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	Chicago Collaboration of the Week
List of Chicago Landmarks update is the current Chicago COTW Every week, a Chicago-related article that is in need of substantial improvement is selected to be the Chicago COTW. Visit CHICOTW to nominate and vote for future COTWs. Please help improve this week's article to a higher standard of quality. See the To Do List to suggest a change or to see a list of open tasks. See past CHICOTWs. Note our good articles.
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This is the page for the Chicago Collaboration of the Week. Every week, a Chicago related article that is in great need of improvment will be chosen by the community to be the focus of the combined improvement efforts of the editors of WikiProject Chicago and others who are interested in improving the coverage of the Chicago area on Wikipedia. Please nominate any articles that you feel are in need of drastic improvement. A list of potential candidates can be found in the open tasks section of the WikiProject Chicago Project Page. Please add any comments regarding the logistics and operation of this project on the Talk Page.

[edit] Objective

The objective of this page is to convert pages that are underdeveloped relative to the amount of public information available (with particular attention to redlinked and stub articles) into presentable pages that can not be significantly improved (on a content basis) with a reasonable amount of effort. It is unlikely that in one week any article will rise to the standards of a featured article. However, it should not be uncommon for an article to rise to the standard of good article after getting the attention of our membership.

[edit] Related Pages

The following pages are related to this project:

1. Improvement History
2. CHICOTW To do list
3. Current Collaboration
4. Good Articles
5. Pictures needed
6. Rules and objectives

[edit] Notice

I believe these are the most needed images for our articles:

1. Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea - branded coffee.
2. Burnham Park (Chicago) - Italo Balbo Monument.
3. Chicago beaches - Lots of beach pictures
4. AT&T Corporate Center - Lobby photos (see what we are missing)
5. Douglas Park (Chicago) - Flower Hall
6. Chicago Blues Festival - any
7. Arts Club of Chicago - staircase
8. William W. Powers State Recreation Area - any
9. Patrick Nash - any
10. Jon Burge - any
11. Toni Preckwinkle - any
12. Vi Daley - any
13. Peter Bynoe - any
14. Jerrold Wexler - any
15. Jesse Saunders - any

Help us out and you may receive notices like these:

[edit] DYKs

On November 12, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jerrold Wexler, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that Jerrold Wexler helped save a transaction to purchase the Denver Nuggets, helped save Goldblatt's from bankruptcy and led the Drake Hotel to a National Register of Historic Places listing? 20:54, 12 November 2007 - 03:03, 13 November 2007

On November 5, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Bynoe, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that businessman Peter Bynoe oversaw the development of New Comiskey Park, keeping the Chicago White Sox from leaving the city? 12:33, 5 November 2007 - 19:42, 5 November 2007 (edited to which was instrumental in keeping at 13:41, 5 November 2007)

On October 29, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Heller House, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that the Heller House marked a turning point in Frank Lloyd Wright's shift to Prairie School architecture? 01:21, 29 October 2007 - 07:24, 29 October 2007

On October 21, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vi Daley, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that Chicago City Council alderman Vi Daley has proposed legislation that banks be forbidden to open within 600 feet (180 m) of each other? 22:31, 21 October 2007 - 04:35, 22 October 2007

On October 15, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Toni Preckwinkle, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that Chicago City Council alderman Toni Preckwinkle has dissented against Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley more often than any other alderman in council votes? 12:09, 15 October 2007 - 18:15, 15 October 2007

On October 9, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jon Burge, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that Chicago Police Department Police Commander Jon Burge was absolved of responsibility for police brutality and torture by statute of limitations after a $17 million investigation of 148 cases? 15:16, 9 October 2007 - 22:08, 9 October 2007

On October 1, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article My Kind of Town, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that some of Frank Sinatra's recordings of the 1964 song "My Kind of Town" change the original lyrics to omit reference to the Union Stock Yard which closed in 1971? 17:10, 1 October 2007 - 01:03, 2 October 2007

On September 24, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jay Pritzker Pavilion, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, an outdoor bandshell and great lawn, uses an innovative sound system that recreates an indoor concert hall sound experience? 14:26, 24 September 2007 - 00:41, 25 September 2007

On September 17, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rush Street (Chicago), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that Rush Street, now known for its nightlife, has had four bridges over the Chicago River connecting the Loop to the Near North Side and once handled 50% of Chicago's north-south traffic? 21:05, 17 September 2007 - 05:00, 18 September 2007

On September 10, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rainbow/PUSH, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that the merged Rainbow/PUSH is an outgrowth of Jesse Jackson's 1984 Presidential campaign and a factional split in Operation Breadbasket, an affiliate of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference? 22:44, 10 September 2007 - 06:55, 11 September 2007

On September 4, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Patrick Nash, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that Patrick Nash helped change the city charter, which called for a special election in the case of death of the Chicago Mayor, so that the Chicago City Council could appoint Edward Joseph Kelly? 14:04, 4 September 2007 - 21:08, 4 September 2007

On August 27, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chicago Race Riot of 1919, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, which resulted in 38 deaths, 537 injuries and approximately 1,000 displaced, was the worst riot of the Red Summer of 1919? 23:10, 27 August 2007 - 06:03, 28 August 2007

On August 20, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lincoln Towing Service, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that the Chicago based Lincoln Towing Service uses satellite tracking to provide towing services for landlords with tenant parking problems? 22:31, 20 August 2007 - 06:03, 21 August 2007

On August 14, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article South side (Chicago), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...the South side of Chicago hosted a Black Renaissance that paralleled the Harlem Renaissance? 02:30, 14 August 2007-08:31, 14 August 2007

On 31 July 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chicago Marathon, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that all four deaths in the thirty annual Chicago Marathons have occurred in the last ten years? 23:25, 30 July 2007-11:33, 31 July 2007

On July 23, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the population of the neighboring Hyde Park Township exceeded that of the devastated city of Chicago? 06:12, 23 July 2007-13:20, 23 July 2007 ("city of" removed at 6:21)

On July 17, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William W. Powers State Recreation Area, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that William W. Powers State Recreation Area's Wolf Lake co-hosted a BioBlitz by over 150 scientists who unofficially counted 1,815 species in a day? 05:33, 17 July 2007–13:26, 17 July 2007

On 9 July 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that the Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic is the largest African American parade in the United States? 15:39, 9 July 2007–22:15, 9 July 2007

On July 3, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Arts Club of Chicago, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that the Arts Club of Chicago arose from the success of the Art Institute of Chicago's handling of the Chicago showing of the Armory Show? 06:35, 3 July 2007–17:08, 3 July 2007

On 25 June 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Art Institute of Chicago Building, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...the Art Institute of Chicago Building was co-financed by the financiers of the World's Columbian Exposition, which occupied the building for its first six months? 21:29, 25 June 2007– 03:22, 26 June 2007

On 18 June 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Crown Fountain, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that Chicago's Crown Fountain (pictured) displays LED images of faces, which typically create the illusion of puckered lips spouting water? 15:36, 18 June 2007–00:12, 19 June 2007

On 10 June 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Harold Washington Cultural Center, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that 2006 Winter Olympics speedskating champion, Shani Davis', welcome-home celebration was held at the Harold Washington Cultural Center? 17:21, 10 June 2007–12:08, 11 June 2007

On 5 June 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Historic Michigan Boulevard District, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

• ...that the Historic Michigan Boulevard District came to be one of the most famous one-sided streets as a result of the legal persistence of Aaron Montgomery Ward? 00:08, 5 June 2007–06:26, 5 June 2007

On 15 April 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chicago Landmark, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

• ...that the preservation movement that resulted in the Chicago Landmark designation began with the 1957 adoption of the Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House? 23:34, 15 April 2007–06:14, 16 April 2007

On 9 April 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article AT&T Corporate Center, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

• ...the AT&T Corporate Center is the tallest building built in Chicago in the last quarter of the 20th century? 23:49, 9 April 2007–05:56, 10 April 2007

On 19 March 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Burnham Park (Chicago), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

• ...that Meigs Field in Chicago, Illinois, sits on the site of Burnham Park (pictured), which was a serious contender to host the United Nations Headquarters? 10:59, 19 March 2007–17:10, 19 March 2007

On 5 March 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chicago Theater, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

• ...that Ronald Reagan announced his engagement to his first wife, Jane Wyman, at the Chicago Theatre (pictured)? 04:40, 5 March 2007–17:29, 5 March 2007

On February 28, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chicago Board of Trade Building, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

• ...that 141 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, the address of the Chicago Board of Trade Building, has been the address of two different buildings that at one point was the tallest building in Chicago? 21:48, 28 February 2007–05:06, 1 March 2007 (modified at 05:02)

[edit] Good articles

This user helped promote the article Hull House to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Chicago Theatre to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Rookery Building to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Crown Fountain to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Rainbow/PUSH to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Timothy Blackstone to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Burnham Park (Chicago) to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Washington Park (Chicago park) to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Near South Side, Chicago to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Union Stock Yards to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago to good article status.

This user helped promote the article AT&T Corporate Center to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Douglas Park (Chicago) to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Historic Michigan Boulevard District to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Arts Club of Chicago to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Harold Washington Cultural Center to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Chicago Marathon to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Rush Street (Chicago) to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Jay Pritzker Pavilion to good article status.

This user helped promote the article My Kind of Town to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Heller House to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Washington Park Race Track to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Chicago Race Riot of 1919 to good article status.

This user helped promote the article William W. Powers State Recreation Area to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois to good article status.

This user helped promote the article Washington Park, Chicago (neighborhood) to good article status.

[edit] Featured content

This user helped promote the article Chicago Board of Trade Building to featured article status.

This user helped promote List of Chicago Landmarks to featured list status.

This user helped promote the article South Side (Chicago) to featured article status.

[edit] Nominations

For further detail please see Rules and Objectives. Before this separate page (with its own history) was created on August 31, 2007 this page kept its archives here.

Here you may place any article that is currently tagged as a {{Chicago-stub}} or that is a stub and has the {{ChicagoWikiProject}} tag on its talk page. Recall the meaning of a stub is an article where "an editor who knows little or nothing about the topic could improve its content after a superficial Web search or a few minutes in a reference library". You may also place any article that has been assessed as Class B or lower or clearly should be. However, preference is given to stubs (Ties will go to the shorter article). Redlinks are eligible and favored over stubs. In a good week we will choose a nominee that is WP:DYK eligible, find an interesting point and make enough improvement to meet the DYK criteria. Also sign your nomination using ~~~~ so that we can keep track of who nominated each nominee and when they nominated each nominee.

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[edit] Votes

[edit] Templates

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