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Sundays on State Street One of the best parts of

Sundays on State Street One of the best parts of this summer has been watching folks learn, or show off, their double dutch skills at @thug.hippie's yellow school bus during the Sundays on State event. The ladies turning the rope are amazing: they were out there for hours and made certain anyone who wanted to jump had a good time!

early start / long weekend Making the most of a l

early start / long weekend

Making the most of a long weekend: an early start. A Brown Line train arrives as State and Lake.

An accidental snapshot of buildings along the Chic

An accidental snapshot of buildings along the Chicago river through the window of a Brown Line train on a sunny Sunday.

Sleater-Kinney, Wilco & NNAMNDÏ at Pritzker Pavil

Sleater-Kinney, Wilco & NNAMNDÏ at Pritzker Pavilion last night.

1890’s, a peek into the past. The Reliance Build

1890’s, a peek into the past. The Reliance Building (1895) and the clock (1897) on the Washington and State corner of the Marshall Field’s building.

1902, 1927. Chicago style, Neoclassic: The north s

1902, 1927. Chicago style, Neoclassic: The north side of the Marshall Field and Company building in contrast with the dome atop the Jeweler's building.

100 years. When completed in 1921, the south tower

100 years. When completed in 1921, the south tower of the Wrigley building, 398 ft. to the tip of the spire, supplanted the Montgomery Ward building, 394 ft., as the city's tallest.

Chicago’s skyline from a perch in Lakeview East.

Chicago’s skyline from a perch in Lakeview East.

Rehearsal! Always fun to catch a weekday morning r

Rehearsal! Always fun to catch a weekday morning rehearsal at Millennium Park. Here, the Grant Park Chorus and Orchestra prepare Schubert’s Mass in G Major for the weekend’s concerts.

Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline as seen from

Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline as seen from Loyola Beach.

Breakfast. We should all be so excited to start th

Breakfast. We should all be so excited to start the day. Rose Mahoney teaches me about enthusiasm.

Current view. House sitting and, presumably, dog s

Current view. House sitting and, presumably, dog sitting Rose Mahoney. I’m not quite sure who’s watching over whom at this point.

Double Dutch. Fun to watch folks jump into the rop

Double Dutch. Fun to watch folks jump into the ropes! The lady jumping in this photo really knew what she was doing.

Last night’s waxing crescent moon in the sky abo

Last night’s waxing crescent moon in the sky above the Loop.

A bolt and a jolt. A bit of lightning as last nigh

A bolt and a jolt. A bit of lightning as last night’s storm approached the Loop.

Sunday morning stroll: A family walks past Bucking

Sunday morning stroll: A family walks past Buckingham Fountain.

Relaxing on the shore of Lake Michigan on Sunday m

Relaxing on the shore of Lake Michigan on Sunday morning.

I looked up and rubbed my eyes: a Red Line train o

I looked up and rubbed my eyes: a Red Line train on the Wells Street Bridge. The CTA re-routed the Red Line from its more cozy confines in the subway below the Loop to the elevated tracks this weekend. Perhaps not the best timing given the Sox are playing the Cubs at Wrigley this weekend and ridership on the Red Line should be higher than normal. Or, perhaps, that's the joke.

Lovely night, last night: The Grant Park Orchestra

Lovely night, last night: The Grant Park Orchestra and Augustin Hadelich performed Sibelius Violin Concerto at Millennium Park.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Dana-Thomas house.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Dana-Thomas house.

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