The long-delayed Museum of Broadcast Communications is nearing completion. No, really. Steve Dahlman of Marina City Online has posted an update on the progress of the 62,000-square-foot facility at State and Kinzie, including a model of the finished museum. more ›

The Museum of Broadcast Communications has an online exhibition of classic television commercials dating back to the early years of television. Glad it's online. We didn't want to have to bundle up and view the exhibit from the trunk of Bruce DuMont's car. The exhibit is a wonderful way to decrease your productivity at work. Of particular note is the section dedicated to local commercials, featuring such notables as the Victory Auto Wreckers commercial; an old Marshall Field's commercial ("As Chicago as it gets"); a Commonwealth Edison commercial from 1967 (the screencap we used for this post); and an Eagle Insurance spot featuring Mancow Muller. more ›

Last night, about 150+ protesters showed up outside the Renaissance Hotel, where the Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications was inducting into the Radio Hall of Fame Focus on the Family’s James Dobson. Dobson donated $800,000 to California’s Proposition 8, which passed last week, amending California’s constitution, removing the right of gay men and lesbian women to marry. more ›