Daytime Talk: "What's With Chicago?" Book Signing

Learn why Chicagoans don’t put ketchup on their hot dogs, why a Chicago snowstorm changed a mayoral election and dozens of other facts, sites and "things" that make Chicago, Chicago. From the 1893 World’s Fair and its Ferris Wheel to the river, lake and architecture—this book has it all.

AIA/CES credit: 1 LU

Program Speaker: Ellen Shubart

Lifelong Chicagoan Ellen Shubart has worked more than two decades as a journalist, some years as a college-level instructor and others as a city planning advocate. A historian by training, with master’s degrees in U.S. history and historic preservation, she has written two books for Arcadia Publishing, Glencoe, Illinois and Taylor Street, Chicago’s Little Italy. She spends her retirement giving architecture tours with CAF.

*Notes:

• Although this event is free for CAF members, advance registration is required.
• All online transactions will be charged a $3 convenience fee. To avoid this fee, order tickets via phone 312.922.3432 or in-person at CAF's Box Office at 224 S. Michigan Ave.

The Lecture Hall @ CAF is equipped with an FM Assistive Listening System. To request a receiver, with either a headset or neckloop, please inquire with a CAF staff member at the program.