Free Admission to the Shedd

If you're planning a visit to the Shedd Aquarium this week (starting today), you're in for a surprise: it's free. Admission for the week of the 16th is free to all original galleries. There are discounts available on other exhibits.Free admission lasts until Friday. The Shedd is located at 1200 South Lake Shore Drive on Chicago’s Museum Campus.

The Shedd rotunda

When you visit the Shedd, be sure to check out the penguins. Check out the short video below. Please report back and let us know if you went to the aquarium this week and what your experience was like. We'd like to know.

We Get Knocked Down, But We Get Up Again!

If you've walked along Michigan Ave. near the Art Institute, you probably noticed the painted trees a bit to the south. The trees died from disease, but rather than throw them away, the park district had them painted and installed as art. There is another group of similar painted trees by the bend on Lake Shore Drive near Randolph St.

Earlier in the week, some of the trees were bent, others were completely out of the ground.

Yesterday, the trees were upright and standing again, with what looked bricks placed around the trunks for extra support.

Over My Head: Air Show Flys By My Balcony

The 2010 Air and Water Show is once again dazzling the crowds along Lake Shore Dr. But from the comfort of my balcony, I got a glimpse of helicopters and airplanes flying overhead. Check out a few seconds of helicopters flying around the South Loop.