Table of Contents

Early History

• Introduction
• Table of Contents
• Glaciers and Geography
• Location, Location, Location
• Paleo Indians - First Chicagoans
• Native American Trails
• Trail Marker Trees
• Historic Native Americans
• The lllinois Confederation or Illini
• Marquette and Joliet 1673
• Illinois and French Colonists
• The Illinois and Fox Wars 1730
• Pontiac's War 1763-1766
• Illini - The End Starved Rock 1769
• The Pottawattamie 1766-1836
• George Rogers Clark 1779
• Jean Baptist du Sable 1788
• Fort Dearborne Massacre of 1812
• The Blackhawk War of 1832
• Chicago Incorporated 1833
• I and M Canal 1824-1848
• The Great Chicago Fire 1871
• Chicago History Snapshot
• Historical Populations

Politicians

• Clout
• The Cost of Clout
• Where's Mine?
• List of Mayors
• Hinky Dink 1897 to 1923
• Bathhouse John 1893-1938
• Mayor Big Bill Thompson 1915-1931
• Mayor Anton Cermak 1931-33
• Mayor Richard J. Daley 1955-1976
• Mayor Jane Byrne 1979-1983
• Mayor Harold Washington 1983-1987
• Mayor Richard M. Daley 1989-2010
• Mayor Rahm Emmanuel
• President Abraham Lincoln and Chicago
• President Barak Obama and Chicago
• Lincoln's Statue in Grant Park
• Greylord 1980's

Crooks

• Chicago - Most Corrupt City
• Our Governors Make License Plates
• H. H. Holmes - 1893
• FBI - Chicago
• Al Capone
• Frank Nitti
• St Valentine's Day Massacre
• Top 5 Gansters in Chicago
• Tony Accardo
• John Wayne Gacey
• Operation Greylord
• Street Gangs
• Crime Rates
• Murders and Gang Wars

Writers and Pundits

• Mike Royko
• Carl Sandburg
• Carl Sandburg Poems
• Saul Bellow
• Dr. Milt Rosenburg
• Dr. Paul Green
• Andrew Greeley
• Chicago Authors

Transportation

• The Grid Plan
• Plank Roads
• Horse Drawn Trolleys
• Cable Cars
• Street Cars
• Railroads
• Commuter Railroads
• The "EL" Elevated Railroads
• Electric Interurban
• Trails to Rails
• Interstate System
• Address System

Miscellaneous

• Quotes
• Fire South Side
• Lakefront - Forever Free and Clear
• Reversing the Chicago River
• Great Lakes Megalopolis
• The World's Fair 1893
• Daniel Burnham
• The Burnham Plan of 1909
• The Deep Tunnel Plan
• Urban Renewal
• Historic Photos
• Public Housing

Neighborhoods

• Neighborhoods
• The Gold Coast
• Lincoln Park
• Greek Town
• Little Italy / University Village
• China Town
• Hyde Park / The University of Chicago
• Mount Greenwood
• Beverly / Morgan Park
• Pullman
• Demographic Change

Suburbs

• University Park Governors State U
• Tinley Park
• Geneva
• Riverside
• Wilmette

Airports

• Meig's Field - Closed in the Night
• Midway Airport
• O'Hare Airport
• The New Third Airport

Museums

• Field Museum
• Museum of Science and Industry
• Art Institute
• Sculpture

Music

• Chicago, Chicago, A Toddling Town
• Good Morning, America, How Are You?
• Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown, Baddest Man
• Chicago Blues
• List of Songs About Chicago

Movies

• Top 40 Chicago Movies
• The Blues Brothers

Miscellaneous

• Historic Photos
• Your Recommendations for Chicago
• Sustainable Chicago

Interesting Articles

• The Death and Life of Chicago

Bragging Rights

• Chicago Number 6 in the World
• Nobel Laureate U of C Number 2
• Jane Adams Hull House

Things to Do

• Things to Do