Expert in Illinois counties. Acting State Symbologist (self-appointed). Libraries, Lincoln, nature, architecture, transit. Book my library programs & get my newsletter at johnkokoris.com!
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Truly love this shrine to St. Petronille on the outside of the Glen Ellyn church. Inspired by a catacomb crypt chapel, sketched out by the pastor, and completed in 1956 by sculptor Wladyslaw Gawlinski. Can’t say I’ve seen anything like it in Chicagoland.
Cc @bridgetemob.bsky.social
Riverside Chocolate Factory in McHenry is 🍭PEN
The Little Boutique in McHenry
What is the religious meaning of a giant snake hanging in the main window of an old convent? Or am I correct in assuming I have stumbled into a horror movie
George Rogers Clark and his boys camped here at Mary’s River on July 3 1778 before taking Kaskaskia in Illinois Country during the Revolutionary War. Learn more fascinating facts at @glensidelibrary (Glendale Heights) tonight at 7!
A magnificent building in McHenry
Was fortunate to stumble upon these two murals by the late great Tony Fitzpatrick in Glen Ellyn this evening. I fell in love his work on Steve Earle album covers long ago and was then pleased to learn he was a Chicagoan. Just a brilliant artist who died too soon (last fall)
Here is the playroom fireplace in Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park home, in honor of my lecture at the fantastic @oakparklibrary.bsky.social tmrw (Tuesday) at 2. I will be delivering my new Route 66 in Illinois talk with original photos, book recs, restaurant tips and more. Pls come/spread the word!
Here's the link to register for free: oakpark.librarycalendar.com/event/route-...
