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Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore Primary category in which blog post is published

Hyde Park’s D’Angelo Law Library: A Showstopper With Famous Architect, Rich History And Little Respect

Lee Bey's Overlooked South Side Buildings: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren was there when the cornerstone was laid. Richard M. Nixon was at the dedication. And Barack Obama taught constitutional law there from 1992 to 2004.

Bridgeport, Chinatown, McKinley Park Primary category in which blog post is published

Police Supt. Eddie Johnson ‘Had A Couple Of Drinks’ Before Falling Asleep In His Car, Mayor Lightfoot Says

In the midst of a teacher strike, the new mayor is now facing a controversy with the city's top cop.

Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

After Police Supt. Eddie Johnson Found Asleep In Car, Cops Launch Internal Probe

Police said Johnson felt lightheaded while driving home after midnight Thursday, pulled over and was found asleep in his car.

Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Friday Classes Canceled As Chicago Teachers Strike Will Enter Day 2

The teachers' sticking points, including smaller classes sizes and increased staffing, remain.

Roseland, Pullman Primary category in which blog post is published

Frank Lloyd Wright’s West Pullman Foster House The Cheapest Wright Listing In America, Despite Its Beauty

Lee Bey's Overlooked South Side Architecture: The Stephen A. Foster House and Stable at 12147 S. Harvard Ave.

South Chicago, East Side Primary category in which blog post is published

Chicago Vocational High School, An Overlooked Art Deco And Art Moderne Hybrid

Lee Bey's Overlooked South Side Architecture: Chicago Vocational High School at 2100 East 87th Street.

Englewood, Chatham Primary category in which blog post is published

Pride Cleaners In Chatham: ‘As Flashy As A 1959 Cadillac — Tail Fins And All’

Lee Bey's Overlooked South Side Architecture: "An architectural creation from the Space Age, with a roof pointed toward the heavens — in all of Chicago’s 238 square miles of architecture, there is absolutely no other building like this one."

McKinley Park Primary category in which blog post is published

Red Brick And Terra Cotta Tower On Pershing Road Is One Of South Side’s Overlooked Gems

Lee Bey's Overlooked Buildings Of The South Side: The Central Manufacturing District Tower at 2000 W. Pershing Road.

Bronzeville, Near South Side Primary category in which blog post is published

GN Bank On King Drive, An Overlooked Bronzeville Gem

Lee Bey's Overlooked Architecture of the South Side highlights the black-owned GN Bank at 4619 South King Drive.