Films shot in Chicago, Illinois

Ferris Bueller is the antithesis of an affirmative rebel. He has the power to travel out and do something that he wishes with none nice worry of the results. He will what every body dreams of doing. The film, "Ferris Bueller's day without work chronicles the events within the day of a rather rebellious young man... WHO offers into an awesome urge to chop faculty and head for downtown Chicago together with his lady and his best friend" (Spurr 1997). He manages to borrow his best friend's father's red Ferrari, stand at the highest of the tallest building of the planet, have lunch at a high category eating place, and be in a very parade. Ferris comments throughout the Cubs baseball that the 3 friends attended, "If we have a tendency to compete…

I was just starting high school and my family had already started pressuring me about college and what I wanted to do in life. Within that chaos there was one thing that really had me intrigued, and it was my uncle telling me about the University of Illinois. He was the first person in my family to attend a University and I would soon be the second. Throughout my years in high school he’d always try to persuade me to go to this school by telling me stories of his time there along with the…

Daniela Rodriguez English Zabic 9/08/2014 Parade Day Rain Causes a Parade of Emotions The exhibit, Parade Day Rain, showcases Hebru Brantley’s new works in a solo show at the Chicago Cultural Center; The Chicago Cultural Center is located at 78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602. Hebru Brantley is an up and coming Chicago artist who has sold paintings to the rich and famous, such as Jay Z and Matthew Pritzer. Brantley’s art pieces will be on display from June 14 through September 23. The fact…

Another big Milestone was the story of Emmett Till In August 1955, a 14–year–old black boy from Chicago had recently arrived in Money, Mississippi to visit relatives. While in a grocery store, he allegedly whistled and made a flirtatious remark to the white woman behind the counter, violating the strict racial codes of the Jim Crow South. Three days later, two white men—the woman’s husband, Roy Bryant, and his half–brother, J.W. Milam—dragged Till from his great uncle’s house in the middle of…

something wrong. Emmett Till was born on July 25, 1941 in Chicago, he died on August 28, 1955. As he was growing up he went to a segregated school. He loved to pull pranks on his friends. Everyone that knew Emmett described him as funny, high spirited, and responsible. At the age of five he had received polio and made a full recovery. He was an only child, and grew up never knowing his father. He only knew his mother, her name is Mamie Till. (bio) Emmett was wanting to visit his…

the Civil Rights Movement . It awakened people from all regions of the USA, so people can understand the compromise between blacks and whites . Till’s trial was the first big racial story after Supreme Court's Brown v. Education. In 2004 the federal Bureau of investigation reopened the case although Bryant and Milam were dead. (“Emmett Till”) The three year investigation while Till’s body was exhumed for a complete autopsy it did not lead to the filing of criminal charges . eventually…

Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American boy from Chicago, that got murdered While visiting family in Money, Mississippi. Bryant’s grocery is where Till and his friends went in to buy something the others left out of the store, and Till was still left in the store getting some gum. As Till left the store he saw miss Carolyn wife of store owner coming out and not think clearly Till whistled at her. Bryant’s husband and brother in law kidnapped Till at gunpoint. His body was found in the…

trying, and refrain from quitting, something positive will come their way. He demonstrates by offering a valuable bit of advice from his wife, "To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did" (Washington, "Fall Forward"). He continues by encouraging his audience to understand that their talents and help are needed, not only in this country, but throughout the world. Moreover, Washington persuade's them to "figure out where you're going...your life will never be a straight…

Benjamin Wilson, commonly known as Benji, was not only an all American basketball star, but also the greatest basketball player to ever rise out of Chicago. Playing for Simeon, he was named the top player in the country as a junior in the ‘83-’84 season. He carried the team to the state finals his junior year and won; claiming Simeon’s first Illinois championship but would never make it to the Professional league or even college basketball, his life greatly changed the city of Chicago in more…

Bueller. If you enjoy films from the 1980s, then there is a chance that you recognize this name. In 1986, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off premiered on the silver screen, telling the comedic story of a boy who skips school one day to spend a day with his best friend and his girlfriend in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Written, produced, and directed by John Hughes, this film is one of his most famous cult classics. In relation to the film’s plot, the title is as straight-forward as it can be. It includes…