PHOTOS: Loop's iconic weather bell back in action
<p>Look up: The long-dormant Bell Federal Savings weather sign outside the Rector Building, 79 W. Monroe St., is now back in action.
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<p>Look up: The long-dormant Bell Federal Savings weather sign outside the Rector Building, 79 W. Monroe St., is now back in action. </p><p>The 1950s sign that features a lighted, acrylic bell that changes color according to anticipated weather conditions has been restored. But now, it carries the name "Bellwether," in honor of the Bellwether Residences now occupying the Downtown building.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-890000" name="image-890000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/57b1eb5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6122x3436+0+470/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1e%2F14%2Fd2b0c10d479fac29a7698479c65c%2Frectorbell-260813-14.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/610f76c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6122x3436+0+470/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1e%2F14%2Fd2b0c10d479fac29a7698479c65c%2Frectorbell-260813-14.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5f79d2f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6122x3436+0+470/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1e%2F14%2Fd2b0c10d479fac29a7698479c65c%2Frectorbell-260813-14.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="The newly restored and renamed Bellwether sign at 79 W.
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PHOTOS: Loop's iconic weather bell back in action
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