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Chicago Mahogany Tours | Shermann “Dilla” Thomas

To pass time during the COVID-19 pandemic, Com-Ed operator Shermann “Dilla” Thomas created a TikTok channel on a topic he had been passionate about since childhood thanks to his father: Chicago history. On his channel, he prominently features often overlooked landmarks and historical information about South and West Side neighborhoods. His channel gained popularity quickly, garnering him the title of “Chicago’s favorite urban historian” by fans and local media. When the pandemic started subsiding in 2021, Thomas saw an opportunity to bring people to the places he highlighted on TikTok. He launched Chicago Mahogany Tours, a bus tour that provides visitors with historical tours of South and West Side neighborhoods from an asset-based perspective. He currently offers eight different tour packages that showcase 10 neighborhoods, but he says he can provide customized tours of any Chicago neighborhood by request. A grant co-funded by the Trust’s Building Collective Power and Catalyzing Neighborhood Investment strategies has helped Sherman get closer to owning his own bus, which will allow him the ability to increase the number of tours he offers annually.