Slice of Life: Assumption Church

Until recently, Holy Name Cathedral was both my home parish and my favorite church in Chicago.  Now, it has competition for "favorite church" title.

I've been to Assumption Church (323 West Illinois Street) about five times, and each time it just gets better, for a lot of reasons.  But in keeping with this blog's theme, we'll concentrate on its physical structure.  The church is based on traditional Italian churches.  While the outside is fairly plain, the inside decorations equal any church of similar size I've been to in Italy.  It's a slice of forgotten old school Chicago, and great place to explore if you get a chance.

Slice of Life: Pleading Your Case on Notebook Paper

Ran across this scene a little while ago.  Someone posted a note in their window reading, "Officer, Please don't ticket my car for no front plate.  It was stolen and I have applied for a new plate.  Thank you."

I thought the "Officer" salutation was interesting.  Do police officers still write tickets, or is parking enforcement all civilians and private companies now?

TweetEcho: August 18-30, 2010

For those of you who don't subscribe to our Twitter feed, here are the tweets we posted over the last week or so:

1. Trib's review (with pics!) of the new Adams/Sangamon park we told you about a couple of weeks ago: http://ow.ly/2wqH1about 6 hours ago via HootSuite
2. It turns out the new Apple Store at North & Clybourn has a green roof: http://ow.ly/2wix2about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
3. #Chicago building of the day: La Salle-Wacker Building - 221 North La Salle Street - http://ow.ly/2uhn8about 12 hours ago via HootSuite
4. #Chicago building of the day: Tokyo Hotel - 19 East Ohio Street - http://ow.ly/2uhkQAugust 29, 2010 4:15:02 am PDT via HootSuite
5. Just added new pictures of The Sullivan Center: 33 South State Street, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5yWAugust 28, 2010 8:25:04 am PDT via HootSuite
6. #Chicago building of the day: Crate and Barrel Flagship Store - 646 North Michigan Avenue - http://ow.ly/2uhklAugust 28, 2010 4:15:02 am PDT via HootSuite
7. Just added new pictures of Mid-Continental Plaza: 55 East Monroe Street, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5x9August 27, 2010 8:25:10 am PDT via HootSuite
8. Just added new pictures of Millennium Park Plaza: 151 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5xFAugust 27, 2010 8:25:10 am PDT via HootSuite
9. 100 new photos of nighttime and neon in Chicago's Gold Coast: http://ow.ly/2vuRVAugust 27, 2010 7:55:14 am PDT via HootSuite
10. #Chicago building of the day: River View II - 445 East North Water Street - http://ow.ly/2uhjVAugust 27, 2010 4:15:04 am PDT via HootSuite
11. @Chicagoist: Did you know you need a "Speech Permit" to exercise your 1st Amendment rights in Chicago?http://ow.ly/2vulf How is that legal?August 26, 2010 6:10:28 pm PDT via HootSuite
12. Just added new pictures of The Legacy at Millennium Park: 21-39 South Wabash, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5wPAugust 26, 2010 8:25:16 am PDT via HootSuite
13. Added a new photo of Willis (see Sears) Tower to the web site:http://ow.ly/2uS5dAugust 26, 2010 4:45:03 am PDT via HootSuite
14. #Chicago building of the day: 800 North Clark Street - 800 North Clark Street - http://ow.ly/2uhjuAugust 26, 2010 4:15:03 am PDT via HootSuite
15. Just added five great new photos to the Trump Tower Chicago web page: http://ow.ly/2uRW5August 25, 2010 4:24:00 pm PDT via HootSuite
16. Just added new pictures of The John Hancock Center: 875 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5w7August 25, 2010 8:25:08 am PDT via HootSuite
17. #Chicago building of the day: River Station - 212 Southwest Water Street - http://ow.ly/2uhiTAugust 25, 2010 4:15:03 am PDT via HootSuite
18. Just added some fantastic #Chicago skyline photos to the photo pool: http://ow.ly/2uj18August 24, 2010 5:37:53 pm PDT via HootSuite
19. Presentation tonight about the proposed West Loop Target. 7pm at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls 1140 West Jackson.August 24, 2010 11:06:35 am PDT via HootSuite
20. Just added new pictures of The Heritage at Millennium Park: 130 North Garland Court, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5vNAugust 24, 2010 8:20:10 am PDT via HootSuite
21. The money is now in place to complete construction of Lincoln Park 2520: http://ow.ly/2tJEm6:37 PM Aug 23rd via HootSuite
22. Chicago Tribune piece about the terrible pedestrian-level renovation of the city's beloved Wrigley Building:http://ow.ly/2tJ3j6:03 PM Aug 23rd via HootSuite
23. Thanks to Larry Van Dyke for adding his water-level photo of the Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge: http://ow.ly/2t7AF Add yours, too!4:00 PM Aug 23rd via HootSuite
24. Just added new pictures of the Carbide and Carbon Building: 230 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5vk8:20 AM Aug 23rd via HootSuite
25. Thanks for your patience! Fixed the Architectural map of Chicagoland http://ow.ly/2t85f4:30 PM Aug 22nd via HootSuite
26. Just added new pictures of Bristol Condominiums: 57 East Delaware Place, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5uE8:20 AM Aug 22nd via HootSuite
27. RT @JWMarriottCHI #chicago's 1st JW Marriott: elegance+tech in historic Daniel Burnham Bldg http://fb.me/HkmB1ntn (via @WagstaffChicago)7:24 PM Aug 21st via Twitter for iPhone
28. One of Chicago's ignored, neglected art deco treasures is getting some help: http://ow.ly/2sPOR8:38 AM Aug 21st via HootSuite
29. Added new pictures of the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Of Illinois Tower: 300 East Randolph Street, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5sz8:20 AM Aug 21st via HootSuite
30. Great article (with slideshow!) from the Washington Post about Chicago's sacred spaces http://ow.ly/2sILs8:10 PM Aug 20th via HootSuite
31. Added new pictures of the The Aon Center: 200 East Randolph Street http://ht.ly/2r5sf8:20 AM Aug 20th via HootSuite
32. Grand opening of the park at Adams & Sangamon tomorrow (August 21) @ 11:00am.4:55 AM Aug 20th via HootSuite
33. Grand opening of the park at Adams & Sangamon today (August 21) @ 11:00am.3:00 AM Aug 20th via HootSuite
34. Lakeshore East residents are angry about the deplorable conditions the city wants them and tourists to walk through:http://ht.ly/2s8B13:27 PM Aug 19th via HootSuite
35. Added new pictures of the 900 North Michigan Avenue:http://ht.ly/2r5rO8:20 AM Aug 19th via HootSuite
36. Added new photos to the 150 North Michigan Avenue page:http://ht.ly/2r4kZ7:10 AM Aug 19th via HootSuite
37. Chicago building of the day: The State of Illinois Building - 160 North LaSalle Street - http://ow.ly/2mGN44:40 PM Aug 18th via HootSuite
38. There's a new list of the World's Ten Best Cities -http://ht.ly/2rA223:34 PM Aug 18th via HootSuite
39. My new favorite John Hancock Center photo:http://ht.ly/2rvTo (via our sister site, Towrs.com) @aThousandFeetUp12:59 PM Aug 18th via HootSuite
40. Fourth Presbyterian ready to unveil design for a five-story addition to its historic North Michigan Avenue churchhttp://ht.ly/2rtz311:52 AM Aug 18th via HootSuite