This link will take you to thousands of up-to-date images of Mr. Gangitano's
favorite places in his home town of Chicago, including photos of the
skyline, lakefront, Chicago River, the Loop, Soldier Field, Millennium Park,
historic buildings, museums, hotels, popular restaurants, O'Hare Airport,
Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, Navy Pier, Grant Park,
Buckingham Fountain, Oak Street, State Street, Michigan Ave., Water Tower,
bike path, museum campus, Wicker Park, Lincoln Square, ArgyleStreet,
Chinatown, and many many more!
http://www.aklehr.com/StockChi.htm
Thanks to Google, here you can see thousands of images of Wrigley Field,
home of Chicago Cubs, 2nd oldest baseball park in the major leagues. Mr.
Gangitano has been to many games at Wrigley, dating back to 1957, including
perhaps one of the greatest games ever on May 17, 1979 when the Cubs lost to
Philadelphia, 23-22 in 10 innings.
http://images.google.com/images?q=Wrigley+Field&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images
This is the official website of Lou Malnati's Pizzeria. The greatest pizza
in the world can only be found in Chicago, and this is the best pizza
restaurant in Chicago. If you don't believe me, try it out. You don't even
have to go there to sample it. Lou will deliver it to your front door,
anywhere in the U.S.
Jerry Vargas, our ace custodian tried Lou's on a visit to Chicago to see the
Giants play the Cubs and was hooked. He has since fed exd several to his
home. Ms. Mounce and Ms. Reimer tasted Lou's fine fare on their recent
escapade to the Oprah show. They gave it two big thumbs up!
http://www.loumalnatis.com/
Here you will find an alphabetical list of all the designated landmarks
in Chicago. Pictures and historical information is given for each listing.
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/List.html
The official website for the city of Chicago. Here you will find access to
most everything going on in the windy city.
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/home.do?logObsToolBar=true
This site will connect you to some of the finest museums in the world,
including; The Museum of Science and Industry, The Field Museum of Natural
History, the world famous Art Institute of Chicago, and many more.
http://www.chicagonews.com/museums.htm
The official website of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, and a
great source for Chicago events, hotels, restaurants, business travel, etc.
http://www.choosechicago.com/default.html
Lyric Opera of Chicago is recognized internationally as one of the truly
great opera companies of our time. Its artistic standards are universally
admired. Click here to learn more about this outstanding Chicago tradition.
http://www.lyricopera.org/home.asp
Here is another example of a truely unique Chicago experience. Celebrating
its centenial aniversery in 2004, Ravinia Festival is the oldest outdoor
music festival in North America and is lauded for presenting world-class
music. The festival attracts about 600,000 listeners to some 120 to 150
events that span all genres from classical music to jazz to music theater
over each three-month summer season. Over the years, the festival has hosted
such luminaries as Louis Armstrong, The Ballet Russe, Luciano Berio, Leonard
Bernstein, Lucrezia Bori, Dave Brubeck, Pablo Casals, Van Cliburn, Aaron
Copland, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, George Gershwin, Jose Greco,
Jascha Heifetz, John Houseman, Janis Joplin, Yo-Yo Ma, Luciano Pavarotti,
Itzhak Perlman, Oscar Peterson, Stephen Sondheim, Isaac Stern and Frank
Zappa.
http://www.ravinia.com/index.aspx
The home page for Adler planetarium, the oldest planetarium in the western
universe.
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/
Located in downtown Chicago, Millenium Park is the latest Chicago showcase
to the world. The 24.5-acre park is an unprecedented center for world-class
art, music, architecture and landscape design. Check it out!
http://www.millenniumpark.org
Located on Lake Michigan, just East of Chicago�s Downtown, Navy Pier has
been a Chicago landmark since it first opened in 1916. Today, Navy Pier
showcases a unique collection of restaurants and shops in addition to
unequaled recreational and exhibition facilities.
http://www.navypier.com/
The Hancock Observatory is located on the 94th floor of the John Hancock
Building 1,000 feet above the Magnificent Mile. It is the city's only open-
air skywalk. Here you'll see a 360-degree incredible view of Chicago,
Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and other parts of Illinois.
http://www.hancock-observatory.com/
Magnificent Mile is the name given to the stretch along Michigan Avenue from
the Chicago River to Oak Street. The Magnificent Mile offers over 3.1
million square feet of retail space, 460 stores, 275 restaurants, 51 hotels,
2 unique museums and a variety of sightseeing and entertainment attractions
to more than 22 million visitors each year.
http://www.themagnificentmile.com/
Established in 1868, Lincoln Park Zoo is among the oldest zoological gardens
in the country, it is also among the most modern and a leader in wildlife
conservation, community education and recreation. A premier Chicago
attraction, Lincoln Park Zoo each year welcomes more than three million
visitors.
http://www.lpzoo.org/index_2.html
The Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, is one of the largest and most
stunning conservatories in the nation. Often referred to as "landscape art
under glass," the Garfield Park Conservatory occupies approximately 4.5
acres inside and out.
http://www.garfieldconservatory.org/index.html
Chicago is among the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. Did you
know more people of Polish decent live in Chicago than anywhere in the
world, outside Warsaw? Click on the link below and learn about the rich
ethnic history of this great city and see where to experience the best that
each has to offer.
http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/faculty/roth/Fall2000/ethnic/
Chicago isn't known only as the home of Al Capone. Great theatre can be
found in a great many venues throughout the city. This site will link you to
all the theatre companies in the metropolitan Chicago area.
http://www.illyria.com/theatre.html