I work for prairie Material. Everyone in Chicago knows about John. So many stories. He'd walk around the yard and anyone cleaning his truck without being told to would get a hand shake, a thank you, and a crisp $100 bill. That's how you inspire people and gain loyalty.

GEOFFREY BAER FOR MAYOR OF CHICAGO! Run Geoffrey Run!!!

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I love watching your videos! 🍀

I grew up in wwestern suburbs (West Chicago) and knew all of these place names, but knew very little of their history. Absolutely fascinating doc showing the richness of the history of this area, which was settled a few decades before the area I grew up in.

Contents 0:00 Intro 2:22 Tri State Tollway 3:56 Justice 4:44 Bridgeview 8:16 Burbank 9:06 Midway International Airport/Ford City Mall 12:06 Hickory Hills 15:25 Palos Hills 16:14 Palos Park 19:43 Palos Heights 21:01 Worth 22:59 Oak Lawn 24:47 Evergreen Park 27:12 Alsip 30:43 Crestwood 31:32 Midlothian 35:10 Rock Island Railroad 37:55 Oak Forest 40:00 Tinley Park 44:32 Orland Park 51:28 Homer Glen 53:28 Will County 54:20 Mokena 56:10 Frankfort 58:38 New Lenox 1:02:39 Joliet Prisons 1:11:12 Joliet History 1:19:02 Modern Joliet 1:27:02 Illinois & Michigan Canal 1:31:43 Sanitary & Ship Canal 1:33:56 Crest Hill 1:35:06 Plainfield 1:36:03 Lockport Dam 1:40:00 Lockport 1:44:17 Romeoville 1:49:06 Bolingbrook 1:51:50 Lemont 1:57:29 Argonne Laboratory 2:00:08 Darien 2:01:32 Sag Ridge 2:03:40 Cal Sag Channel & Palos Forest Preserve 2:06:20 Burr Ridge 2:07:50 Willow Springs 2:10:00 Hodgkins 2:12:43 Summit 2:17:30 Stickney View/Forest View/Chicago

@chicagolandnation635

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great Job Geoffrey! Thanks 🙏

When will Chicago's Western Suburbs and Northwest of Chicago be available on KZread. You're one of a kind Geoffrey Baer and excellent job to your team at WTTW.

Eerie to watch the segment today about the Willowbrook ballroom after it burned down in 2016

GB just keeps whetting my appetite to explore this awesome city!

You do an excellent job, I was born and raised in Chicago 1942. I moved to Querétaro, Mexico at 79,because USA is too deadly and expensive.

What you're doing is so cool! Thank you

Paying a toll attendant with penny’s is something my uncle used to do to get out of paying tolls. Because usually the attendant would get so pissed they’d refuse to count it and would just wave him through.

I graduated from Joliet Twp H.S. way back in 1963. Went to JJC after that, maybe I ran into Lionel Richie, IDK. Any your section on Will Co/Joliet really peaked my interest. A school friend of mine his dad worked at Stateville & my dad worked at the Arsenal. I never did this as a kid but "daredevils" would ride the bridges when they opened up for barges. I really enjoyed your presentation. Thanks, Paul, Greeley, Colorado.

Really enjoyed the video. By the way, Lionel Ritchie graduated from Joliet East High School, not Joliet Township High School.

Please do a video on Morgan Park, my wonderful neighborhood as a child in the 60's. Include the 60's discoveries of the underground railroad as evidenced in secret rooms in basements.

Let’s hear it for the Bluesmen and women of Chicago! What a wealth of great music/musicians emanated from Chicago which has it’s own distinct style melding Delta Blues and NY Blues. I’d love to visit the cemetery where so many of my idols now rest. Thank you for this series. Not a native of Chicago but a huge fan after visiting for a summer as a kid. Chicago has great people who are friendly and helpful to visitors. I think I left my heart there when I had to go back to NY-cried all the way home on the plane!

Excellent presentation.

You cant pay tolls in cash anymore. So people who don’t have iPass have to pay online or if you forget like me you get a 60$ ticket in the mail 🤦🏻‍♂️

First broadcast in 2007, when Baer was just a.... Cub

There’s a great bike trail across the street from bachelors grove cemetery.

Great job. I thought little red school house was Willow Springs not Palos?

Pretty sure Archer near resurrection cemetery is called Archer Road . Believe it changes from Avenue to road shortly west of Harlem.

My grandfather Tom Brennan helped dig the Illinois&Michigan Canal.

There used to be Muskie in lake Katherine 🎣

I remember going to Joliet to see the old Chicago land speedway I miss that place sad NASCAR abandoned it

I deadass thought this was from 2002 with this potato quality, I only snapped out of it when I heard this man say "clout"

do one on the subway

I have to ponder about the new lenox phone system and non regional companies Id think just writing off the area. These days we are seeing more municipality ISP's for internet popping up (like in tennessee) because corporate/regional ISP's have significantly dropped the ball in rural areas. At least the municipal ISP in TN has proven they can do it better and for cheaper I think. These are different times but similar kinda issue (possibly), the fcc lied its ass off about coverage in America during the ajit pai era just a couple of years ago.... The coverage sucks in most of America, those of us in more populated areas have great access (still usually overcharging) but most of rural America has awful coverage... I digress its turned into a tangent but Id like to learn more about weird stuff like the new lenox phones back in the day.

u sound like fox guy stossel

The only reason Chicago exists is because of the Lyons Illinois Portage. The US Government built Fort Dearborn at the mouth of the Chicago River at Lake Michigan to protect the portage from British incursions. The Treaty of Paris was held up for months because of the portage. Britain wanted it to be declared international open territory, the US said no. Finally the British accepted unrestricted travel up the Mississippi to its head waters in exchange for giving up claim to the portage.

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Quit leaning on that beauty...its older and prettier than you!lol

Wow! So the canal segment (and earlier in this video) refuses to mention Jean Baptiste DuSable?! As a "native" Chicagoan (born and raised) - again, Wow! Racist and selective much?!

What you're doing is so cool! Thank you