Willis Tower

So, the Sears Tower is going to be renamed "Willis Tower." No one in Chicago is taking that very seriously (except maybe Sears and Willis). And a few generations of people are probably going to have die out before anyone starts calling it that. . . though, terrible news for the souvenir vendors on Michigan who are going to have replace all of their stock.

The name change is prompting a bunch of jokes in the city, though, which is fun. A number of the hipster set are hoping that the name change is in honor of deceased Chicago musician/personality Wesley Willis--A mainstay of Chicago who used to like greet people with a headbutt.

But mostly, it's prompted "Different Strokes" jokes. . . like in this great wheat paste graffiti. Willis may be rethinking this change? Certainly, most everyone I know is still referring to the new Macy's on State Street as "Marshall Fields."  So, the switch to Willis Tower will undoubtedly take a while.


Names and history are important to us here. . .