I love Chicago

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About I love Chicago

This group is for photos that portray the unique beauty of Chicago. Scenes that make you say "I love Chicago!".

FAST COMPANY has named it U.S. City of the Year, recognizing not its past but its present -- and its future -- as a place where there's room to stretch. Chicago has given America social investing and the stories of Stuart Dybek and Aleksander Hemon. It has been greening itself since long before it became trendy, and it has been dancing, too -- this is the home of house music, Wilco, and Lupe Fiasco. Here, in the birthplace of the American skyscraper, Santiago Calatrava is redefining the form with his Spire, while at the Art Institute, Renzo Piano is building a $300 million addition. The economy is growing faster than New York's or L.A.'s. And one of Chicago's own, who arrived in the 1980s and, in the tradition of the great rabble-rouser Saul Alinsky, took a job community organizing, has made a shockingly viable run for president, despite everyone telling him he was too inexperienced. Early in his campaign, Barack Obama told supporters, "I try to explain to people, I may be skinny but I'm tough. I'm from Chicago."


Welcome to I love Chicago!

A few simple rules:

*You can post only 3 photos per day in the group pool

*Showcase photos that you think are the best, or else it will be deleted by the admin without notice

*Photos should convey the essence of Chicago, or else it will be deleted by the admin without notice

*The title or description should contain a few words about the whereabouts of the scene (geo tags are awesome!), that way fellow group members can photo shoot in that location

*Constructive criticism and comments are welcome

*No videos

We look forward to your membership and hope you will enjoy our group.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/ilovechicago/