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| Directory: | Recreation / Roads_and_Highways / North_America / United_States / Illinois |
| Title: | Expressways |
| Description: | Entry from the Encyclopedia of Chicago. Gives historic background and includes a map. |
| Location: | http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/440.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Almanacs / Regional |
| Title: | Encyclopedia of Chicago |
| Description: | Includes set of detailed articles and maps on Chicago's industries, people, culture, sports, surrounding cities and towns, politics and more, mainly with a historical perspective. |
| Location: | http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Education / Colleges_and_Universities / North_America / United_States / Illinois / Shimer_College |
| Title: | Encyclopedia of Chicago: Shimer College |
| Description: | A concise historical article by Sarah Fenton. |
| Location: | http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2181.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Museums / History / North_America / United_States / Illinois |
| Title: | Chicago Historical Society |
| Description: | Features estimated 20 million items, including photographs, drawings, diaries, letters, costumes, textiles, sound recordings, films, books, newspapers, furniture and manufactured objects, architectural fragments and renderings, and many other artifacts. Includes hours and admissions, events, and directions. |
| Location: | http://www.chicagohistory.org/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Illinois / Localities / C / Chicago / Society_and_Culture / History |
| Title: | Chicago Historical Society |
| Description: | A privately endowed, independent institution devoted to collecting, interpreting, and presenting the rich multicultural history of Chicago and Illinois, as well as selected areas of American history, to the public through exhibitions, programs, research collections, and publications. |
| Location: | http://www.chicagohistory.org/ |
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| Directory: | Society / Activism / Community_Building / Saul_Alinsky |
| Title: | Chicago Historical Society |
| Description: | Bibliography of books on or by Alinsky. |
| Location: | http://www.chicagohistory.org/static_media/pdf/historyfair/alinsky_saul.pdf |
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| Directory: | Society / Crime / Organized_Crime / Mafia / Chicago_Outfit |
| Title: | History Files: Al Capone |
| Description: | Exhibit from the Chicago Historical Society featuring an overview of his career and archive materials. |
| Location: | http://www.chicagohistory.org/history/capone.html |
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| Directory: | Society / History / By_Region / North_America / United_States / Presidents / Lincoln,_Abraham / Assassination |
| Title: | Wet With Blood |
| Description: | The Chicago Historical reproduces a classic text that examines the physical evidence of Lincoln's assassination. |
| Location: | http://www.chicagohistory.org/wetwithblood/ |
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| Directory: | Society / History / By_Topic / Social_History / Labor / Labor_Movement / Haymarket_Riot |
| Title: | The Dramas of Haymarket |
| Description: | Provides multimedia presentation of the Haymarket Affair, events leading up to the riot, and aftereffects. Presented by Northwestern University and the Chicago Historical Society. |
| Location: | http://www.chicagohistory.org/dramas/ |
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| Directory: | Sports / Baseball / Major_League / Teams / Chicago_White_Sox |
| Title: | Chicago Black Sox |
| Description: | Article and images about the fixing of the 1919 World Series from the Chicago Historical Society. |
| Location: | http://www.chicagohistory.org/history/blacksox.html |
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