The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago launched today, with all of the features of the Encyclopedia of Chicago plus more — like the complete text of the 1909 Wacker Plan.

Oddly, I never noticed this in my six months of having a print copy around, but Chicago Critical Mass is now officially one for the history books! From the entry on bicycling, by Allyson Hobbs:

Bicycle advocacy groups including the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and Chicago Critical Mass have promoted the bicycle as a viable means of transportation. Since September 1997, Chicago Critical Mass has sponsored monthly rides from Daley Plaza to busy intersections and expressways in order to challenge �car culture� and to assert bicyclists’ right to the roads.