I found another homeless city down on Lower Wacker today.
Report From the Street: Hard To Help the Most Needy
Henry hasn’t had a change of clothes in years, not months, but several years. His curled toenails protrude from the front of his shoes like hood ornaments on a 71 Cadillac. The back of his pants… well, there is no…
Between these two…
Between these two… There’s a homeless man living under lower Wacker Drive just off the walking path that follows the river. During the day, while the inhabitant is out foraging, I often stroll past his little patch of concrete that…
American Schmuck
He’s an American schmuck, don’t even know what hit him. Cancer stick dangles from the bobbling head of the neck-tied bandit trading commodities on the floor of the exchange. He’s banking on America, making swaps on his futures, running out…
Chicago Street Performers: Jeremy Scott
Jeremy Scott – Musician, song writer, speaker.
Marquette Park, Chicago
Located in the once primarily Lithuanian neighborhood of Chicago Lawn, Marquette Park is one of 14 parks designed in 1903 by the Olmsted Brothers landscape design firm. Marquette Park has a long history of racial tension. My grandmother lived over…
Chicago’s State Street Preacher (Samuel Chambers)
This is Chicago’s State Street Preacher (Samuel Chambers). Somehow Mr. Chambers finds the time – and the need – to stand on the corner every day, all day, yelling through a microphone telling everyone why they are going to hell.…
Test of Faith: Were Our Founding Fathers Christians?
Could Our Founding Fathers Pass A Christian Religious Test? Is it is true that our founders were Christians who constructed our system of government based upon the Bible? Have you ever wondered why Christian Nationalists are continually publishing and circulating…