Judicial Elections on November 2026 Cook County Ballot In Cook County we have two separate types of judicial election in the current cycle. Two main sources assess candidates for judgeships: the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening and Injustice Watch. The Alliance’s ratings table (https://www.isba.org/judicial-elections/reports/alliance) is by far the Continue Reading
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Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid – Digital Pioneers
Frank Gehry died on December 5, 2025 in Santa Monica, CA. Obituaries for him number in the dozens. I’ve read a representative sample of them. Very few of them mention Gehry’s very important contribution to architectural technology. Those that do mention it do so only in passing. Edward Keegan, in Continue Reading
A Tour in the Hellscape of Chicago
I led a Burning Buildings tour today in the hellscape of Chicago. We had difficulty at the beginning because of a supply chain issue. We had plenty of Kevlar suits in which to dress guests, but we were short on headgear. Instead of gas masks, some guests had to wear Continue Reading
This Could Trigger You. Get Over It.
When I taught at the college level I enjoyed provoking students, even making them mad. Challenging their assertions and beliefs brightened my day. But I’m getting a little ahead of myself. My apologies (not really). My intention in working on a Ph.D. (which, for complicated reasons, I didn’t complete) was Continue Reading