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General Chicago History City Histories Chronological History of Chicago [Chicago Public Library] Chicago: City of the Century [PBS] Chicago History [Encarta] History of Chicago [Wikipedia] Forgotten Chicago History of the City Government [City of Chicago] On-Line Historical Resources Chicago Imagebase [UIC] Digital Past [North Suburban Library System] Historical Aerial Photography of Chicago and Cook County, 1938-1939 [Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse] Searchable Database of the Chicago City Council Proceedings Files, 1833-1871 [Illinois State Archives] Searchable Database of the Chicago Police Department Homicide Records, 1870-1930 [Illinois State Archives] Searchable Database of Chicago Buildings and Landmarks [Commission on Chicago Landmarks] 1909 Guide to Street Re-Numbering Guide for Chicago's Neighborhoods [Chicago Historical Society] 1911 Guide to Street Re-Numbering Guide for Chicago's Loop District [Chicago Historical Society] Chicago Trivia [Chicago Collections] Quotations about Chicago [Chicago Collections] Chicago in Song Lyrics [Chicago Collections] Chicago and Illinois Vintage Postcards [Pat Sabin] Historical Maps of Chicago *Chicago Historical Map Collection [University of Illinois at Chicago] Chicago Map Collection [The University of Chicago Library] Historical Maps of Chicago [University of Alabama] 1834—Hathaways's Map of Chicago with the School Section [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1834—Wright's Survey Map of Chicago [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1836—Map of Chicago and Additions [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1849—Rees & Rucker's Map of Chicago and Vicinity [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1857—Blanchard's Map of Chicago [David Rumsey Map Collection] 1861—Plat Map of Chicago and Cook County [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1862—Blanchard's Guide Map of Chicago [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1862—Blanchard's Map of the Business Portion of Chicago [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1869—Blanchard's Guide Map of Chicago [David Rumsey Map Collection] 1869—Blanchard's Map of Chicago and Environs [David Rumsey Map Collection] 1871—Blanchard's Guide Map of Chicago [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1871—Map of Burnt District [Chicago Historical Society] 1875—City of Chicago Map with Wards [Cook County, Illinois USGenWeb] 1876—Warner & Beer's Map of Chicago [David Rumsey Map Collection] 1879—H.R. Page & Co. Guide Map of Chicago [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1879—Railway Map of Chicago and Environs [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1880—Mitchell's Map of Chicago [David Rumsey Map Collection] 1886—Robinson's Map of Chicago [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1888—Blanchard's Map of Chicago and Environs [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1895—Rand McNally & Co. Map of the Central Portion of Chicago [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1897—Rand McNally & Co. Map of Chicago [David Rumsey Map Collection] 1897—Rand McNally & Co. Terminal Railway Map of Chicago [David Rumsey Map Collection] 1910—U.S. Geological Survey Map of Chicago [Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection] 1910—Rand McNally & Co. New Street Number Guide Map of Chicago [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1917—Automobile Blue Book Map of Downtown District [Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection] 1921—Cram's Map of Chicago and Suburbs [Encyclopedia of Chicago] 1934—Chicago Tribune Map of Chicago and Century of Progress [Encyclopedia of Chicago] Famous Chicagoans General Chicago Biographies [CUIP] People from Chicago [Wikipedia] Communities Chicago's Top 100 Jews of the 20th Century [Virtual Jewish Chicago] Notable African-American Chicagoans [Chicago Public Library] Early Settlers Du Sable, Jean-Baptist-Point [Kreyol.com] Mayors Cermak, Anton [Cermak Technologies, Inc.] Cermak, Anton [Spartacus Educational] Daley, Richard J. [Douglas O. Linder] Washington, Harold [infoplease.com] Chicago's Mayors [Chicago Public Library] Mayors of Chicago [Wikipedia] Social Reformers and Political Activists Abbott, Grace [Illinois Periodicals Online] Addams, Jane [The Nobel Foundation] Addams, Jane [Jane Addams Hull-House Museum] Addams, Jane [Illinois Periodicals Online] Brief History of Women's Suffrage in Illinois [Mark W. Sorenson] McDowell, Mary E. [Illinois Labor History Society] McDowell, Mary E. [Spartacus Educational] Merriam, Charles E. [University of Chicago Library] Parsons, Lucy [Illinois Periodicals Online] Willard, Frances E. [Illinois Periodicals Online] Scientists and Scholars Park, Robert S. [University of Chicago Library] Williams, Dr. Daniel Hale [Provident Foundation] Williams, Dr. Daniel Hale [Black Inventor Online Museum] Notable University of Chicago Faculty [University of Chicago Library] Religious and Spritual Leaders Moody, Dwight L. [Moody Bible Institute] Moody, Dwight L. [Moody Church] Business Leaders Armour, Philip D. (meat-packer) [infoplease.com] Insull, Samuel (utilities magnate) [Tom Burke] McCormick, Cyrus (International Harvester) [Wisconsin Historical Society] McCormick, Cyrus (International Harvester) [Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center] Shedd, John Graves (Marshall Field and Company) [Shedd Aquarium] Walgreen, C. R. (druggist) [Illinois Periodicals Online] Ward, Aaron Montgomery (mail-order merchandiser) [Illinois Periodicals Online] Labor Leaders Haley, Margaret [Spartacus] Kelley, Florence [Webster University] Kelley, Florence [Northwestern University] Educators Robert Maynard Hutchins (University of Chicago) [Illinois Periodicals Online] Harper, William Rainey (University of Chicago) [Muskingum College] Harper, William Rainey [Illinois Periodicals Online] Musicians and Entertainers Armstrong, Louis—Cook County Domestic Relations Court Case Records [Cook County Clerk of Court Archives] Biederbecke, Leon "Bix" [Red Hot Jazz Archive] Condon, Albert "Eddie" [Red Hot Jazz Archive] Freeman, Bud [Red Hot Jazz Archive] Goodman, Benny [Red Hot Jazz Archive] Krupa, Gene [Red Hot Jazz Archive] McPartland, Jimmy [Red Hot Jazz Archive] Mezzrow, Milton "Mezz" [Red Hot Jazz Archive] Pollack, Ben [Red Hot Jazz Archive] Spanier, Mugsy [Red Hot Jazz Archive] Sullivan, Joe [Red Hot Jazz Archive] Swanson, Gloria [Glorius Gloria] Swanson, Gloria [Sunset Boulevard] Teschemacher, Frank [Red Hot Jazz Archive] Writers and Publishers Bellow, Saul [Nobel e-Museum] Brooks, Gwendolyn [Modern American Poetry] Hansberry, Lorraine [Books and Writers] Hansberry, Lorraine [Voices from the Gap: Women Writers of Color] Hecht, Ben [Books and Writers] Dreiser, Theodore [Univ. of North Carolina at Wilmington] Hughes, Langston [Modern American Poetry] Sandburg, Carl [Bartleby.com] Sandburg, Carl [Modern American Poetry] Ward, Arch [Illinois Periodicals Online] Wright, Richard [Mississippi Writers Page] Wright, Richard [Modern American Poetry] Athletes Foster, Andrew "Rube" (baseball pitcher) [Shadowball] Jackson, "Shoeless" Joe [CMG Worldwide] Architects Chicago Architects Oral History Project [Art Institue of Chicago] Burnham, Daniel [fredericklawolmsted.com] Burnham, Daniel [ArchiTech Gallery] Burnham, Daniel, and John Wellborn Root [Great Buildings] Eberson, John [Univ. of Pennsylvania Special Collections] Gerber, Arthur U. [Tom Burke] Holabird, William, and Martin Roche [City of Chicago] Jenney, William LeBaron [City of Chicago] Sullivan, Louis [All-Wright Site] Wright, Frank Lloyd [All-Wright Site] Attorneys Darrow, Clarence [Prof. Douglas Linder] Darrow, Clarence - Biographical Bibliography [infoplease.com] Gertz, Elmer [Illinois Periodicals Online] Publishers Abbott, Robert S. (Chicago Defender) [PBS] Sengstacke, John (Chicago Defender) [PBS] Criminals and Gangsters Capone, Al [Al Capone Museum] Moran, George "Bugs" [Gangsters Incorporated] O'Banion, Dion—Probate Court Case Records [Cook County Clerk of Court Archives] Other Notables O'Hare, Butch [Chicago Department of Aviation] Streeter, Captain George Wellington [K.C. Hustad et al.] Major Events 1803—Fort Dearborn Established View of Fort Dearborn, 1820 [Wisconsin Electronic Reader] View of Fort Dearborn, 1831 [Wisconsin Electronic Reader] 1812—Fort Dearborn Massacre History of the Fort Dearborn Massacre [War of 1812] 1833—Treaty of Chicago History of the Treaty of Chicago [Illinois Periodicals Online] 1861-5—Civil War in Chicago History of Camp Douglas 1871—Chicago Fire The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory [Chicago Historical Society] The Chicago Tribune's Coverage of the Chicago Fire [Illinois Periodicals Online] 1886—Haymarket Massacre The Haymarket Affair [Prof. Douglas Linder] The Haymarket Massacre Archive [Dana Ward] The Haymarket Tragedy [Illinois Labor History Society] Haymarket Affair Court Case Records [Cook County Clerk of Court Archives] Gov. John Peter Altgeld and the Haymarket Riot [Illinois Periodicals Online] 1893—World's Columbian Exposition World's Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience, Aftermath [Julie K. Rose] Photographs of the World's Columbian Exposition [IIT Galvin Library] World's Columbian Exposition [Encyclopedia of Chicago] World's Columbian Exposition [Chicago History Museum] Simulation Model of the World's Columbian Exposition [UCLA Urban Simulation Team] 1894—Pullman Strike History of the Pullman Strike [Illinois Periodicals Online] History of the Pullman Strike [Illinois During the Gilded Age] History of the Pullman Strike [Illinois Labor History Society] Background to the Pullman Strike [Illinois Periodicals Online] 1903—Iroquois Theater Fire History of Iroquois Theater Fire [Fireball Express] History of Iroquois Theater Fire with List of Victims [Eastland Memorial Society] Iroquois Theater Fire Court Case Records [Cook County Clerk of Court Archives] 1909—The Plan of Chicago History of the Plan of Chicago [Encyclopedia of Chicago Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago [Google Books] 1915—The Eastland Disaster History of the Eastland Disaster [Eastland Disaster Historical Society] 1919—Race Riot History of Chicago in 1919 [University of Chicago-CUIP Digital Library] 1919—"Black Sox" World Series History of the "Black Sox Scandal" [Eric W. Everstine] History of the 1919 Baseball World Series [The Sporting News] History of the Black Sox Trial [Prof. Douglas O. Linder] Black Sox Court Case Records [Cook County Clerk of Court Archives] 1924—The Leopold and Loeb Case Famous American Trials: Illinois v. Leopold and Loeb [Prof. Douglas Linder] Leopold and Loeb Court Case Records [Cook County Clerk of Court Archives] 1929—St. Valentine's Day Massacre History of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre [Ghosts of the Prairie] 1933-34—Century of Progress World's Fair *A Century of Progress: The 1933-34 World's Fair [Univ. of Chicago Library] History of the Century of Progress World's Fair [Chicago Historical Society] History of the Century of Progress World's Fair [Dustin Kidd] Postcard Images of the Century of Progress World's Fair Excerpts from Official Guide Book of the Century of Progress World's Fair 1937—Memorial Day Massacre History of the Memorial Day Massacre [Illinois Labor Historical Society] 1942—Manhattan Project History of Atomic Energy Development in Chicago [The Manhattan Project] Research Guide to Atomic Energy Development in Chicago [Univ. of Chicago] 1959—III Pan-American Games History of the III Pan-American Games [Amateur Athletic Foundation] 1968—Democratic National Convention Bibliography on Chicago '68 [Dean Blobaum] History of the "Chicago Seven Trial" [Prof. Douglas O. Linder] General Deaths, Disturbances, Disasters and Disorders in Chicago [Chicago Public Library] Organizations and Institutions Government Agencies History of Atomic Energy Development in Chicago [Dept. of Energy] History of the Chicago Fire Department [Chicago Fire Department] Historical Photos of the Chicago Housing Authority Timeline of the Chicago Police Department [Chicago Police Department] History of the Chicago Public Library History of FBI Chicago History of the Cook County Forest Preserve District [Forest Preserve District of Cook County] History of the Oak Park Post Office [Oak Park Tourist] Educational Institutions History of the Armour Institute / Illinois Institute of Technology History of Brother Rice High School History of City Colleges of Chicago History of Columbia College History of De La Salle Institute *History of Harry S Truman College History of Kent College of Law History of the Dewey School / University Laboratory Schools History of DePaul University History of Kennedy-King College History of Lake Forest College History of the Latin School of Chicago History of Lane Tech High School History of Lincoln Park High School History of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago History of Moody Bible Institute History of Morgan Park High School History of National-Louis University History of Chicago Teachers College/Northeastern Illinois University [James McDunn] History of North Park University History of Richard J. Daley College History of Robert Morris College History of Roosevelt University History of Quigley Preparatory Seminary History of St. Patrick's High School History of St. Xavier University History of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago History of Thomas Kelly High School History of the University of Chicago History of the University of Chicago [University of Chicago Library] History of the University of Chicago Athletics History of the University of Chicago Student Life [University of Chicago Library] History of Von Steuben High School Religious and Spiritual Institutions History of All Saints' Episcopal Church History of Augustana Lutheran Chruch of Hyde Park History of Bethel A.M.E. Church History of Broadway United Methodist Chruch History of Chicago Sinai Congregation (Classical Reform Jewish) History of the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus, The Jesuits History of the Chicago Temple of the United Methodist Chruch History of the Church of Our Savior (Episcopal) History of the Church of the Atonement (Episcopal) History of Concordia Lutheran Chruch History of Congregation Rodfei Zedek (Conservative Jewish) History of Ebenezer Lutheran Chruch History of Epiphany Parish (Roman Catholic) History of Epworth United Methodist Chruch History of the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago History of Grace Episcopal Church History of Holy Angels Church (Roman Catholic) History of Holy Cross/IHM Parish (Roman Catholic) History of Holy Name Cathedral (Roman Catholic) History of Immaculate Conception Parish (Roman Catholic) History of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church History of Lake View Presbyterian Church History of the Moody Church (Non-denominational) History of Morgan Park Presbyterian Church History of Old St. Mary's Parish (Roman Catholic) History of Our Lady Gate of Heaven Parish (Roman Catholic) History of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish (Roman Catholic) History of Our Lady of Victory Parish (Roman Catholic) History of the Pacific Garden Mission History of Queen of Angels Parish (Roman Catholic) History of Quinn Chapel History of St. Agnes of Bohemia Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Alibe Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Bartholomew Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Benedict Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Bride Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Chrysostom's Church (Episcopal) History of St. Clement Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Edmund Parish of Oak Park (Roman Catholic) History of St. Helena of the Cross Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Hyacinth Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. James Cathedral (Episcopal) History of St. Jerome Croatian Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. John Cantius Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Josaphat Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Juliana Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Luke's Parish of Evanston (Episcopal) History of St. Margaret of Scotland Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Mary's Parish of Evanston (Roman Catholic) History of St. Mary of Perpetual Help Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Mary of the Lake Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Paul and the Redeemer Church (Episcopal) History of St. Rita of Cascia Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Sabina Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Simon the Apostle Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Stanislaus B & M Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Tarcissus Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Vincent de Paul Parish (Roman Catholic) History of St. Wenceslaus Parish (Roman Catholic) History of Second Presbyterian Church History of Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church Settlement Houses Association House Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963 [University of Illinois at Chicago] Hull House [Hull House Association of Chicago] Northwestern University Settlement House Northwestern University Settlement House [Chicago Department of Planning and Development] Social Organizations History of the Caxton Club History of the Medinah Athletic Club Building [Hotel Inter-Continental] *History of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America History of the Union League Club of Chicago History of the YWCA of Chicago [YWCA Metropolitan Chicago] Labor Unions *Chicago's History of Working-Class Life and Struggle History of the American Federation of Teachers History of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters [A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum] History of the Chicago Federation of Labor History of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 134 History of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 143 Hospitals and Medical Facilities History of Mercy Hospital History of Provident Hospital [Provident Foundation] History of the University of Chicago Hospitals History of Wesley Hospital [Northwestern Memorial Hospital] Popular Culture and Fine Arts Literature History of the Chicago Literary Renaissance [Illinois Periodicals Online] Music and Dance History of the Aragon Ballroom History of the Chess Records History of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Theaters History of the Auditorium Theater *History of the Auditorium Building [Roosevelt University] History of the Chicago Theater [CAPA] History of the Music Box Theater History of the Regal Theater Radio and Television History of WBBM-TV (CBS) History of WGN Radio History of WGN-TV History of WTTW-TV (PBS) Broadcasting in Chicago: 1921-1989 [Rich Samuels] Museums History of the Art Institute of Chicago Museum History of the DuSable Museum of African-American History History of the Field Museum History of the Museum of Contemporary Art History of the Museum of Science and Industry History of the Shedd Aquarium Parks and Beaches History of Chicago's Public Parks [Chicago Park District] History of Garfield Park and Conservatory [Chicago Park District] Sports and Athletics *History of the Chicago American Giants [Negro League Baseball Players Association] History of the Chicago Bears History of the Chicago Bears [Bearshistory.com] History of the Chicago Blackhawks History of the Chicago Cubs History of the National Soccer League of Chicago [Dave Litterer] History of the Chicago White Sox History of the 1906 World Series (Cubs vs. White Sox) [The Sporting News] History of the 1917 World Series (White Sox vs. Giants) [The Sporting News] History of the 1919 World Series (White Sox vs. Reds) [The Sporting News] History of the 1938 World Series (Cubs vs. Yankees) [The Sporting News] History of the 1945 World Series (Cubs vs. Tigers) [The Sporting News] Food, Drink, and Restaurants History of the Berghoff Restaurant History of the Illinois Restaurant Association Business and Industry Financial Institutions History of the Chicago Board of Trade History of the Chicago Board of Trade [Illinois Periodicals Online] Chronology of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange History of the Chicago Stock Exchange History of the Northern Trust Bank Newspapers and Magazines History of the Chicago Defender History of the Chicago Defender [PBS] History of the Chicago Defender [Illinois Periodicals Online] History of the Chicago Democrat [Illinois Periodicals Online] History of the Chicago Tribune History of the Southtown Economist/Daily Southtown History of the Star Newspapers [Illinois Periodicals Online] Hotels History of the Congress Hotel Department Stores and Merchandising History of Sears Roebuck and Company History of Montgomery Ward and Company [Univ. of Western Ontario] Other Retailers History of Fannie May Candies History of the Hyde Park Co-op History of Walgreens Clothiers History of Florsheim Shoes History of Hart Schaffner & Marx [Hartmarx Corporation] Manufacturing and Processing History of Finkl Forging History of Gerber Plumbing Fixtures Corporation History of Hollister Incorporated History of International Register Company [Intermatic Corporation] History of John A. 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