WHY I LOVE CHICAGO !

(Painting & Source: "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat;
http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/AA_Impressionist/pages/IMP_7.shtml)
*** The original painting is on display as part of the permanent collection at the Art Institute of Chicago ***

Let me name the reasons:

•The Fugitive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fugitive_(1993_film)
•The Blue Brothers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Brothers_(film)

•Second City
http://www.secondcity.com
•Navy Pier
http://www.navypier.com/visit_us/directions.html
•Chicago Blues
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_blues
•Muddy Waters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddy_Waters
•Buddy Guy's Legends
http://buddyguys.com

•Billy Goat Tavern
http://www.billygoattavern.com


•Lake Michigan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Michigan
•The University of Chicago
http://www.uchicago.edu
•Museum of Science and Industry
http://www.msichicago.org

•Deep Dish Pizza
http://chicago.citysearch.com/bestof/winners/pizza
•Ed Debevic's (the original)
http://www.eddebevics.com
•Carson's Ribs
http://www.ribs.com
•Scoozi !
http://www.leye.com/restaurants/directory/scoozi
•Taylor Street
http://www.ristorante.net/taylor.htm
•Tufano's Vernon Park Tap
http://www.yelp.com/biz/tufanos-vernon-park-tap-chicago
*** note: Call in advance to see if they will be serving the "Eggplant Parmesan"... it is to die for ! Trust me !
•Spinach Pizza at Bacino's http://www.bacinos.com/

•Rush Street
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Street_(Chicago)
•Oak St. Beach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Street_Beach
•Grant Park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Park_(Chicago)

... and besides my nephew's name is Grant !

Soldier Field, e.g., "Da Bears !"...


•Stunning Architecture
http://architecture.about.com/od/usa/p/chicago.htm





•The Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu

*** including the World Famous and Utterly Remarkable Postimpressionist Painting by Georges Seurat, namely, "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/AA_Impressionist/pages/IMP_7.shtml

•Sculpture

(An Untitled Sculpture by Pablo Picasso)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Picasso

•The Chagall Wall
http://www.worldofstock.com/closeups/AAB1217.php

•The Shedd Aquarium


•Will Maguire with "Man With Fish"

(Photo by Gary Borquez, Esq., CEO, Wheelhouse Legal Search,
Photo taken in May, 2007 during Annual Meeting of Intl. Trademark Assn.)

•The Standard Club
http://www.stclub.org
•Printer's Row
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer%27s_Row,_Chicago

•The Cubs and Wrigley Field
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com
•The Bulls Run of 1990-91 to the NBA Championship
•The Last Season at Comiskey Park, Summer 1990:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiskey_Park

•Michigan Avenue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Avenue_(Chicago)
•Marshall Field's
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Field's
•The Sears Tower
http://www.searstower.com

and, of course, my alma mater, The John Marshall Law School, where I earned my LL.M (Masters of Law) degree in Intellectual Property in June of 1991. http://www.jmls.edu

If you've never been to Chicago, GO !


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