Old news is still news. Whether or not you liked the City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower (which doesn't even have a decent website)  it was at least a venue that brought contemporary art to a much wider public and audience. The City Gallery on Michigan Avenue is going bland again. For over two years Bob Thall, Barbara Kasten and Dawoud Bey of Columbia College's Photography Department curated group and solo exhibitions of contemporary photography. Noted shows from the past two years include: The Wright Auction House Commission images by Jason Lazarus and Brian Ulrich; and solo exhibitions by Scott Fortino, Colleen Plumb, and Tim Long. Last March the city took back the programming reigns and its being run by the Department of Cultural Affairs again. As contemporary art spaces are closing we find it sad that the city is ceasing its support of innovative programming in favor of shows like, well, historic photographs of the Chicago Fire from the Bank of America Collection.