Slice of Life: Where the Mother Road Begins

Most people know the famous Route 66.  Many people know from the song that "it winds from Chicago to L.A."  But not everyone realizes that there's an actual location in Chicago where Route 66 officially begins.  It's Adams Street at Michigan Avenue.  Traveling northeast from Los Angeles, Route 66 ends at Jackson and Lake Shore Drive.

Quickie: West Loop Office Building May Get Landmark Status

Crain's Chicago Business reports that the office building at 300 West Adams Street might get landmark status.

The 1927 building doesn't look like anything special to us, but maybe some of you out there can explain why it should be landmarked, other than lowering the tax burden to its owners.