Chicago Tourism Chicago Geography Chicago History
Chicago Data Chicago Maps Chicago Economy
Chicago Museums Chicago News/TV Chicago Miscellaneous
Chicago Waters - Canals - Deep Tunnel - Water Treatment - Chicago Downtown Flood

Chicago Tourism

City of Chicago Official Web Site

Official City of Chicago Home Page - More Than Tourism Can Be Found Here

Chicago Botanic Gardens On Line

ChiWeb - Around and about Chicago commercial site - Created by Gordon Lake of Chicago, some links, and a lot of advertising.

Chicago History

Broadcasting in Chicago: 1921-1989 and later.
On-line museum of history of Chicago broadcasting, by Rich Samuels.

  Chicago Chinatown
Web site of Chinatowns across America.  This portion contains information on the history and development of Chicago's Chinatown.

Chicago Historical Society
Devoted to the history of Chicago and Illinois. Good section on the Chicago Fire of 1871.

Chicago Fire Web - Part of the Chicago Historical Society

Chicago Trivia
Interesting facts about Chicago.

Just the Arti-FACTS - Fort Dearborn Chicago Historical Society Site - Fort Dearborn information

St. James - Sag Bridge - Series of PowerPoint slides on the church and its history

Graceland Cemetery - Series of images and information about historical figures buried in Chicago's most famous cemetery.

Chicago Public Library - History of Chicago online - Much more about Chicago can also be found at this site.

Clarence Seward Darrow
Devoted to the great Chicago attorney and social activist.

The Eastland Disaster of 1915
Research on the disaster involving the passenger ship Eastland

Eastland Memorial Society
Dedicated to providing historical information and commemoration of Eastland disaster.

Edgewater Historical Society
History of the North Side lakefront neighborhood which began as a small town.

Evanston Historical Society
History of Chicago's oldest northern suburb, with information on Charles Gates Dawes House.

Graveyards of Chicago
Virtual tour of the most famous graveyards in the city, with their famous residents.

History of Chicago- Timeline
History of Chicago from the Chicago Public Library.

History of Chicago From Trading Post to Metropolis
Online history course from Roosevelt University - Site includes some Chicago links.

History of the World Series of 1919
History of the famous "Black Sox" scandal, from The Sporting News.

Interactive Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition
Lot of information on the Columbian Exposition of 1893, by Bruce R. Schulman.

World's Columbian Exposition - Informational site, University of Virginia American Studies.

World's Columbian Exposition - Information site, maintained by Illinois Institute of Technology.

World's Columbian Exposition - Large site of various links related to the World's Fair.

World's Columbian Exposition - Digital archive of the buildings - site from Boston College.

Web-Book of the Fair
Well-organized history of the Columbian Exposition, by Scott Hancock.

Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Archives & Records Center
The official repository for the records of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Access to various genealogical, baptismal, school and other records.

Mount Prospect Historical Society
History of northern suburb of Mount Prospect, and of Elk Grove and Wheeling Townships.

Northbrook Historical Society and Museum
Location and history of museum containing recreated early house and period photographs.

Wheeling Historical Society and Museum
Hours and location of museum and information about Society. Available in both English and Spanish!

American Civil War Homepage
Wonderful site with links to vast number of pages, some about Lincoln and Illinois.

Camp Douglas, Illinois
History of the Union POW Camp in Chicago. From  Infobahn Outfitters, Inc.

Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
History of this line divided by decades. From T. Herrera and L. Hedien.

The City Transformed
Chicago railroading in the 1850's, by Benjamin W Dreyfus.

History of the Chicago "L"
Chicago "L" web site, contains history of this transit system.

J. L. Toth Interurbans Page
History of the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee electroliners.

The Illinois Railway Museum
Images and history of various Illinois Railroads.

Chicago Geography

UWEC Geog188 Vogeler - Social Geography of Chicago - Contains a clickable map of Chicago with additional information

NOAA Chicago Weather Web Site

NOAA Chicago Meteorological Data Site - Data for several years.

Chicago data - DAILY CLIMATE RECORD FOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Chicago Weather links at the Chicago Public Library web site - lots of links and information here.

Chicago Weather - Weatherpages.com web site

Chicago Weather Site Links - Illiniweather web site.

Chicago Data

Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission - Great Site for data, data maps, population information for the northeast Illinois region, Cook County and adjacent counties. Site contains many links.

Chicago Fact Book: Index - Web site maintained by City of Chicago.  All types of data can be found here.

Interactive Illinois Report Card - A must visit site if you are looking for information on the Illinois School Report Card.  Site contains this information and methods to compare and graph date between different variables and school districts.  Site also contains an excellent set of related links.

Chicago Police Districts - Crime data included

Chicago Statistics From Northeast Illinois Planning Commission

Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics - City, County, State Statistics Can Be Found Here.

The Libraries and Collections - University of Chicago site with a great variety of libraries, data, collections related to Chicago and other links too

Chicago Region GIS and Data Catalog

Chicago Community Area Health And Demographic Data - Health data by Chicago community - University of Chicago web site.

Chicago Maps

University of Illinois At Chicago - Site Contains Maps and Images of Chicago

Digital Atlas of Chicago and Cook County

The Chicago Metropolitan Infobase Project   -  Project inter-related goals:  To create a system on the World Wide Web for indexing, storing, retrieving, comparing, and analyzing images, maps, data, literature and other geographically-based materials. By "geographically-based," we mean any materials which may be related to a point or area on the earth. This system will be both a resource of information for individuals and organizations interested in Chicago, and a model for how similar systems may be set up.

Chicago 1990 Census Maps - Selected census data in maps for Chicago and surrounding areas.

CTA | Chicago Transit Authority - City CTA route maps and other information

Chicagoland Expressway Congestion Map

University of Chicago Department of the Geophysical Sciences - Geology Based Maps

Paleogeographic Atlas Project Home Page - University of Chicago Web Site

Chicago Economy

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago-The Midwest Economy - Large site with a variety of midwest economic indicators

Japan Export Trade Organization - Midwest Data

Employment Data: Chicago, IL

The Chicago Board of Trade: World's Largest Futures and Options Exchange

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange

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Chicago News And Television

Chicago Sun-Times Online

Chicago Tribune

Daily Southtown: Serving Chicago area's Southland

ABC 7 Chicago Online

NBC 5 Chicago Online

CBS 2 Chicago Online

Fox Television Chicago Online

Chicago's Very Own WGN-TV

WBBM AM 780 News Radio Online

Chicago Museums

The Chicago Academy of Sciences HOME PAGE - Site includes a diorama tour

The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum

John G. Shedd Aquarium

A. Philip Randolph/Pullman Porter Museum Gallery - Founded in 1995 by Lyn Hughes the Randolph Pullman Porter museum is located in Chicago's Pullman historic District. It is the first African American Labor History Museum in Chicago. The content of the original collection is dedicated to African American Railroad attendants. A special collection of historical photos preserving
and presenting moment in time to be remembered

The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design

International Museum of Surgical Science

Cultural Center Hypermedia Tour

CPL Harold Washington Library Center

Jane Addams Hull House Museum

DuSable Museum of African American History

Museum of Broadcast Communications

Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago

Welcome to the Museum of Science and Industry

Newberry Library

ORIENTAL INSTITUTE WWW HOMEPAGE

Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum

Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center

Glessner House Museum

Welcome to the First Division Museum at Cantigny

Chicago Waters

Welcome to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago - Information on Chicago Rivers, water history, Chicago canals and more.

Chicagoareawaterways.org

Friends of the Chicago River.org

Treatment Process - Treatment of waters sent to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Plants

The North Shore Canal - Branch created to feed the Chicago River, part of river system

Chicago: 1900 Flow of Chicago River Reversed - Chicago Public Library web page.

Chicago 1928 - Straightening the Chicago River - Chicago Public Library web page.

Sanitary and Ship Canal - Cal Sag -  Chicago Public Library web page.

The Chicago River - Friends of Chicago River web site - contains a historical overview.

City of Chicago - Chicago River Tour

Several Pictures of the Chicago River Downtown

Chicago River lake applet - Web site with several river picture animations - very pretty

Eastland Memorial Society - Chicago River History

Chicago Miscellaneous

University of Illinois At Chicago - Site Contains Maps and Images of Chicago

Welcome to the Chicago Public Library - Maintains links to Chicago and Illinois Sites.

Chicago Metropolis 2020 - Our mission is to help make the Chicago region one of the places in the world where people will most want to live and work. It is an ambitious goal but within reach. Our region is strong and attractive. Our economy is diverse and booming. And we have wonderful resources throughout the region.

Chicago Area Transportation Study  - The Chicago Area Transportation Study Policy Committee is designated by the state and local officials as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the northeastern Illinois region. The MPO is responsible together with the state for carrying out the urban transportation planning process in this region. The northeastern Illinois region includes: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties and a portion of Kendall County.

Chicago Landmarks - Clickable maps - guide to Chicago Landmarks and Chicago Architecture

Chicago: North and North Suburbs - About.Com Web Site - Excellent Resources on many Chicago topics and links to even more.

Chicago - West, and West Suburbs - Home Page - About.Com Web Site - Excellent Resources on many Chicgo topics and links to even more.

Digital City Chicago - City of Chicago on Digital City, commercial web site.

Parent Link Information Services Web Site - ParentLink Information Service's Web Site, which features comprehensive information on Schools (both public and private), Child Care Programs, Preschools, and Recreational Facilities throughout the Greater Chicago area. So, click on any town or area listed below* and see what it has to offer you and your children! * Community, school and child care information is also available for all towns.

Gallery (Chicago) A collection of a number of beautiful Chicago pictures

Chicago Wilderness