Here Comes the Sun?

Not hardly. This picture taken from our window facing toward the Loop shows round two of a two-day "sucker-punch" the Chicago area received late this afternoon. Yesterday the area was hit hard with storms and wind, particularly the northern suburbs.

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Today In History

Today, my favorite Chicago department store, Marshall Field's, became Macy's. I'm saddened because I can shop Macy's in just about any decent-sized mall across the country. It is "ho-hum" to me. In my opinion, the quality of the merchandise isn't nearly as good as Marshall Field's.

But the worst part of this is that part of Chicago history now ceases to exist. Over 150 years of a Chicago tradition and name is gone. Poof!

I know that decisions like these are made for the benefit of making money. But I can't help but think that there will be lots of tourist shopping dollars lost now that Marshall Field's is gone. Why make the special effort to go to State Street to shop Macy's when you can do that in your own hometown mall? Chicago has many other things to offer. Shopping at Macy's (Marshall Field's) on State will be replace with something else.

I am joining many others in boycotting Macy's and its sister store, Bloomingdales. I'll shop Nordstrom and other department stores now, thank you.

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http://fieldsfanschicago.org/