LIBRARY/MEDIA SERVICES
Chicago Links
Here is a list of links of museums, schools, companies, recreational areas, historical landmarks, governing bodies, and more.
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GENERAL
- Chicago 2016 The official website of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics!
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MUSEUMS
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OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST
- AIA Chicago Here you can get information about Chicago architecture and more.
- Chicago Public Library The library's web site contains a wealth of information about the city of Chicago and its history.
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CULTURE
- Broadway in Chicago At this site you can find out what show is playing at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Oriental Theatre, the Cadillac Palace Theatre, the LaSalle Bank Theatre and the Auditorium Theatre.
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OUTDOORS/NATURE
- Chicago Wilderness "The Chicago Wilderness consortium is an alliance of more than 200 public and private organizations working together to protect, restore, study and manage the natural ecosystems of the Chicago region, contribute to the conservation of global biodiversity, and enrich local residents' quality of life." (from Chicago Wilderness Home Page)
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SPORTS
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MEDIA
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TRANSPORTATION
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HISTORY
- Chicago’s “L” There's information about the history of the "L", stations, rolling stock, and much more.
- Eastland Memorial Society On Saturday, July 24, 1915, more than 844 lost their lives in the Chicago River when the passenger steamer ship, Eastland, rolled on its side. This site explores this tragedy.
- Encyclopedia of Chicago History This is an online version, (ICHS also owns a print version of this encyclopedia), of a comprehensive look of the history of Chicago.
- Graveyards of Chicago This unique site explores the beauty of cemeteries in the Chicagoland area. See the tombstones of famous Chicagoans and read brief biographies about them.
- Great Chicago Fire: Web of Memory From the Chicago History Museum and Northwestern University, this site explores the fateful night of October 8, 1871 and includes eyewitness accounts, photos of artifacts, and more.
- Haymarket Affair The Library of Congress provides images, manuscripts, and other primary sources about the Haymarket Affair in Chicago.
- The History Files From the Chicago History Museum, this site takes a look at the history of Chicago and some of the key events from Chicago's past including Al Capone, the Great Chicago Fire, Fort Dearborn, and more.
- Illinois Labor History Society Here you can learn about the history of labor in Illinois including events like the Haymarket Riots, the Pullman strike, mine disasters.
- Learn Chicago The Chicago Public Library has a very comprehensive site of facts about the city of Chicago including timeline of Chicago history, list of mayors, Chicago symbols, etc. If you want to know how many parking meters there are in the city, this is where to look for the answer.
- Studs Terkel Studs Terkel is a well-known author and radio personality. On this site there are collections of interviews of people he conducted for his books and his radio program.
- World’s Columbian Exposition This is a neat site about the World's Columbian Exposition that took place in Chicago in May - October, 1893. Those who have read The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson would be very intersted in this site.
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