Transformers 3: Filming in Chicago

This last week, there have been several filmings for the movie Tranformers 3 in Chicago. Our first surprise related to this filming was on our street (Randolph) as we were cheefully heading out sunday morning to church. We were starting down our street when we noticed that policemen (and women) were stopping all traffic, and there were different helicopters swirling above us. At first I thought it might be one of the usual "airlifts" that they do atop some of the buildings at certain times, but then all the sudden I saw this.

These amazing stunt divers just LEAPT out of the helicopter and landed in the park right by our building. They looked like flying squirrels :)

Then, a couple of days later, I was driving down Michigan Avenue when the same thing happened: All cars were being rerouted. As I was driving by, I saw this horrific accident. Cars were piled about 5 high and looked all burned out - I couldn't believe it. But then I noticed a pattern, there were accident scenes all over the place, even on the sidewalk. Then I noticed the cameras. I just caught a glimpse, but it was fun to see how realistic the set looked. Something you don't see every day, I might even WATCH the movie now.