets finished
the chicago river
