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Camp John Wise balloonists' rock blocks may have been recycled FacebookTwitterEmail 1of4 A reader wants to know whether an irregular stone structure near the intersection of Devine and Park roads could have been part of Camp John Wise, the Army’s observation balloon school during World War I in what would become Olmos Park.Courtesy photoShow MoreShow Less 2of4 The Army operated an artillery observation balloon school during World War I on this 261-acre site in Olmos Park. “Balloonton,: as it was nicknamed, operated from January 1918 to March 1919, training a total of around 4,000 observer...

Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times Over the past year, I’ve worn a coat and tie exactly once. The incoming head of the Taiwanese economic development office in Chicago wanted to get acquainted over a Zoom call. I knew he’d be wearing a coat and tie, and didn’t want to be disrespectful: they’ve got enough of that coming from communist China already. It was, as they say in diplomatic circles, a frank and productive exchange of ideas. A few minutes before we spoke, I stood before the mirror in the bedroom, fingers fluttering at the necktie — blue, not red, for obvious reasons. I wondered if I�...

Close On Dec. 15, Jodi Sperling and St. Louis native Mitch Morgan became owners of Camp Kingswood in Bridgeton, Maine. Morgan attended the J's Camp Sabra throughout his childhood and teenage years and then worked as a counselor and eventually, assistant director. BY ERIC BERGER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Feb 2, 2021