thechicagoneighborhoods.com
@chgohoods.bsky.social
One designer's take on the neighborhoods in his city, and other things too. Neighborhood prints and Chicago-inspired fonts available on the website: https://www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com/links
Name that building...
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Name that building...
Well, one and one is two
Six and two is eight
Come on baby don't ya make me late
Hi-de-hey
Baby don't you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago...
Six and two is eight
Come on baby don't ya make me late
Hi-de-hey
Baby don't you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago...
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Well, one and one is two
Six and two is eight
Come on baby don't ya make me late
Hi-de-hey
Baby don't you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago...
Six and two is eight
Come on baby don't ya make me late
Hi-de-hey
Baby don't you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago...
Anyone know anything about these bungalow-ish churches on the NW side? I randomly drove by one a few weeks ago, and then saw another similar one a few days ago. cc: @dmercer.bsky.social @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social @tudoraf.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Anyone know anything about these bungalow-ish churches on the NW side? I randomly drove by one a few weeks ago, and then saw another similar one a few days ago. cc: @dmercer.bsky.social @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social @tudoraf.bsky.social
My dad showed me this today and acted all surprised when I didn't remember it from when I was probably four years old (almost 40 years ago). Check it out @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My dad showed me this today and acted all surprised when I didn't remember it from when I was probably four years old (almost 40 years ago). Check it out @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social
The current political climate and ICE enforcement threats have heavily impacted street vendors, keeping many from working and leaving families without income. A single day without sales means no money for rent, food, medicine, or childcare. (1/3)
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The current political climate and ICE enforcement threats have heavily impacted street vendors, keeping many from working and leaving families without income. A single day without sales means no money for rent, food, medicine, or childcare. (1/3)
New work: We have a vibrant and rich history of sign making, and it is the Chicago Sign Museum's mission to keep these remaining legacy signs in the Chicago area for cultural and educational purposes through ongoing advocacy efforts. Proceeds from this print go to supporting those efforts.
October 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New work: We have a vibrant and rich history of sign making, and it is the Chicago Sign Museum's mission to keep these remaining legacy signs in the Chicago area for cultural and educational purposes through ongoing advocacy efforts. Proceeds from this print go to supporting those efforts.
Here's a subtle reminder that there are 20 Chicago-inspired fonts available for f-r-e-e on my website. Use them wisely.
October 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here's a subtle reminder that there are 20 Chicago-inspired fonts available for f-r-e-e on my website. Use them wisely.
Here's what my son ended up drawing.
October 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Here's what my son ended up drawing.
What time were you there????
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
What time were you there????
Some new work for our friends at the Columbia Yacht Club! The CYC is a site that is open to visits during this weekend's Open House Chicago, and I'd recommend it. I went last year and enjoyed exploring the ship that I have seen docked in the same spot my entire life.
October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Some new work for our friends at the Columbia Yacht Club! The CYC is a site that is open to visits during this weekend's Open House Chicago, and I'd recommend it. I went last year and enjoyed exploring the ship that I have seen docked in the same spot my entire life.
Next Monday! Come on out to Lincoln Square for the next installment of Welcome to the Show! I'll do my best to be as entertaining as the two comedians that are also on the bill, but I can't make any promises.
See ya there?
See ya there?
October 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Next Monday! Come on out to Lincoln Square for the next installment of Welcome to the Show! I'll do my best to be as entertaining as the two comedians that are also on the bill, but I can't make any promises.
See ya there?
See ya there?
I'm wondering if this person whose sticker I took a pic of yesterday is a member...
October 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I'm wondering if this person whose sticker I took a pic of yesterday is a member...
Got to design the concert poster for the @wbez.org - sponsored Jeff Tweedy show at the Adler Planetarium yesterday. I also got to attend the show, and brought along my pal @harebrained.bsky.social. It was quite an experience seeing a show in the Sky Theater ✨. Did anyone on here else go?
September 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Got to design the concert poster for the @wbez.org - sponsored Jeff Tweedy show at the Adler Planetarium yesterday. I also got to attend the show, and brought along my pal @harebrained.bsky.social. It was quite an experience seeing a show in the Sky Theater ✨. Did anyone on here else go?
Any Jeff Tweedy/Wilco fans here? If so, @wbez.org is putting on a pop-up concert later this month at an undisclosed location, and you can enter to win tickets. It is free to enter, but if you donate $100, you get 100 entries...and a screen print concert poster designed by me!
September 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Any Jeff Tweedy/Wilco fans here? If so, @wbez.org is putting on a pop-up concert later this month at an undisclosed location, and you can enter to win tickets. It is free to enter, but if you donate $100, you get 100 entries...and a screen print concert poster designed by me!
Fiiiinnnnallly! The Caldwell Lily Pool is open to the public after being closed for repairs.
September 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Fiiiinnnnallly! The Caldwell Lily Pool is open to the public after being closed for repairs.
One of my favorite spots in the city!
September 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
One of my favorite spots in the city!
Just some guys...who played for the Cubs. Except Kevin Sefcik. He was one of my dad's students at St. Xavier University, so I always followed his career.
September 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Just some guys...who played for the Cubs. Except Kevin Sefcik. He was one of my dad's students at St. Xavier University, so I always followed his career.
To add a wrinkle, there is also one at Lawrence/Manor in Ravenswood Manor...but the brick pillar is no longer there, so the cap is just sitting in the grass.
Then there is also one at Lawrence/Virginia, in Ravenswood Gardens.
Then there is also one at Lawrence/Virginia, in Ravenswood Gardens.
August 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
To add a wrinkle, there is also one at Lawrence/Manor in Ravenswood Manor...but the brick pillar is no longer there, so the cap is just sitting in the grass.
Then there is also one at Lawrence/Virginia, in Ravenswood Gardens.
Then there is also one at Lawrence/Virginia, in Ravenswood Gardens.
One from the cutting room floor: the Art Deco Pioneer Zephyr that now resides at the MSI.
August 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
One from the cutting room floor: the Art Deco Pioneer Zephyr that now resides at the MSI.
August 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Met up with the unnamed person yesterday and they gave me a biiiig stack of "Stop Destroying Chicago" stickers. I'm going to keep'em on me at all times and slap them up whenever I can.
Also, if you want some, send a DM to @savedabungalows on Instagram, and they'll add you to their list.
Also, if you want some, send a DM to @savedabungalows on Instagram, and they'll add you to their list.
August 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Met up with the unnamed person yesterday and they gave me a biiiig stack of "Stop Destroying Chicago" stickers. I'm going to keep'em on me at all times and slap them up whenever I can.
Also, if you want some, send a DM to @savedabungalows on Instagram, and they'll add you to their list.
Also, if you want some, send a DM to @savedabungalows on Instagram, and they'll add you to their list.
Yesterday was National Thrift Store Day, and to celebrate not only Aug. 18, but thrifting in general, my friend Ashley Poskin hired me to create this "Chicago Thrift Map" that shows the location of some of the best thrift shops in the city.
Grab one here: zi7jzf-8c.myshopify.com/products/chi...
Grab one here: zi7jzf-8c.myshopify.com/products/chi...
August 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Yesterday was National Thrift Store Day, and to celebrate not only Aug. 18, but thrifting in general, my friend Ashley Poskin hired me to create this "Chicago Thrift Map" that shows the location of some of the best thrift shops in the city.
Grab one here: zi7jzf-8c.myshopify.com/products/chi...
Grab one here: zi7jzf-8c.myshopify.com/products/chi...
Words of advice from an unnamed client: don't pop the top of your bungalow! I can't speak for them, but as a bungalow owner myself, I cringe every time I see a box plopped down onto the second floor of a classic Chicago bungalow with seemingly no regard for the home's original architectural style.
August 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Words of advice from an unnamed client: don't pop the top of your bungalow! I can't speak for them, but as a bungalow owner myself, I cringe every time I see a box plopped down onto the second floor of a classic Chicago bungalow with seemingly no regard for the home's original architectural style.
Read an article by @leebey1.bsky.social about the First Church of Deliverance the other day, and it inspired me to draw this iconic streamline Art Moderne building. They were just awarded a grant that will help them complete a comprehensive preservation and maintenance plan for this amazing place.
July 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Read an article by @leebey1.bsky.social about the First Church of Deliverance the other day, and it inspired me to draw this iconic streamline Art Moderne building. They were just awarded a grant that will help them complete a comprehensive preservation and maintenance plan for this amazing place.
There are Metra stations in Morgan Park?
July 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There are Metra stations in Morgan Park?