This week is one of our favorites. Chicago turns 189, it’s Women’s History Month, and you can finally feel that little hint of spring in the air. There was no way we were skipping a celebration of Chicago’s birthday — so we did what we love most: dove!

Sources 

Ellsworth Kelly's "I Will"

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartellsworthkellysiwill.h.html 

Origin of the “I Will” Woman

https://chicagology.com/columbiaexpo/fair081/ 

October 9, 1893—Chicago Day

https://chicagology.com/columbiaexpo/fair001/#:~:text=On%20the%20night%20of%20October,adopted%20by%20a%20narrow%20majority

Richard Hunt Statue https://publicartarchive.org/art/We-Will/e0b536f4 

Defense Sculpture https://chicagopublicart.blogspot.com/2013/09/defense-regeneration-pioneers.html 

Chicago's "I Will" Motto and "Y" Municipal Device History

https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2017/05/chicagos-i-will-motto-and-y-municipal.html 

CITY SPURNS ITS OLD SYMBOLS; HAS `I WILL’ BECOME `I WANT?’

https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/11/09/city-spurns-its-old-symbols-has-i-will-become-i-want/ 

Chicago Marks Century Since It Became a City

https://www.nytimes.com/1937/03/05/archives/chicago-marks-century-since-it-became-a-city.html 

Timeline: Early Chicago History

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/chicago-timeline/ 

Charter Day, March 4, 1937

https://chicagology.com/charterday/ 

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