Sears for the past 100+ years has provided its customers with great products and service. Sears has a huge range of products in Appliances, Tools, Lawn & Garden, Clothing, Electronics and more. With many brands within its Stores, Sears also has reputable house-brands such as Kenmore, Craftsman and Diehard and the newest and latest addition, Kardashian Kollection. Customers will find brand variety, customer satisfaction and excellent service at any Sears Store
Crown Fountain is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture featured in Chicago's Millennium Park, which is located in the Loop community area. Designed by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa and executed by Krueck and Sexton Architects, it opened in July 2004. The fountain is composed of a black granite reflecting pool placed between a pair of glass brick towers. The towers are 50ft tall, and they use light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to display digital videos on their inward faces. Construction and design of the Crown Fountain cost $17 million. The water operates from May to October, intermittently cascading down the two towers and spouting through a nozzle on each tower's front face.Residents and critics have praised the fountain for its artistic and entertainment features. It highlights Plensa's themes of dualism, light, and water, extending the use of video technology from his prior works. Its use of water is unique among Chicago's many fountains, in that it promotes physical interaction between the public and the water. Both the fountain and Millennium Park are highly accessible because of their universal design.
Flamingo, created by noted American artist Alexander Calder, is a 53ft tall stabile located in the Federal Plaza in front of the Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was commissioned by the United States General Services Administration and was unveiled in 1974, although Calder's signature on the sculpture indicates it was constructed in 1973.AttributesFlamingo weighs 50 tons, is composed of steel, and is vermilion in color. Calder gave the stabile its color, which has come to be called "Calder red", to offset it from the black and steel surroundings of nearby office buildings, including the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Kluczynski Federal Building. The stabile is an art form which Calder pioneered. It is an abstract structure that is completely stationary, as opposed to a mobile, which can move with air currents. In 2012, the sculpture was repainted using the historic "Calder Red" color.Commissioning and unveilingCalder was commissioned to design the sculpture because of his well-established international reputation; the space, surrounded by rectangular modern buildings, necessitated the kind of arching forms and dynamic surfaces that a large-scale Calder stabile could provide. Flamingo was the first work of art commissioned by the General Services Administration under the federal Percent for Art program, which allocates a percentage of a project's budget to public art. Calder unveiled the model for Flamingo on April 23, 1973 at the Art Institute of Chicago; the sculpture was presented to the public for the first time on October 25, 1974, at the same time that Calder's Universe mobile was unveiled at what was then known as the Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower). The day was proclaimed "Alexander Calder Day" and featured a circus parade.
The Marquette Building, completed in 1895, is a Chicago landmark that was built by the George A. Fuller Company and designed by architects Holabird & Roche. The building is currently owned by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It is located in the community area known as the "Loop" in Cook County, Illinois, United States.The building was one of the early steel frame skyscrapers of its day, and is considered one of the best examples of the Chicago School of architecture. The building originally had a reddish, terra cotta exterior that is now somewhat blackened due to decades of Loop soot. It is noted both for its then cutting edge frame and its ornate interior.Since being built, the building has received numerous awards and honors. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 9, 1975, and it is considered an architectural masterpiece. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 17, 1973. It was a named a National Historic Landmark on January 7, 1976. The building's preservation has been a major focus of the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation completed an extensive four-year restoration in 2006.
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2017 | Make New History | 9.16.17 - 12.31.17 The Chicago Architecture Biennial is a vision of Mayor Rahm Emanuel for a major international architectural event and an outcome of the comprehensive cultural plan developed by Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. It is presented through the support of BP, and in partnership with the City of Chicago and the Graham Foundation. Through its constellation of exhibitions, full-scale installations, and program of events, the Chicago Architecture Biennial will invite the public to engage with and think about architecture in new and unexpected ways, and to take part in a global discussion on the future of the field. Chicago Architecture Biennial, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit corporation charged with executing the inaugural 2015 Biennial and subsequent biennials. Chicago Architectural Biennial, Inc. is dedicated to creating an international forum on architecture and urbanism through the production of exhibitions and public programs. Chicago Architectural Biennial, Inc. seeks to convene the world’s leading practitioners, theorists and commentators in the field of architecture and urbanism to explore, debate and demonstrate the significance of architecture to contemporary society.
Tradition. Passion. Community. These are the values we've been cultivating off the coast of Lake Michigan since 1875. As one of the oldest and most respected clubs in the world, Chicago Yacht Club is proud of the diverse membership we've built up. While we revel in the camaraderie and social opportunities of the club, our members come together with a passion for yachting and a love of the lake. We welcome you and your family to join as members, not only participate in our over 125 racing events and yachting lifestyle, but also be a part of our rich history and enduring legacy. We want to help you get involved, compete in your first race, join a racing committee, participate with our Foundation, take a class or seminar, get your kids passionate about boating and, of course, make lifelong friends. In conjunction with the club’s management staff, our constantly-active committees coordinate a variety of social events, educational programs and seminars, holiday festivities, theater, museum and cultural outings, and regular Friday night committee and fleet happy-hour gatherings. From informal barbecues on the patio and potluck dinners on the docks to elegant wine-tastings and black-tie New Year's Eve galas, our members always have a reason to celebrate their membership.
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For 24 years Ginseng Nightlife has hosted events serving over 2 million club-goers and had the honor of witnessing Chicagoland’s Asian nightlife thrive from a point of virtual non-existence. In recent years, Ginseng headed up the only 3-night/week promotion ever solely catering Asian scene. From a time where such events didn’t exist, to now (as Chicago is hailed by industry peers as the nation’s Asian Nightlife haven), we’ve all come a longer way than anyone could have ever known. Having been the first Asian promotion with major nightclub residencies, it didn’t take long to have the title of the city’s longest running Asian promotion. However we cannot express enough our gratitude to the countless generations that now afford us the record of the nation’s longest running promotion group…period. With as many choices as the industry often provides, we thank the immeasurable number of enthusiasts now in the scene and the die-hard veterans that were there from the beginning. It is from you that we are here. We can only hope it is from us that come lasting memories of over 2 decades of celebrations. Salut!!
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Chicago’s Ultimate Multi-Venue Entertainment Complex, all in an iconic Chicago historical landmark building. Located in the epicenter of Chicago’s thriving River North nightlife district, Castle boasts four unique environments spread out over five levels and 60,000 square feet. It is Chicago’s only true megaclub, which also includes a full kitchen open until 3 AM Friday / 4 AM Saturday.
Board Room is Chicago's hottest new boutique nightclub featuring a superior audio and sound system, luxurious multi-level booths, professionally trained staff catering to every need, and so much more. Come check it out for yourself!
WreckLess Chicago is a social club of greasers, gearheads, backstreet gamblers and midnight ramblers organized together around retro subculture, motorcycles and hot rods. With good intentions, questionable judgment and an attitude forged by the sound of a revving motor and the three chord progression of Rock & Roll, ours is a tight knit group focused on standing tall, riding hard and keeping the faith. If you own it - ride it. Period.