Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/COTW/To Do
The Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/COTW/To Do page will be used to summarize tasks that would improve current and past CHICOTW pages. It is a good way to remember what we would like to see accomplished on pages that we have looked closely at in prior weeks and to guide the current week's work. Please feel free to make changes to this page as you see fit.
- cleanup
- find picture
- add details as necessary
- education
- career
- family
- wealth
- find picture
educationcareer- family
- wealth
expand as per DYK criteria- interior details
- find photo if possible
- satisfy notability hurdles
- find photo if possible
satisfy notability hurdles
more info on the man, rather than only his actionswikify and make interesting- find photo if possible
detail the historyadd citations
get extensive list of versions by Sinatramention versions by others- find out how many times Sinatra songs were nominated for Oscars
- find appropriate image for infobox
was song a grammy nominee?- popular culture section with references and possibly parodies should be added.
add photosdescribe architecturediscuss use to date
add photosRush Street BridgeNightlife- Institutions/Buildings along the street
headquarters photomajor general issues- major campaigns
- Add talk page projects.
- photo of tow truck
photo of sign- Date of founding and date of incorporation, which were apparently separated by at least three years.
- Incorporation date, I know that Cascio added a partner, John G. Johnson, but I don't know when that happened.
- There's also the role LTS played in the City Council establishing laws and licenses regarding towing companies.
- Owners other than Cascio and Mash.
- Link other articles to this article now that it exists
- work on layout with good WP:LEAD
- beef up text
- Photos
Records with colored legend
- Photos
Community area list- Legal details
Historical details
Chronology of building additions- Architectural specifics
New WingNorth and South Gardens- Any other undeveloped land on the block
Crowded summer photosDescribe above ground architectureDescribe below ground/hidden plumbing- Describe waterspout/waterfall timing cycle.
Close up photo of Water spout and brick
OpeningPolitical battlesPublic controversy
Document Historic/Landmark buildingsAdd Pics
Incorporate info from internet.- New pic
- Good pic of every block.
- History
- Description of every block.
Malls table- Financial Services branches.
- Architecture
Landmarks
- Create good stubs.
- Get well past 51% blue linked Landmarks.
- Add photos.
- Describe history of festival.
Discuss past and present performers.
Add old photos.- Add new photos.
- Describe Olympic Swimming.
- Cleanup blatant copy vio.
Add Olympic Village info Add citationsGeneral cleanup.
List all Landmarks from the Landmarks list in our table.Add references to each one linking to its individual page.Add NRHP and NHL dates and citations where applicable.Beef up introAdd a few pix.- For any redlinks create very brief stub to make list look good as a WP:FLC
- List all new stub creations WikiProject_Chicago page at new pages and stubs in need of work
- Prior structure at address (built in 1989).
Detail relationship with USG Building.- Lobby photos.
- Add linear history of SC by decade incorporating long Alumni list into article
- Add "Pre Second City" section to history about Player's Workshop and Compass Players
- Find better Second City Logo or Public Domain photos
- Lengthen opening paragraph
Include actual location (and previous location)- Add a section on the Second City style of revue
Discuss in introduction natural movement of sand from north to south in LakeGive dates when beaches are guarded, May 15? to Sept 15?List beaches from north to south- So far there are only 24 beaches listed. Which ones are we missing?--Some of the streetend beaches in Rogers Park--plus one of the inland beaches--I think that Humboldt park is the only inland beach left.
Add coordinates for each beach (added block information).- State which park each beach is a part of
- Add details for each major beach
- Photos (North Ave beachhouse, new Oak St restaurant, Volleyball courts, dog beach, etc.)
- add current photos
- seek public domain/old photos
- history
- What is the name of the marina to the west of Northerly Island? Is it part of the park? Can members of the public dock their boats there?
- Is the Museum Campus in Burnham Park or Grant Park? Websites conflict, and the Park District site doesn't say. The southern boundary is 56th Street for certain.
add references as needed.general cleanup.- There were other stock yard companies, right?
What percent of the meat packing biz did Union have?
Did they discharge offal into what became Bubbly Creek?
Discuss architectureDiscuss marqueeDiscuss restorationDescribe relevance in popular culture
Additional graphics depicting statues or art-deco features.Additional details of interior design or function for any of the buildings or locations, e.g. quantitative facts of floor space, offices, technology upgrades, employees served, etc.
- Get some photos
- What were/are approximate boundaries before and after Circle Campus (later called UIC) was built on top of eastern half of Little Italy?
- Ida B Wells housing projects--are they still there?
- Borders Greektown on the north, Maxwell St to the south, I don't know name of area(s) to the west, south.
- Where was Hull House before they moved it? Where is it now?
- Mention Italian Ice vendors.
- Mention St Ignatius College Prep with time of founding, Our Lady of Pompeii Church, Our Lady of Norte Dame Church, Holy Guardian Angel.
- Mention legend of Father Damen building the huge Holy Family Church, then praying for it to be spared during the Great Chicago Fire, the wind shifting and the Fire heading north and destroying the rest of Chicago instead.
- Any famous residents? Did Mother Cabrini live/work in Little Italy?
- Get a good photo
- Add biographical data
- birth date
family information- history as a restaurateur
Business history- Importance of his ideas
- Section about Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
Separate page of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) and some of their restaurants- Discuss the issues with Maggianos (used to be a part of the LEYE empire, isn't anymore as of the early 2000s)
- Get some Restaurant photos.
Get a good current photo.- See if we can find any archive photos. (possibly get consent from Depaul University site)
Convert references to inline citations. (see notice at top of code hidden in article)Refer to Drake family.
- Find text of law for WikiCommons, if possible
- Discussion of the passage of the Act
- The move to adopt the Act in Chicago instead of the pre-existing Constitution
- Results of the Act's adoption in Chicago,
including the disputed election of 1876.
- Changes made to the act over the years
Since this is our second community area active CHICOTW members should voice an opinion on the merger discussions for Community areas of Chicago & Neighborhoods of Chicago at Talk:Community areas of Chicago
Add PhotosRefer to the following
Clarify boundaries as per AKeen's comments accompanying his vote: "Moreover, its boundaries need to be clarified, since it says Printer's Row is one of the area's Neighborhoods, while "The Loop" article claims the same thing."
Done However there seems to be some confusion in some important discrepancies. TonyTheTiger 15:53, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
- Properly source all info on page.
Get Photos
I should have a photo later today. Shsilver 13:53, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Reorganize with short intro.- Explain difference between new celebrated 1030 W. Van Buren address (see 2nd external link) and infobox 800 S. Halsted Chicago, Illinois address.
Categorize Washington Park, Chicago (subdivision).- Properly modify Hatnote templates for all pages on Washington Park, Chicago, especially Washington Park, Chicago (neighborhood)
Get Photos of Washington Park, Chicago (park) (especially DuSable Museum of African American History), Washington Park, Chicago (neighborhood) & Washington Park, Chicago (subdivision) (especially 6120 South Rhodes and any signage with the words Washington Park Subdivision or Washington Park)Get public domain photos of park (photos over 75 years old, i.e., published 1932 or earlier).
- Find usable links to replace all links that were commented out.