I need some #help from my bookish friends here, particularly those in the #Chicago area. I'm trying to identify an independent #bookstore that, instead of providing gift receipts, uses a gold sticker over the price of the book. The issue is that the gold sticker doesn't tell the recipient of the book where it's from, and I'd rather not ask if I can avoid it.
The store in in a north suburb, and knowing the person who shops there, probably an affluent one.
Today in Labor History December 6, 1889: The trial of the Chicago Haymarket anarchists began amidst national and international outrage and protest. None of the men on trial had even been at Haymarket Square when the bomb was set off. They were on trial because of their anarchist political affiliations and their labor organizing for the 8-hour work-day. 4 were ultimately executed, including Alber Parsons, husband of future IWW founding member Lucy Parsons. One, Louis Ling, cheated the hangman by committing suicide in his cell. The Haymarket Affairs is considered the origin of International Workers Day, May 1st, celebrated in virtually every country in the world, except for the U.S., where the atrocity occurred. Historically, it was also considered the culmination of the Great Upheaval, which a series of strike waves and labor unrest that began in Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1877, and spread throughout the U.S., including the Saint Louis Commune, when communists took over and controlled the city for several days. Over 100 workers were killed across the U.S. in the weeks of strikes and protests. Communists and anarchists also organized strikes in Chicago, where police killed 20 men and boys. Albert and Lucy Parsons participated and were influenced by these events. I write about this historical period in my Great Upheaval Trilogy. The first book in this series, Anywhere But Schuylkill, came out in September, 2023, from Historium Press. Check it out here: https://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/it/michael-dunn and https://michaeldunnauthor.com/
@romancelandia
Via Love Sweet Arrow:
We are thrilled to celebrate romance icon Beverly Jenkins, in conversation with local authors Sean D. Young and Sherelle Green at the Tinley Park Historical Society on 11/11 at 2:00pm!
Via Love Sweet Arrow:
We are thrilled to celebrate romance icon Beverly Jenkins, in conversation with local authors Sean D. Young and Sherelle Green at the Tinley Park Historical Society on 11/11 at 2:00pm!
Via Love Sweet Arrow:
We are thrilled to celebrate romance icon Beverly Jenkins, in conversation with local authors Sean D. Young and Sherelle Green at the Tinley Park Historical Society on 11/11 at 2:00pm!
Popular discussion of the harm caused by guns focuses on deaths, overlooking non-fatal injuries. But for every kid in the U.S. who dies from a shooting, 2 more are treated for bodily harm.
What would be new is leaders using maps to guide consistent, multi-year, distribution of resources to all high poverty areas & places where indicators show a need.
People who live in the city proper in #Chicago reaalllly underestimate how much fun and how much good trouble you can get in in the near #Chicagland suburbs. I have never had a problem with either of those things. If you tell me that you can’t find good food, good cocktails or good entertainment - or even good places open late, you are not trying hard enough or honesty just have a bad attitude. Because I go to both.
Some Auntie Lesley Chicago suburb recommendations:
I HAVE TO GO INTO THE CITY TO GET GOOD CRAFT COCKTAILS:
Northcott Liquorette
Subourbon
Common Good
Lilac Lounge
Maize & Mash
AND STAND IN LINE FOR THREE DOTS:
Hala Kahiki
Standard Meadery & Honeybee Tiki
EVERYTHING CLOSES EARLY IN THE SUBURBS (just a few chains):
Anyways
Bar Louie
Stonewood
Millers Ale House
Microbreweries (just a few rock stars):
Alter
Church Street
Lunar
More
Elmhurst
Noon Whistle
Phase Three
I WANT TO DO STUFF (sign up for the damn mailing list or Facebook page)
Oak Brook Artisan Market
Pretty much the entire city of Elgin, they are insane
Cantigny night events
Hollywood Boulevard
Morton Arboretum
Glen Ellyn French market
Naper Settlement
Matrix Venue Naperville
Brookfield Zoo
Mitsuwa Marketplace
King Spa Niles & Super H Mart
PFlag
Rails 2 Trails
Ravinia
Brauer House
Pretty much all the forest preserves with boats for rent
Blackwell Archery Range
Lizzardo Museum of Lapidary Art
Will / Kane / DuPage County Fairgrounds events calendar
North Central College Theater
College of DuPage Theater
Concordia University Band
THERE IS NO GOOD FOOD IN THE SUBURBS
Sushi Ukai
Maize & Mash
More Brewing
Chicago Prime
Gibsons
92 Town
Vie
Fonda Cantina
Bonchon
Asian Noodle House
Ramen House Sinchan
Savory Crust
Meson Sabika
Chef Ping
Bombay Chopsticks
Gene & Judes
Johnnies
I WANT TO DO NERD SHIT
Windycon
Chicago TARDIS
Games Plus
Wandering Dragon Games Shop
Anime Central
Capricon
Fan Expo
Workshop 88
BurbSec
Naperville Astronomical Association
Microcenter
Galloping Ghost
THERE IS NOWHERE TO JUST SHOP AND HANG OUT
Naperville Riverwalk
Downtown Glen Ellyn
Oak Brook Mall
List certainly not comprehensive. Enjoy.
It is your fault if you are bored and these are accessible to you.
Thurs 8/31 - X Wants Your Eyes, Trump Can't Get Insurer to Pay For Pollution, 3M Litigation Investors Unmasked, Rejected Law School Applicants Find New Path and Giuliani Defamed GA Election Workers
#X to collect lots of user data including #biometrics, #Trump’s #Chicago hotel can’t pawn off pollution bill, #3M litigation investors unmasked, rejected applicants revisited and accepted to law school and #Giuliani is liable.
Today in Labor History August 30, 1948: Fred Hampton revolutionary activist and chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party was born. He founded the antiracist, anti-class Rainbow Coalition, a prominent multicultural political organization that included Black Panthers, Young Patriots (which organized poor whites), and the Young Lords (which organized Hispanics), and an alliance among major Chicago street gangs to help them end infighting and work for social change. In December 1969, the Chicago police & FBI drugged Hampton, shot him and killed him in his bed during a predawn raid. They sprayed more than 90 gunshots throughout his apartment. They also killed Black Panther Mark Clark and wounded several others. In January 1970, a jury concluded that Hampton's and Clark's deaths were justifiable homicides.
Stephen King refers to Hampton in his novel “11/22/63” (2012). In that book, a character suggests that if you could travel back in time to prevent John F. Kennedy's assassination, it could have a ripple effect that also prevented Hampton's assassination.
I would be very grateful to anyone who could point me to historical articles on the #chicago typographers' strike in 1947-1948 and possibly on the role played by the Vari-Typer in that strike. #typography#strike#history@histodons
Reminder that I’ll be speaking and also working the career village at @BlueTeamCon this upcoming weekend in Chicago; don’t complain I didn’t tell y’all where you could see me or get 1:1 career or resume help! #Chicago#cybersecurity
Registration for resume reviews and/or mock interviews at @BlueTeamCon Chicago next weekend is now OPEN. This is an in-person opportunity only and properly fitted masks will be required at all times in the Career Village. Spots go quickly so may the odds be in your favor!
Good morning. More Summer adventures with Passion Flowers. Several more blooms appeared yesterday, some lovely some not so much. Sure attracted the bees though. I’m told hot sun and cool nights are both threats to these plants yielding full flowering and fruit. #Summer#Photography#PassionFlowers#flowers#Bloomscrolling#Chicago#Today
Here's an old photo of Chicago from a family album - not sure of the exact date, but likely around the 1920s-1930s. I think I see the Tribune tower, and maybe 333 N. Michigan Ave, but not sure where to go from there. Feel free to chip in if you figure it out! #history#photography#chicago#chicagohistory