Third Friday Presents: History over the Horizon: The Once-Busy Port of Chicago

Friday, March 21st at 7pm

From the unique perspective of a historian in a helicopter, join us on Friday, March 21st, to revisit vessels past in the Calumet Harbor region and South Chicago.

WBBM’s Kris Habermehl presents a mix of video and still photographs, combined with firsthand narration, to offer a sense of how much shipping industry we have lost in a short span of a few decades.

Kris is an award-winning journalist, reporter, pilot, historian, lecturer and lifelong boat nerd. Flying over Chicago for more than three decades, reporting on traffic and spot news for CBS TV station WBBM, Kris also uses his aviation background as the longtime WBBM Radio voice of the Chicago Air & Water Show.

Appearing in the documentaries Heroes on Deck: World War Two on Lake Michigan and City at War: Chicago, Kris believes wholeheartedly in preserving the rich maritime history of Chicago. He also proudly serves on the board of the Glenview Hangar One Foundation. Kris can be seen weekdays on the CBS Chicago Morning Show, reporting from the station’s helicopter, known as Skywatch.