Chicago: A Visual History

First Airmail Flight; Grant Park, 1918

Everybody knows that Chicago is one of the world's most historically significant cities. At least in the past few centuries, that is. Since we at ManCertified are quite the history buffs, we've found this little photographical history of the Windy City. Enjoy, and be sure to comment on your favorite photos!             Related articles The "New" Windy City … [Read more...]

Furry Bandits Threaten Chicago Boat Owners

Many animals including coyotes, rabbits and foxes, as well as several different bird species, consider Chicago’s lakefront home or at the very least a sort of spa or hotel. However, a recent influx of visitors, raccoons specifically, appear to have overstayed their welcome and are facing eviction. They have taken up residence under many docks and evidently decided to do some exploring on several boats (obviously they … [Read more...]

Legal Ways Cops Can Give You The Shaft

Image via Wikipedia While we are certainly lucky that we no longer live in a time when it was common for the police to interrogate suspects with rubber hoses, there are still several different ways that they can mess with you while our Lady Justice just looks on. For instance they can steal your stuff; let’s say your car has been stolen but luckily the police inform you it has been found. Then they tell you that … [Read more...]

Asian Carp Still a Threat to Great Lakes

Image by kate.gardiner via Flickr During the 1970’s there were some huge algae problems in the commercial fish farms of the Midwest and the solution sure seemed fairly simple, at least at the time. It was decided that Asian carp, also known as algae consuming machines, would be introduced into the lakes; lo and behold the algae problem is indeed gone. However, it has left behind a bigger problem and that is the Asian … [Read more...]