Chicagoland

Sweet Home

February 10, 2026

Table of Contents

2026 February (Chicago, Rosemont)

2023 October (Chicago, Evanston, CBG, homecoming)

Table of Contents

2026 February (Chicago, Rosemont)

2023 October (Chicago, Evanston, CBG, homecoming)

2021 October (Chicago)

2019 August (Evanston)

2018 October (Evanston)

2016 May (Evanston, CBG)

2015 May (Chicago, Lisle)

2013 October (Evanston)

2013 April (Lisle)

2012 March (Lisle)

2010 June (Chicago, CBG)

1984-85 Winter (Evanston)

2026 February

Nathan Cassell

1mo

"Sky's The Limit" immersive art in underground tunnel at O'Hare United Airlines terminal, from a trip to Chicago earlier this week.

Underground pedestrian tunnel scene. Kinetic light sculpture composed of 466 neon tubes hangs from the central ceiling of tunnel. The lights are laid out in a rainbow pattern and sequence on and off in a ripple pattern. A people mover walkway travels underneath the lights, and both sides of the tunnel are flanked by lateral and upper luminescent multi-colored panels. Calming new age music fills the air. According to Guinness it's the largest neon art installation in the world. By Canadian artist Michael Hayden. At O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois.

Nathan Cassell

1mo

Made a brief visit to Chicago this week to catch up with some old friends, and as a bonus went biking this am along Lake Michigan near Montrose Harbor 🚲

Aerial view of downtown Chicago along shore of Lake Michigan. Montrose Harbor in foreground.

View of downtown Chicago from Montrose Harbor. Edge of harbor walkway in foreground, waters of Lake Michigan in middle ground, city skyline in distance. Cloudy sky above.

2023 October

Nathan Cassell

5mo

Lake Shore Drive October 2023

View from automobile traveling northbound on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, near Grant Park. Partial skyline visible including the St. Regis Chicago (in center). Blue sky above obscured with large white wispy clouds. Taken during a weekend visit to the Chicago area.

Nathan Cassell

6mo

Chicago Botanic Garden October 2023

Niwaki pine trees at Japanese Zen garden, on island in lake

Pyramid of stacked pumpkins on grass lawn in front of lake

Lotus flower seed pod and lotus leaf, in lake

Assembly of yellow/orange, pink, and red flowers

Nathan Cassell

7mo

Gillson Park Beach House, Wilmette, Illinois #angles #blueskyartshow

Wooden pergola roof with shadows falling on patio surface, beach grass growing in sand, Lake Michigan in distance, blue sky above with faint clouds on horizon. October 2023

2021 October

Nathan Cassell

5mo

Chicago, Illinois Navy Pier, Ohio Street Beach, Lake Michigan October 2021

Lake Michigan, Navy Pier on right, Jardine Water Purification Plant on Left, Ohio Street Beach and Lake Shore Drive in foreground, afternoon shadows of skyscrapers casting over water.

2019 August

2018 October

2016 May

Nathan Cassell

1y

#monochrome #blueskyartshow

Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan

2015 May

Nathan Cassell

1y

Sky above Clouds IV (Georgia O'Keeffe) at the Art Institute of Chicago

Nathan Cassell

1y

Aon Center, Chicago #blur #blueskyartshow

skyscraper obscured by fog

2013 October

Nathan Cassell

6mo

Evanston, Illinois October 2013

Large limestone seawall rocks along the shore of Lake Michigan (on south side of the Lakefill at Northwestern University campus). Homecoming weekend 2013.

2013 April

2012 March

Nathan Cassell

1mo

Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL March 2012

Woodland forest scene. Park bench in foreground located next to a dirt walking path which winds from the lower right of the frame diagonally toward a curve in the middle left. The forest floor across the foreground and middle ground is covered in leaf litter, with several patches where the blades of grass and spring flowers are beginning to appear. The forest is filled with deciduous trees, most of which are bare and leafless, with a few trees beginning to faintly show spring leaves. The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois.

2010 June

Nathan Cassell

9mo

Limber pine bonsai at Chicago Botanic Garden (throwback to June 2010)

Limber pine (Pinus flexilis) bonsai tree in a pot, with stone sitting next to it

1985

Nathan Cassell

3mo

Lakefill observatory Evanston, IL 1985

Vertical base pillars and crisscross support bracing of the Lindheimer Astrophysical Research Center (Evanston, Illinois) are in the foreground. Cement sidewalk extends from bottom of frame, under the observatory structure and a few bare deciduous trees, and along the right edge of Lake Michigan which is in the middle ground. Skyline of Chicago is faintly visible on the horizon. Hazy blue sky above.

Nathan Cassell

2mo

Observatory near frozen Lake Michigan shoreline Evanston, Illinois Winter 1984-1985

Frozen Lake Michigan shoreline in foreground, dark steel blue lake water on horizon in left middle ground, a few bare deciduous trees and a white twin dome observatory structure with crisscross support bracing in right middle ground (Lindheimer Astrophysical Research Center). Hazy clear light blue sky above.

Nathan Cassell

1mo

Shubert Theatre Chicago, IL March 1985

Downtown city scene. Overhead marquee sign at 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois with text: "Shubert, 'CATS', Performances Begin March 22". A person is standing under the sign, and there are several cars parked along the street. The traffic light at the intersection of West Monroe Street and South Dearborn Street is red. Just beneath the marquee sign, a red neon sign for the "Italian Village" restaurant is faintly visible. The Shubert Theatre is now the CIBC Theatre (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce), and the Italian Village Restaurant is now the Vivere event venue.

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