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Mark and I are in Chicago to see Emily.  As is obvious, the buildings are tall, I am impressed.  That is the Hancock building and the Water Tower for those of you who know these things.

 and this would be the Chicago River

and this would be a demonstration outside Macy's - 

not sure of the grievance but the demonstrators were loud

 and at DEPAUL University where Emily is studying.  We got a DePaul hat for da Paul.  Emily showed us around campus, talked to us about her studies, classes, living arrangements and how much she was enjoying Chicago.

 Next year Emily hopes to live in something like this.  It is a little expensive, well actually it is quite expensive, Em expressed concern about asking her Dad about renting this for the next two  years.

Mark and I said  not to  worry because we could hear Charles say as we have heard him say so often,  "don't worry about the cost, whatever it costs does not matter, what matters is what make you happy"  And Mark and I reassured Emily that we were certain that next year she would be calling this little walk up her little apartment.   Em was so happy knowing that cost was no object.

 Nearby is a historic site, the Biograph theater, the site of the the shooting of John Dillinger in 1934-- so you know DePaul is in a nice safe neighborhood -- now.

 Also nearby was the filming --you teevee watchers should recognize this -- of Chicago Fire.  Actual filming was going on while we were walking by as in lights, camera, action.  Tons of trailers, police, guys standing around doing nothing and in this house lights and the action.

 here is Mark and Emily and more of the stander around people associated with carrying around and fetching the TV stuff I reckon.  Anyway they tied up a lot of parking spaces for big trucks full of TV filming equipment.

we had a nice afternoon and evening with Emily and seeing her university and city and getting 

da Paul a DePaul hat

I like my new hat