Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chicago/Archive 8

Created new article on Chicago Options Associates
I've gone ahead and created a new article on Chicago Options Associates.
 * Chicago Options Associates

Suggestions for additional secondary sources would be appreciated, at the article's talk page.

Cheers,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 08:06, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Chicago Temple building
(moved from WP:CHICAGO) The Chicago Temple Building is a 173 meter (568 foot) tall skyscraper church located at 77 W. Washington St. in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Should there be a dash in between 173 and meter (173-meter)? I've seen something like this be written both ways and just was wondering if this was prefered or not. Robert4565 (talk) 19:44, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I just use convert. Whatever it does is what I go with.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:27, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Chicago well-represented in the 2013 POTY contest at commons
At quick glance of the POTY/2013/VOTE cities and bridges section you can find some interesting candidates. You will also note University of Chicago alum Stefan Heym and some pictures that include Barack Obama in the people section. There may be more. I will let you know. If anyone sees any that I have missed or not gotten to yet, post here. First round ends on February 7. --TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:35, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Invitation to User Study
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Popular pages tool update
As of January, the popular pages tool has moved from the Toolserver to Wikimedia Tool Labs. The code has changed significantly from the Toolserver version, but users should notice few differences. Please take a moment to look over your project's list for any anomalies, such as pages that you expect to see that are missing or pages that seem to have more views than expected. Note that unlike other tools, this tool aggregates all views from redirects, which means it will typically have higher numbers. (For January 2014 specifically, 35 hours of data is missing from the WMF data, which was approximated from other dates. For most articles, this should yield a more accurate number. However, a few articles, like ones featured on the Main Page, may be off).

Web tools, to replace the ones at ~alexz/pop, will become available over the next few weeks at popularpages. All of the historical data (back to July 2009 for some projects) has been copied over. The tool to view historical data is currently partially available (assessment data and a few projects may not be available at the moment). The tool to add new projects to the bot's list is also available now (editing the configuration of current projects coming soon). Unlike the previous tool, all changes will be effective immediately. OAuth is used to authenticate users, allowing only regular users to make changes to prevent abuse. A visible history of configuration additions and changes is coming soon. Once tools become fully available, their toolserver versions will redirect to Labs.

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Former Bull Luol Deng
Luol Deng is still listed as one this project's "articles of interest" on the article's talk page even though he no longer plays for the Bulls. Not sure if that really matters, but just thought you should know. Cheers. - Marchjuly (talk) 06:36, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Anyone familiar with (1890s?) Chicago personalities?
If anyone is familiar with historic Chicago personalities and has a few minutes to scan the list of the Germania Club members to see if any names ring a bell as people who would have Wikipedia articles and be worthy of including here Germania_Männerchor I would appreciate it! (the citation fetch tool brought back the 1890s publication date, but many of the ads list telephone numbers - were they that common in 1890?)-- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  22:51, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Portal:New York City FPO nomination
Hello. I have nominated Portal:New York City for Featured Portal status. Please give it a look and make any comments at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:New York City. Thank you. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:31, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Hillary Rodham Clinton move request
Greetings! A proposal has been made at Talk:Hillary Rodham Clinton to change the title of the article, Hillary Rodham Clinton to Hillary Clinton. This notification is provided because this article is listed as being of interest to this project. Cheers! bd2412 T 17:54, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Chicago Architecture Blog Article
The Chicago Architecture Blog published an excellent article entitled For Bridge Lovers, Chicago is the Greatest Show on Earth. I noticed that some of the historic bridges mentioned have achieved landmark status; however, I was unable to find articles for them on Wikipedia. I thought members of this group might be interested. Squideshi (talk) 04:59, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Visiting Chicago
I'll be visiting Chicago 20-25 May, from the UK. Are there any Wikimeets or similar? Are any of you birders, willing to walk me round a park or waterside and help me to identify some birds? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:34, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Recognized content
I am ceding control of WikiProject Chicago/Good articles (which transcludes at WP:CHICAGO) to User:JL-Bot, which has a Project content task. Please voice your opinions below regarding the conversion. I am especially interested in feedback regarding the DYKs. I am leaning toward omitting that part of the display.

Apologies to the following WP:GA articles that seem to have been overloooked in our past recognized content displays: Baseball's Sad Lexicon • Mary McLeod Bethune • Milton Bradley (baseball) • Fawn M. Brodie • Katie Chapman • Allie Clark • Ellis Coleman • Huw Edwards (conductor) • Bobby Fischer • Ted Frank • David Hattner • Pepper Martin • Megitza • North Bank Depot Buildings • William Sterling Parsons • Neifi Pérez • Perfect Dark (Xbox Live Arcade) • Society for Human Rights • Jack Stewart (ice hockey) • Tai Streets • Gary Suter • Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song). I will be looking at their page histories and examining relevance to make sure there are no mistakes among the new quality content.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:39, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Is David Hernandez (late unofficial Chicago Poet Laureate) notable?
Is David Hernandez (1947-2013) notable? He was called the unofficial Poet Laureate of Chicago and I can find lots of independent, reliable-source references that provide significant coverage about him, but almost all local or regional in nature. My personal standards are that "merely local" notability is generally not sufficient for a non-historical person or entity. I think there was some national coverage on National Public Radio's All Things Considered but I don't have a firm reference to back that up yet.

Does this person qualify for an article? If so, can you guys help me find non-local independent, reliable sources that provide enough significant coverage to make an article unlikely to be "tagged" for lack of notability? davidwr/ (talk)/(contribs)  19:21, 3 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I found significant coverage in several books, so I'm declaring him notable. I've started a draft at User:Davidwr/David Hernández (Chicago), when it's stable enough for collaboration I'll move it to Draft:David Hernández (Chicago).  I think this would make a good Did You Know topic.  davidwr/  (talk)/(contribs)  21:48, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song)
Does "Tonight, Tonight" (The Smashing Pumpkins song) really belong in Category:Songs about Chicago, Illinois. The article does not support this. The lyrics only say "And the embers never fade in your city by the lake", which is a vague reference to the city and "The place where you were born", which for songwriter Billy Corgan is also vague.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:31, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

North Bank Depot Buildings
Does North Bank Depot Buildings belong in Category:Chicago school (architecture)? The article does not support this. I am also considering removing it from the project nonetheless.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:15, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Suspect reviews
Of the 22 new GAs according to the bot, 16 are easy for me to understand and support. I have issues with the relevance of two noted above. I also question the caliber of the review in the following four instances:
 * 1) Talk:Gary Suter/GA1 by
 * 2) Talk:David Hattner/GA1 by (which now redirects to User:Tomcat7)
 * 3) Talk:Huw Edwards (conductor)/GA1 by
 * 4) Talk:Mary_McLeod_Bethune by

Comments welcome on the propriety of WP:GA standing for these articles.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:34, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Recognized content
FYI, WikiProject Chicago/Featured articles is also being run by the bot and I am evaluating the changes. I will report back on how that is going.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:40, 3 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Newly recognized content by the bot are FL List of Chicago White Sox managers and FAs Ray Emery, 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final, Hilary Putnam, and Louis Slotin. I have removed our tag from 7 World Trade Center, which came from a mistaken tagging of Category:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:53, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride
Are there any Chicago residents interested in participating in Wiki Loves Pride 2014, a multi-national effort to improve coverage of LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects? Perhaps an edit-a-thon or a photography project? Please visit the project page for details or let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:28, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Wanted GA reassessment
I've opened a community GA reassessment of Wanted. The article has had quite a fall from grace since its promotion in 2009, and I believe it needs to be demoted.  Corvoe  (speak to me)  15:53, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Leaflet For Wikiproject Chicago At Wikimania 2014
Hi all,

My name is Adi Khajuria and I am helping out with Wikimania 2014 in London.

One of our initiatives is to create leaflets to increase the discoverability of various wikimedia projects, and showcase the breadth of activity within wikimedia. Any kind of project can have a physical paper leaflet designed - for free - as a tool to help recruit new contributors. These leaflets will be printed at Wikimania 2014, and the designs can be re-used in the future at other events and locations.

This is particularly aimed at highlighting less discoverable but successful projects, e.g:

• Active Wikiprojects: Wikiproject Medicine, WikiProject Video Games, Wikiproject Film

• Tech projects/Tools, which may be looking for either users or developers.

• Less known major projects: Wikinews, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, etc.

• Wiki Loves Parliaments, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves ____

• Wikimedia thematic organisations, Wikiwomen’s Collaborative, The Signpost

For more information or to sign up for one for your project, go to: Project leaflets Adikhajuria (talk) 17:13, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll be going to Wikimania this year-- I can get a leaflet made for WP:CHICAGO to highlight our new relationship with the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, events at Loyola, and Wiknic activities. Are there other things we should highlight?  I, JethroBT  drop me a line 14:20, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I am not sure what the leaflet is for, but I can't think of anything. Is this a presentation you are making at WM?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:24, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

Harper Court
Is there a logical way to add Harper Court to Template:UChicago?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 09:04, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

AfC submission - 06/07
Draft:St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Chicago). FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 15:50, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

Tagging request notice
I have made a request at Bot_requests that a bot search articles within WP:CHIBOTCATS and tag them with WikiProject Chicago.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 10:19, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Good plan,. Thanks.  I, JethroBT  drop me a line 14:14, 15 June 2014 (UTC)

Highlights:
 * If anyone knows of any categories that should be added, please comment.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 16:25, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
 * The tagging was a success. Nearly 5000 pages (359 categories, 70 files, 73 templates, 4 user pages, 1 draft and 4358 articles) where added. This included 14 GAs, 3 FAs and 4 current GANs. At least a couple of these (FA Nashville Sounds and GA Kenny Easley) were removed from the project.

FAs
 * 1) Isabella quarter (Category:World's Columbian Exposition)
 * 2) Nashville Sounds (Category:Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates)
 * 3) The Time Traveler's Wife (Category:Novels set in Chicago, Illinois)

GAs
 * 1) Brett Hull (Category:People from Elmhurst, Illinois)
 * 2) Christopher Tanev (Category:Chicago Wolves players)
 * 3) Donovan Warren (Category:Chicago Bears players)
 * 4) Drake Dunsmore (Category:Northwestern Wildcats football players)
 * 5) Harold Agnew (Category:University of Chicago alumni)
 * 6) Jim Bottomley (Category:Chicago Cubs scouts)
 * 7) John D. Rockefeller (Category:University of Chicago people)
 * 8) John Marburger (Category:Fermilab)
 * 9) Jordan Schroeder (Category:Chicago Wolves players)
 * 10) Kenny Easley (Category:Chicago Bulls draft picks)
 * 11) Kevin Youkilis (Category:Chicago White Sox players)
 * 12) Marching Men (Category:Novels set in Chicago, Illinois)
 * 13) Scott Feldman (Category:Chicago Cubs players)
 * 14) Trent Daavettila (Category:Chicago Wolves players)

GANs
 * 1) Nate Schierholtz (Category:Chicago Cubs players)
 * 2) Divergent (novel) (Category:Novels set in Chicago, Illinois)
 * 3) Scott Baker (right-handed pitcher) (Category:Chicago Cubs players)
 * 4) LeRoy Prinz (Category:Northwestern University alumni)

--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 09:09, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Comments are welcome on removing any of the other highlighted articles.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 09:30, 6 July 2014 (UTC)


 * As Tony suggested, I'm repeating the following comments here:


 * I don't know what parameters were involved in setting up this bot operation, but it seems to tag articles that have only tenuous relations to Chicago. The case that came to my attention was that Yobot recently added an inappropriate Project Chicago banner to the article Berard Haile.  Haile  had only a marginal connection with Chicago (he studied anthropology briefly at the University of Chicago), was born in Ohio, got his MA in DC, and lived most of his life in Arizona and New Mexico.  This is the second time a bot has inserted such an inappropriate Chicago link to this article. A little more caution in formatting bot requests seems called for. It's easy to make automated changes; cleaning up after them wastes editors' time.  --SteveMcCluskey (talk) 01:15, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
 * , The bot tagged articles with any of the categories listed at WP:CHIBOTCATS.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:14, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I suspect, the list of high-quality articles above is indicitive of the types of things that were added. We have already manually removed one of the 3 FAs and 1 of the 14 GAs as not relevant to the project. Many of the articles are sort of marginally connected to the city. However, they probably are all of interest to some Chicagoans at some level for these marginal connections. Doing things by bot is the only efficient way to find articles that we are overlooking. I don't really have a problem with the results. If editors of Berard Haile want to have the Category:University of Chicago staff in his article, we will continue to watch his article in the various automated ways that we can with a tag on his talk page. If the editors insist upon removing the tag so be it.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:21, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

AfD
There is a discussion currently taking place at Articles for deletion/West Suburban Faith Based Peace Coalition that may be of interest to this project. John from Idegon (talk) 06:42, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Featured article candidates/Michelle Obama/archive3
Please come comment at Featured article candidates/Michelle Obama/archive3.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 01:53, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge of Jimmy Wales, Rahm Emanuel and Emily Ratajkowski
As the Director of WP:CHICAGO, I want the followers of this page to know that our Mayor has been challenged to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. See the challenge here.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:33, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Vectorised seal
I've vectorised the image of the city seal. If you'd like to use it in place of the raster version, please do; if you have any comments or suggestions, I'd like to hear them. Marnanel (talk) 18:00, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I've extracted the vector data of the seal from the official source. Don't you think that this is the fair replacement for the raster version? --Maxxl2 (talk) 09:47, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Certainly! Marnanel (talk) 17:00, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Rainbow Hills, Illinois
Which county is Rainbow Hills, Illinois in? I see that it's in St. Charles, Illinois, which is in both DuPage County and Kane County; however, the article gives no indication of which county this neighborhood is in. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 11:09, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Kane county. ```Buster Seven   Talk  00:42, 9 October 2014 (UTC)

Help with notability flag
Hi… I’m Mig Pascual and I work with Cleversafe, a computer storage company in Chicago. Would love someone’s help here. The Wikipedia article about the company has a warning at the very top that says that the company does not meet notability requirements.

I have to believe that a company covered in the major IT trades and the likes of Crain’s and The Wall Street Journal counts as notable.

We posted to the article’s talk page about this some time ago, but haven’t heard back, so I decided to reach out here.

Not asking to make a lot of work for anyone to overhaul the article or whatever. Would just like to discuss removing that particular warning. -- Mpascual312 (talk) 20:09, 17 October 2014 (UTC)
 * I have updated the warning templates to reflect the current state of the article. You are correct that notability is no longer a current concern. I have commented on the article talk page.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:02, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

Expert attention
This is a notice about Category:Chicago articles needing expert attention, which might be of interest to your WikiProject. It will take a while before the category is populated. Iceblock (talk) 19:59, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Humboldt Park, Chicago article
The above named article is a disaster area. It has denigrated into a consent battle between factions, political in nature, that largely seem split between people who oppose the "gentrification" of the neighborhood and another faction that wants to erase the hood's "colorful" (criminal) past. There is very little referencing to any changes and even solid facts like the neighborhood's boundaries are being disputed (without references). I have neither the time or the access to the resources to fix it. If I did, I would stub it and start over. You have this classed as a mid importance page. Could someone here please rescue it? Thanks. Sorry I cannot help any more than this punt but I feel you guys need to be aware. I normally don't watch WP space pages so if you need me, pls ping. John from Idegon (talk) 08:41, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * , There is no Humbolt Park, Chicago article. There is no Humbolt Park article. Neither seems to have ever existed. What are you talking about?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 12:52, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry...misspelled. Humboldt Park, Chicago. John from Idegon (talk) 13:13, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject X is live!


Hello everyone!

You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

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Harej (talk) 16:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Featured Picture Candidates
Please note that Featured picture candidates/Marina City, Chicago, Illinois and Featured picture candidates/Gary Plant Tubular Steel Corporation could both use commentary.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:48, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

Another FP nominee
Featured picture candidates/Skyline de Chicago desde el centro, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-20, DD 06‎.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:15, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Talk:Hillary Rodham Clinton/April 2015 move request
Greetings! A proposal has been made at Talk:Hillary Rodham Clinton/April 2015 move request‎ to change the title of the article, Hillary Rodham Clinton to Hillary Clinton. This notification is provided because this article is listed as being of interest to this project. Cheers! bd2412 T 17:25, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

James Shields listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for James Shields to be moved to James Shields (politician, born 1810). This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 22:34, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

SouthtownStar listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for SouthtownStar to be moved to Daily Southtown. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 22:49, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Bridges
If any project members are looking for new article to start, I've identified a few bridges along Chicago's riverwalk without Wikipedia articles:
 * Adams Street Bridge
 * Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge
 * Jackson Boulevard Bridge
 * Lake Street Bridge (Chicago)
 * Madison Street Bridge
 * Monroe Street Bridge (Chicago)
 * Randolph Street Bridge
 * Van Buren Street Bridge (Chicago)
 * Washington Street Bridge (Chicago)

I may get around to creating some of these when I have time, but others are certainly welcome to beat me to the punch. Happy editing! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:24, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Discussion on final image selection tweaks at Jahlil Okafor
After several discussions regarding warring over which images to include in Jahlil Okafor, we are holding what may be the concluding discussions regarding the possible reinsertion of 3 specific images and the removal of another. Join the discussion at Talk:Jahlil_Okafor.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:09, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

List of public art
Please populate List of public art in Chicago; see for a guide. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:31, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Chicago politics article configuration
We have in project scope Chicago of course, and History of Chicago, and finally Political history of Chicago. We also have in our project scope Chicago-style politics, which was until recently about the meme floated in the first Obama campaign and first term by John Boehner and others. Recently two editors and some IPs are collaborating to change the subject of Chicago-style politics to a negative point-of-view fork of Political history of Chicago, reflecting their focus on, as their lede says, "the less commendable aspects of the recent political history of the American city of Chicago, Illinois, (i.e., corruption, patronage, nepotism, authoritarianism) which is often cited as an example of blatant corruption." I have tried to steer them and their new content and references and points-of-view toward contributing to Political history of Chicago in a collaborative, neutral, balanced article, to no avail. Our project could benefit from more eyes on this. Thank you. Hugh (talk) 23:38, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
 * This is not exactly 100% true. The topic of the article in question was the phrase "Chicago Style Politics" when the article was first published in 2011.  It remained as such through April of 2014 when HughD changed it to focus on the Obama meme.  Thus he is correct in claiming that several editors are trying to change the subject of the article but he failed to mention that he was the one who changed it last year and the other editors (ie the consensus view) is that it should be moved back to it's original form.  Note that HughD did not post on the article talk page until this year.  He did not justify changing the scope of the article and now is trying to WP:CANVAS in order to avoid letting the article return to it's original topic.  Springee (talk) 02:55, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

At Political history of Chicago, contributions related to "the less commendable aspects of the recent political history of the American city of Chicago" would be subject to community consensus regarding neutrality and balance. The only advantage of hijacking a relatively obscure article about a political meme is the lack of scrutiny. This is a blatant POV fork. And our project and the Obama project lose the article on the meme in collateral. I joined WP:CHICAGO November 2008 and have brought several GAs to our project. came to Chicago-style politics for the first time 27 August 2015‎ after writing me up multiple times in prior weeks. This vandalism at Chicago-style politics is blatant edit war baiting, the latest scrimmage in retaliation for my contributions to WP:CONSERVATISM. 's project is not WP:CHICAGO or building an encyclopedia, it is me. Sorry he has taken his project to WP:CHICAGO. Please help at Chicago-style politics. For your reference, here is a reasonable recent version of Chicago-style politics prior to the POV fork. Thank you! Hugh (talk) 15:04, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Again, your version of events isn't quite true. The article was published in 2011.  At that time the opening paragraph, it as of yet didn't have a lead, was, "Chicago-style politics is a byword used to designate a set of characteristics associated to the less commendable aspects of the recent political history of the American city of Chicago, Illinois, i.e. corruption, nepotism, authoritarianism, which is often cited as an example of corruption."[].  Clearly the article was about the phrase (is a byword used to designate).  That statement of the article topic was largely unchanged through March of last year, "Chicago-style politics is a byword used to designate a set of characteristics associated to the less commendable aspects of the recent political history of the American city of Chicago, Illinois, (i.e., bribery, patronage, nepotism, authoritarianism) which is often cited as an example of blatant corruption." []  In April of last year you took to heavily rewriting the article to make it about the meme that was used to attack Obama specifically rather than the origin/history of the term.  On April 27th, 2014 you changed the opening sentence to the meme attacking Obama.[]  Immediately after that you removed a large section of the article that said the term was used in particular to describe the Richard Daley admin as "off topic", a topic you had just changed without consensus.[]  Note that not once during this time did you post any justifications for this change to the Talk page.  One editor did object but you didn't actually post on the talk page until a few days ago.[]  There was never consensus to change the subject of the article, there simply wasn't enough interest to correct your changes.  Please do not misrepresent your involvement in this article.  Such misrepresentations are seen as disruptive.[]  Anyway, I would suggest at this point we can move this conversation back to the article talk page.  Springee (talk) 17:07, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Metra stations/archive1
Please feel free to comment at Featured list candidates/List of Metra stations/archive1.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 07:53, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of Chicago-style politics (meme) for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Chicago-style politics (meme) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Chicago-style politics (meme) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Hugh (talk) 18:48, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

New external link template for Chicago Tribune archives
A new external link template Template:ChicagoTribuneKeyword may be used to generate an external link from the "External links" section of a Wikipedia article to the archive of related articles from the Chicago Tribune. In most cases, the template may simply be invoked with no parameters. For example, on page Michael Jordan

Visiting Scholar at DePaul
Didn't see anything posted here—if anyone working on Chicago history would like access to DePaul University (more/library resources), they are looking for an editor to be a Visiting Scholar. There's more info at Visiting_Scholars/Apply. I would suggest applying right away if you're interested. – czar   14:26, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride!
 You are invited to participate in Wiki Loves Pride!


 * What? Wiki Loves Pride, a campaign to document and photograph LGBT culture and history, including pride events
 * When? June 2015
 * How can you help?
 * 1.) Create or improve LGBT-related articles and showcase the results of your work here
 * 2.) Upload photographs or other media related to LGBT culture and history, including pride events, and add images to relevant Wikipedia articles; feel free to create a subpage with a gallery of your images (see examples from last year)
 * 3.) Contribute to an LGBT-related task force at another Wikimedia project (Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, etc.)

Or, view or update the current list of Tasks. This campaign is supported by the Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group, an officially recognized affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. Visit the group's page at Meta-Wiki for more information, or follow Wikimedia LGBT+ on Facebook. Remember, Wiki Loves Pride is about creating and improving LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects, and content should have a neutral point of view. One does not need to identify as LGBT or any other gender or sexual minority to participate. This campaign is about adding accurate, reliable information to Wikipedia, plain and simple, and all are welcome!

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the campaign's main talk page.

Thanks, and happy editing!

User:Another Believer and User:OR drohowa

Ty Isaac 2011 Chicago Sun-Times Football Player of the Year?
I am a little concerned that I am unable to find the proper link from the Chicago Sun-Times regarding Ty Isaac's recognition as the 2011 Chicago Sun-Times Football Player of the Year. If anyone can help me find the original feature article on this subject, leave a note at Talk:Ty_Isaac.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:53, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Bryan Jurynec
Articles for deletion/Bryan JurynecJoeykai (talk) 07:27, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Article idea: Lower West Side, Chicago in Spanish?
Is anyone interested in writing a Spanish version of Lower West Side, Chicago? As you know Pilsen is majority Mexican American and it would be great to have a Spanish article about it.

I started a Spanish version of Benito Juarez Community Academy: see it here WhisperToMe (talk) 08:30, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

Peter Domaradzki aka User:Belissarius
Ladies and gentlemen, yesterday morning our good friend and a fellow Wikipedian, User:Belissarius, has died. Some of you might have heard the story of his dog trying to save his life, some of you might have stumbled upon his edits in military- or Poland-related articles here at English Wikipedia. Apart from being a member of Solidarity movement, a journalist and a long-time editor-in-chief of Chicago-based Dziennik Związkowy (Polish Daily News), he was also one of the pillars of Polish Wikipedia.

He had well over 100 thousand edits under his belt and boy were they good. He authored more than 20 featured articles (the last one - on French and Indian wars - was promoted 4 days after the accident), someone even coined a term belissariusy ("belissaria") denoting articles so good that their featured article nominations are but a formality. Also, for a time he ran our DYK project. All in all, yesterday we lost one of the best Wikipedians we had.

Having said that, I have a request. We would love to be present at the wake, but we can't afford to send a delegation across the Pond. Sending flowers however is a completely different matter. Could anyone of you Chicago-based Wikimedians help us by picking up the flowers and showing up at the wake to represent us? It's this Sunday, 2015-11-08, between 3:30 PM and 9 PM at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave. I know it's a big favour to ask - and asking it here is a long shot, but perhaps?  // Halibutt 23:35, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I can do it. I live less than 10 minutes from there. I should note that Belissarius and I only met once, at Chicago 12, and I don't speak any Polish, so I might not be the best at communicating with other people at the wake. Nick Number (talk) 13:44, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I replied by email.  // Halibutt 21:10, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry I missed this. My thoughts are with his friends and family.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 13:21, 12 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I missed this as well. I had a chance to talk with  at length at the edit-a-thon mentioned above, and I would have liked to have gotten to know him better while he was alive.  He did some helpful translation work then, and he was incredibly warm and friendly given that it was the first time I had met him before.  Thanks  and  for honoring the life of a great contributor here. I, JethroBT drop me a line 21:48, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

Merging/renaming London House (Chicago) and London Guarantee Building
London House (Chicago) (page created 2006) and London Guarantee Building (page created 2007) seem to be merging toward very similar content. London House was a Jazz club located in a small portion of the London Guarantee Building. Now, LondonHouse is a 452-room hotel that comprises the majority of the London Guarantee Building. How should these two articles be integrated?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 13:05, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Until December 2015, London House (Chicago) was a Jazz club article. I think I am going to revert it to that and try to smooth out the text of both articles.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 13:13, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

Tagging request
Be aware of a bot tagging request made at User_talk:Yobot.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:09, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Auto-assessment of article classes
Following a recent discussion at WP:VPR, there is consensus for an opt-in bot task that automatically assesses the class of articles based on classes listed for other project templates on the same page. In other words, if WikiProject A has evaluated an article to be C-class and WikiProject B hasn't evaluated the article at all, such a bot task would automatically evaluate the article as C-class for WikiProject B.

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Grant Thornton Tower signage
Please comment at Talk:Grant Thornton Tower if you have any helpful information.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:44, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Weird Tales (anthology series) -> Weird Tales merger
I've proposed a merger of Weird Tales (anthology series) -> Weird Tales at the target talk page; please comment there if interested. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 01:55, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

General Electric building near Clark Street Bridge
This photograph of the Clark Street Bridge is said to have been taken from the "General Electric Building" in 1950. I suspect that both the camera location and the warehouse in the background have both been demolished. If someone has a guess of what might have been near Clark Street (not Canal Street) around 1950, and/or whether there are any photographs of it, please go to Commons:File talk:PCC-Chicago-1.jpg &mdash; there are more details there. Thanks! --Closeapple (talk) 08:31, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Notice to participants at this page about adminship
Many participants here create a lot of content, have to evaluate whether or not a subject is notable, decide if content complies with BLP policy, and much more. Well, these are just some of the skills considered at Requests for adminship.

So, please consider taking a look at and watchlisting this page:


 * Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll

You could be very helpful in evaluating potential candidates, and even finding out if you would be a suitable RfA candidate.

Many thanks and best wishes,

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West Chicago City Museum
Looking for a bit of insight. I've got a source, which on P. 385 mentions "Turner Hall" on West 12th Street in 1877. Long story short, some happened there.

The problem is that I found West Chicago City Museum, formerly Turner Town Hall, which definitely existed in 1877, but the NRHP registration doesn't say anything about a confrontation there in the riots of 1877. I don't know crap about Chicago, but I'm not seeing anything currently named W 12th anywhere in the vicinity of where the current museum is, but I don't currently have any way to tell whether the street was renamed some time in the past 140 years.

Any help would be appreciated. Timothy Joseph Wood 13:21, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

Jim Stack
Would someone mind taking a look at Jim Stack? I believe this might be the same person who starred for Northwestern in the early 80s. The only source cited has been overwritten, but if this is the same Jim Stack then there probably coverage in Chicago papers like the Tribune and Sun Times from when he was in college and his association with the Bulls. Thanks in advance. -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:48, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I've expanded the article a bit. References do support him being the same person. Nick Number (talk) 14:53, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for checking and finding some more sources. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:51, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

WikiProject United States - 50,000 Challenge
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:18, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

2016 Community Wishlist Survey Proposal to Revive Popular Pages
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Template:Chicago Public Schools
Hi! FYI Template:Chicago Public Schools is a template now. IMO it's something long overdue! As for the book articles, give me a few weeks and I'll write them. WhisperToMe (talk) 06:34, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

CPS attendance boundary maps
For Chicago community areas and smaller municipalities around Chicago it's a good idea to cite school attendance boundary maps to determine which parts of the city/community are zoned to which schools. Using municipal zoning maps is a good idea so one can indicate if School District ABC serves an area with no residents (that is still useful to indicate as businesses generate tax money) or whether High School ABC has part of its attendance zone in an area with no residents.

Anyway the issue with CPS is that I've been using boundary maps from 2012-2013 when it's 2017. AFAIK CPS has *not* uploaded new boundary maps in an archivable (on the Wayback Machine, Webcitation, and/or Archive.is) format. There is a web-based mapping program but it's difficult to cite it!

If anyone knows if/when CPS has new PDF format maps please let me know and/or update the school boundary info I've been posting in Chicago articles. WhisperToMe (talk) 03:19, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Yosef Yitzchok Lerner


The article Yosef Yitzchok Lerner has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern:
 * No assertion of notability, and no reliable sources provided. Unable to find any further reliable sources that could be added. Fails WP:GNG and WP:BIO.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. I have left this message because this project is listed at Talk:Yosef Yitzchok Lerner. TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 13:20, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * (copied from my User talk:TonyTheTiger:Regarding Rabbi Lerner, I suggest a Google search to find more sources about Rabbi Lerner and his works. Try these links: https://www.google.co.il/search?q=%22%22yosef+yitzhak+lerner%22&safe=active https://www.google.co.il/search?safe=active&biw=1366&bih=638&q=%22yosef+yitzchak+lerner%22 https://www.google.co.il/search?q=%22%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A3+%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%97%D7%A7+%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%A8%22&safe=active&gws_rd=ssl https://www.google.co.il/search?q=%22%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%AA+%D7%94%D7%92%D7%95%D7%A3+%D7%95%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%A9%22&safe=active&gws_rd=ssl https://www.google.co.il/search?q=%22haguf+vehanefesh%22&safe=active&gws_rd=ssl — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rachack (talk • contribs) 19:23, 28 January 2017 (UTC) --TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:35, 28 January 2017 (UTC)


 * If anyone has an interest in this page the above links found by may be useful.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:38, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

Meetup/Chicago 17
Hey folks, I'm organizing a Meetup on Saturday March 25th at the Sulzer Regional Library. Please RSVP above if you're able to come, it would be great to work with and see y'all. Thanks, I JethroBT drop me a line 00:38, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Request for input
Please consider adding your input at Talk:Erika Lauren Wasilewski. Thanks. Levdr1 lp /  talk  16:21, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Interesting stats plots of WP Chicago
Hello all,

I am a PhD student from the University of Minnesota, and am doing some research project on the effects of member turnover in WikiProjects. I am doing some project-level analysis on the project performance, and find something interesting.



Some explanations about the variables:

group_article_productivity: this is the total number of edits on the articles claimed within the scope of the project.

project_art_comm: this is the total number of edits on the talk pages of articles claimed within the scope of the project.

project_coors: this is the total number of edits on the project page and project talk page.

project_user_comm: this is the total number of edits on the project members made on the user talk pages of each other.

The variables are aggregated by one month. We can see there is an obvious burst on project article productivity and project article communication around time interval 60th, which is around August, 2006. I don't know what happened at that time that caused that burst. I wonder if someone has been working on the project for a long time, and could recall that. Also, if you have any thought about this plot, please feel free to share to me :)

Bobo.03 (talk) 06:07, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * , I began using WP in May 2006. I started doing a lot of Chicago related content by the end of that year and worked with other editors to improve the depth and breadth of coverage in that area.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:24, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Request for re-assessment of article Plaza del Lago
The article Plaza del Lago in this Wikiproject (currently assessed as a stub-class article) is long since overdue for a re-assessment. I am requesting that an editor without bias towards this particular page (which I would possess, such disqualifying me from completing such an assessment myself) gives this article a new assessment. Much thanks!SecretName101 (talk) 20:15, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * N.B. this was assessed by User:Tagishsimon on Feb 21.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:20, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

Assata's Daughters Review
I have made substantial edits to the wiki article for the Chicago-based organization Assata's Daughters. Could somebody look at my edits and provide me with some feedback - what I could add, what does not fit, etc. Thanks!

Nick M-PS489 (talk) 19:45, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

Anybody at Northeastern Illinois University? Looking for research/information about a 1970s mental health program at a Chicago-area school
Are there any Wikipedians at or near Northeastern Illinois University? There is an article up for potential deletion (the Spanish version of Hillside School District 93) and I want to find additional articles that could support the school's notability. I learned from this article:
 * "School Tries New Mental Health Program". Chicago Tribune. 1971-12-16. p. W9. (I have a copy of this article if you wish to read it)

...that the Hillside school tried an experimental mental health program in conjunction with Northeastern Illinois University. Does anyone know how/where to find research related to this program? Were there any PhD theses or journal articles produced as a result of this partnership? Are there any published documents at Northeastern Illinois U. about this program?

Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 00:15, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Chicago Title and Trust naming rights
I have heard by word of mouth that when Chicago Title & Trust moved from 161 North Clark to 10 South LaSalle they bought the naming rights for the new building. However, I can not find an WP:RS documenting this. Please comment at Talk:10_South_LaSalle.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:52, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

Merger discussion at Talk:Wrigley Field ivy
The merger is proposed at Talk:Wrigley Field ivy. I invite you to comment there. --George Ho (talk) 16:20, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge?
I took a picture of this plaque in Chicago in 2015. Does anyone know if there is a Wikipedia article about this bridge, or if there should be one? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:11, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Where is this bridge? Andy Dingley (talk) 17:35, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Based on a quick Google search, this plaque does not represent a specific bridge, but rather, it is about a company founded by Joseph Strauss, who designed (and held the patent to) a bascule bridge common in Chicago. The entry for the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company redirects back to Strauss. As there is virtually no information about the company in the Strauss article, I wouldn't recommend creating a standalone article for the company at this time. -- Mindfrieze (talk) 13:34, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * While I don't think your photo warrants a new article, as I mentioned above, I am still personally curious about it. Do you recall where you were - what bridge this was attached to - when this photo was taken? -- Mindfrieze (talk) 16:49, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you both for responding. I don't mean to be lazy here, but I took this picture 2 years ago on a trip to Chicago and I don't recall the exact location, nor am I familiar with Chicago geography. Here is a link to a gallery of the photographs I took during my trip, which are displayed in chronological order: Another Believer/Chicago. The image of this plaque is #176, which you can find by searching for the text "Willis Tower' (image #179). This may not be particularly helpful, but the plaque appears to be located between the Monroe Street Bridge and Willis Tower. I won't create any new articles based on your findings, but I do hope this helps to satisfy your curiosity, Mindfrieze. Thanks again! (I don't have this page on my watchlist, so please ping me if you need anything further from me, thanks!) --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:15, 19 April 2017 (UTC)


 * BTW, if anyone decides to browse the aforementioned Commons gallery and cares to help identify any of the subjects in images without captions/labels, I'd be much appreciated! I've been working to categorize and add captions to all images in the gallery. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:18, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks . It looks like this photo was taken at the east bridgehouse for the Jackson Boulevard Bridge.  Here's the Google Streetview of the plaque.  If I have some time, I'll try to add some captions. -- Mindfrieze (talk) 17:32, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Great detective work! Thanks so much for looking into this, and for offering to take a look at the gallery to add some additional captions/categories. I'm sure there are many images that could be easily identified by folks more familiar with Chicago than I am. :) --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:37, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I updated the caption for this image on Commons, but I'm not sure there's a category for this bridge, so I added the parent category "Bridges in Chicago". --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:40, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Our edits overlapped. I made some additional refinements. -- Mindfrieze (talk) 17:57, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Deletion discussion at Articles for deletion/Summer Breeze (concert)
This deletion discussion for an article about an annual concert at the University of Chicago has been sitting around for two weeks without many comments—additional input would be appreciated. —Granger (talk · contribs) 21:23, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

Finkl Steel
There should be an article about Finkl Steel. Lots from the trib:

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/results/?q=finkl



Victor Grigas (talk) 02:18, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
 * , What is out there other than from the Trib. This is an international encyclopedia. I would argue against notability unless its coverage depth extends beyond the Trib to publications in other regions or national ones. Have a look at WP:COMPANY and state how it is notable if it has no other coverage than from the trib.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:21, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Chicago business has an article too http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20161209/CRED03/161209827/sterling-bay-completes-deal-for-massive-finkl-steel-site WhisperToMe (talk) 20:59, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Started the page a few weeks ago - A. Finkl & Sons Steel Victor Grigas (talk) 14:16, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

George Armour Draft
Someone pinged my User talk about input on User:Theoa/George Armour. The article is going to need to be tweaked before it can be moved to mainspace. This is a tremendous resource about a great Chicagoan. The author is the great-great-great-grandson of the subject and the article was created with the love, care and admiration of a person related by blood. He is concerned that it is a problematic WP:COI. I am very proud to see User:Theoa's work. We should all spend some time helping to shape this article. It already has the skeleton of a WP:GA and should be DYKed once it goes live.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:31, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
 * N.B.: he worked from User:Theoa/bibliography for George Armour article.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:40, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

TonyTheTiger

Hello Chicago Wikipedians

This is just to let you know that I'm alive (the great great grandson) and listening on this talk

And also to say maybe there was a person in the history of Chicago who assiduously kept out of the limelight - then - but could use a bit of light - now.

I look forward to a dialog on helping make the light shine - in full compliance with Wikipedia standards and excellance.

TheoA (talk) 04:20, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I have not been so active in Chicago History articles of late and am pretty involved with college basketball articles at this time of year. There are a couple of options. The subject is a keeper. I am trying to think of a couple of ways to get attention on this article and get it into main space. As it is, the only way to bring it into main space would be to tag it with wikification and COI tags. It is sort of unbecoming to have a page with those kinds of tags. We could just move it into mainspace with tags. I don't have a ton of free time to put into it right now. It'll be a few weeks before I get to it. I hope someone else jumps in.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 01:03, 15 March 2017 (UTC)


 * I have spent enough time with this article to move it into mainspace. It still needs some work and I don't know how much time I have to give it. I'll post it at DYK to get some eyes on it.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 12:45, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

How to describe the Emmett Till case in the lead sentence of the Emmett Till article
Opinions are needed on the following matter: Talk:Emmett Till. A WP:Permalink for it is here. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 03:00, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

Popular pages report
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Benito Juárez sculpture
I am seeking assistance expanding the Benito Juárez (Martinez) article. Originally, this article was just about the bust in Houston, but has since been expanded to mention the statue in Chicago, which apparently replaces a bust previously installed in Chicago. Are there any WikiProject Chicago participants willing to help find information about the bust, as well as the current statue? Any help is appreciated, especially sooner than later since the article was nominated for deletion as a stub. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:36, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
 * This "statute stories" are produced by the city and the park district with extensive professional involvement, so should be rs. Alanscottwalker (talk) 20:53, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
 * And Chicago tribune -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 20:59, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:03, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Help identifying images of Chicago sites
I posted about this above, but figured a new section might be appropriate. I visited Chicago back in 2015 and uploaded images of my trip here: commons:User:Another Believer/Chicago. I've worked hard to identify, categorize, and label the images, but there remain some unidentified subjects (those in the gallery without captions). If you're familiar with Chicago and have any interest in helping to identify subjects, feel free to add a caption or simply categorize the image -- I'll see the changes in my watchlist and take care of the rest. I don't mean to be lazy, I've just hit a wall with identifying sites.

If this is something one or more editors enjoy, great!, and if not, no worries whatsoever. Just thought I'd ask. Thanks for your consideration. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:05, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I've made a lot of progress just in the past hour, so thanks to the editors who helped out. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 22:22, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I recognize many of these. I'll add some captions.--02:45, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

Sculptures in Chicago
I created WikiProject Chicago/Sculpture, which currently displays a list of outdoor sculptures in Grant Park, and those surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program. Not all works are notable and worthy of standalone Wikipedia articles, but I'd like this to serve as a checklist to help identify potential articles, and I invite project members to view and improve the page. Feel free to add links, sources, comments, or expand the list with other sculptures. There are many more to add. Happy editing! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:47, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
 * This project may be of interest of you. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:47, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
 * , Thanks for the work. There are a lot of artistically intriguing sculptures in Chicago. There are probably also a lot of lists of such sculptures. If any items on those lists is an official Chicago Landmark or a National Register of Historic Places listing I would be interested, but I don't have the same amount of free time that I use to have.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:56, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Robert F. McPartlin
Hello. I've just created Rep. Robert F. McPartlin. Is anyone able to find an obituary please? Or is he still alive?Zigzig20s (talk) 00:19, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Another editor has found his date of death. However, we're not sure how he died--right at the end of his prison sentence.Zigzig20s (talk) 12:48, 2 July 2017 (UTC)

Question re: Balbo Monument and Gold Star Families Memorial and Park
I have a question for people more familiar with Chicago than me. Museum Campus, at least according to the Wikipedia article, is part of Grant Park. Museum Campus is defined as the area encompassing "the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium; the Field Museum of Natural History; Soldier Field, home of the NFL Chicago Bears football team; and the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place."

Adjacent to McCormick Place are the Balbo Monument and Gold Star Families Memorial and Park. Does this mean these sites are also within Grant Park, and if so, should we added Template:Grant Park and/or Category:Museum Campus? The Balbo Monument article mentions Burnham Park, but I'm not exactly sure where Grant Park / Museum Campus ends and Burnham Park begins. Is anyone able to help? Please ping me with any reply(ies) as I don't watchlist this page. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 02:29, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
 * , By my recollection the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park extends south of Soldier Field. I feel that it probably extends too far South to be part of the Museum Campus. I don't recall the exact location of the Balbo Monument.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:04, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

Plans for New Article "Gentrification of Chicago"
Hello, I am a student at Rice University and enrolled in the Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities course. I am planning on writing an article on the gentrification of Chicago. Please see my user page for more information or use my talk page if anyone has any questions or comments. I will also have more information in my sandbox. Thanks! Cbadillo29 (talk) 22:00, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
 * There are not many places that have gentrification articles. Best of luck.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:06, 11 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Got it; I found there to be a substantial amount of research on this topic and wanted to help share it. Thanks for your input! Let me know if you have any other questions or suggestions, cheers! Cbadillo29 (talk) 19:35, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Sounds like it could be a great article. Where possible, if there are literature reviews, these are preferred over individual studies for making claims around the topic. What help do you need in preparing the article? I JethroBT drop me a line 20:34, 15 October 2017 (UTC)
 * The gentrification happening is in a select number of neighborhoods mainly on the North and Near West sides. The majority of the city is not gentrifying. Ryecatcher773 (talk) 03:17, 16 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for your support. I am currently using mostly peer reviewed articles, but will look out for more literature reviews. I appreciate your offer for help, and will reach out if I do have questions. Cbadillo29 (talk) 15:51, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, I have noticed that the gentrification is more localized, and in my future contributions will add information to clarify that point. Thank you for your comments! Please feel welcomed to comment in the future and take a look at the article in a week or two. Cbadillo29 (talk) 15:51, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

Chicago Futabakai Japanese School pushpin map: how to show Chicago outer suburbs?
I added a pushpin map for Chicago Futabakai Japanese School in Arlington Heights, *but* the pushpin map for Chicago only displays the innermost areas of Chicago, so Futabakai doesn't appear on the map. How do I get the outerlying suburban part to display? WhisperToMe (talk) 22:51, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
 * is an expert on the pushpin maps. I think the issue is the maps that you are calling in the pushpin_map parameter. You need to call the right maps.TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 01:28, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

Disambiguation links on pages tagged by this wikiproject
Wikipedia has many thousands of wikilinks which point to disambiguation pages. It would be useful to readers if these links directed them to the specific pages of interest, rather than making them search through a list. Members of WikiProject Disambiguation have been working on this and the total number is now below 20,000 for the first time. Some of these links require specialist knowledge of the topics concerned and therefore it would be great if you could help in your area of expertise.

A list of the relevant links on pages which fall within the remit of this wikiproject can be found at http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/topic_points.py?banner=WikiProject_Chicago

Please take a few minutes to help make these more useful to our readers.&mdash; Rod talk 14:07, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
 * , I don't see too many dabs remaining that can be solved based on local knowledge, but I think some of the easy ones have already been taken care of.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 01:23, 5 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for looking at them, all help appreciated.&mdash; Rod talk 08:10, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

Pill Hill, Chicago
There is a malformed merger proposal by to merge Pill Hill, Chicago into Calumet Heights, Chicago. Comments welcome.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:48, 2 January 2018 (UTC)