Vehicles race along East Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago at rush time. The urban canyon of Michigan Avenue appears behind. It's early evening, with a little glow from dusk, and the sky is deep blue among the tall dark buildings with illuminated windows.

Vehicles race along East Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago at rush time. The urban canyon of Michigan Avenue appears behind. January 2026.

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A man walks his dog on McKinley Park in Chicago. The sun has dropped below the horizon already and street lights have just been turned on. There is a concrete trail among tall trees with bare branches. It's getting dark, but the dusk light can still be seen in light blue and orange colors near the horizon. It seems like a cold day; the man in the photo is wearing a thick coat and a beanie hat, while his dog walks on the grass smelling the fallen leaves.

A man walks his dog on McKinley Park in Chicago. The sun has dropped below the horizon already and street lights have just been turned on. February 2026.

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A foggy evening weather gives a noir ambiance to downtown Chicago. The Museum Campus Metra Station appears especially eerie and mysterious. The yellow lights at the station contrast with the red from track signal lights. The skyline of Chicago appears in the background, diffused due to the mist. There is not one person in sight.

A foggy evening weather gives a noir ambiance to downtown Chicago. The Museum Campus Metra Station appears especially eerie and mysterious. June 2018.

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Spring rains have left a puddle on a running track in Chicago. A soccer practice goes underway, but another storm is moving in. Two tall buildings far away are reflected on the puddle, along with the blue and violet sky and the clouds near the horizon. The illuminated soccer field shines with a bright green color, and there are several people training on it.

Spring rains have left a puddle on a running track in Chicago. A soccer practice goes underway, but another storm is moving in. April 2026.

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A weird-looking man crawled out through the dimensional portal. He was short and wore a purple jumpsuit. "Excuse me," he said. "What's today's date?" "Who are you? Where did you come from?" I asked, bewildered. "Glad to know that you heard me!" he replied. "I come from... let's just say it's a different place and time". "What? You're a time traveler? Wait... Are you promoting some new sci-fi movie?" "A new mo... no, where and when I come from, promoting movies is banned. It could create all sorts of issues of anticipation, trust, unwanted exposition, etc. So it was banned. Although there are special rooms where people who are into that gather to revel in their vices". "Are you really a space-time traveler?" I asked again. "So, we do it in the future? We invent time travel?" "Uuuh, something like it, yes. It took some cajoling of physics, both in the quantum and thermodynamic fields, though. Have you heard about the Stefan-Boltzmann constant?", asked the man. "Ah, you mean that test to place you with the right team in your corporate job? Yeah they did me once. I'm a ENFJ. Or maybe a ROFL. Although it could have been a MILF, I'm not so sure now, it was long ago". "Oh, you mean the Myers-Briggs type indicator. Actually those gals are from my era too. Jokesters, they are. They bet a bunch of us that they could convince the people from here to follow any kind of pseudoscientific crap. They did it for the... how do you say it?... for the LOLS". The guy was standing now, and took a moment to pull his onesie out from his rear, where it had uncomfortably lodged. Time travel is not for the faint of heart. "So, today's date?" I told him. "Ah," he said. "There is still time then. I need to make sure you all don't elect the orange menace". "When you say orange, do you mean the guy in the White House?" I asked. "Wait, what? HE is the president? Isn't this the year 2024?" I said no and that he was indeed, more or less, a president. "No! That wasn't meant to happen!"

A dimensional portal has opened in a quiet area of Millennium Park in Chicago. The full story in ALT.

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The lights of hundreds of vehicles flow every minute like a colorful river along the highway underneath Lake Street, in downtown Chicago. A metal structure crossing above the highway is seen nearby, and a tall building with many bright windows farther away. The sky is dark gray, with a little tint reflected from the city lights.

The lights of hundreds of vehicles flow every minute like a colorful river along the highway underneath Lake Street, in downtown Chicago. March 2026.

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Two visitors take a selfie at the Crown Fountain in downtown Chicago. It's a winter evening and the lights in the park have turned on. The ground appears wet due to the rain and reflects the lights above. The two women are standing with the fountain's tall screens behind them; the screen farther away has the face of a young boy. The sky is overcast.

Two visitors take a selfie at the Crown Fountain in downtown Chicago. The chilly and wet evening has not dampened the mood of the people strolling around the park. January 2016.

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A blizzard hits Michigan Avenue in Chicago downtown after several days of unusually warm temperatures. The road appears covered by snow in some parts, and wet in others. A row of yellow lights from Grant Park are reflected on the puddles. Three red traffic lights are seen over the avenue. The snow is flying sideways, almost horizontally. Some dark tall buildings appear on the left of the image.

Fakespring is over! A blizzard hits Michigan Avenue in Chicago downtown after several days of unusually warm temperatures. February 2026.

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Vehicles drive down Michigan Avenue on a cold winter evening in Chicago. The scene is viewed through the spokes of a bicycle parked on the street, and except for the bicycle wheel, everything else appears blurred. The lights in the background are very bright, in yellow and red colors. The skyscrapers from downtown Chicago are seen in the distance.

Vehicles drive down Michigan Avenue on a cold winter evening in Chicago. January 2016.

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The lights of the Loop in Chicago are reflected on the calm water of the South Chicago River. The structure of a metallic draw bridge is seen nearby on the left side. Part of Ping Tom Park is visible on the right as well. These are the days before Christmas and the downtown buildings appear with very colorful lights in the distance. The sky is gray and dark, overcast.

The colorful lights of the Loop in Chicago, on the days prior to Christmas, are reflected on the calm waters of the South Chicago River. December 2024.

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Motorboats and sailboats are moored at the 31st Street Harbor in the early evening in Chicago. The wooden piers lights are already on and the sky is still luminous, which allows the reflection of all the craft to be seen in the water. Some buildings are visible in the distance.

Motorboats and a few sailboats are moored at the 31st Street Harbor in the early evening in Chicago. Autumn has arrived, but water craft will remain in the lake for a few more weeks. September 2025.

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A sudden blizzard hits Chicago and the traffic on the I-55 becomes more hazardous. It's late in the evening and fewer vehicles are out on the highway. Near the viewer there is a contention barrier with a rail on its top edge, painted with graffiti. The highway is seen beyond it, with several vehicles driving this way and away. The tall street lights illuminate the road below and up in the air, due to the heavy falling snow. The city's skyline is barely visible in the background.

A sudden blizzard hits Chicago and the traffic on the I-55 becomes more hazardous. It's late in the evening and fewer vehicles are out on the highway. February 2026.

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The lights of some of the Loop buildings in downtown Chicago are reflected on the namesake river. View from the North Michigan Avenue bridge. These are several different types of buildings, ranging from lighter stone surfaces to dark steel; all of them have bright illuminated windows, which contrast with the dark water of the river. The sky appears blue with clouds.

The lights of some of the Loop buildings in downtown Chicago are reflected on the namesake river. View from the North Michigan Avenue bridge. January 2026.

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