History of Chicago from Trading Post to Metropolis
External Studies Program | University College

Resources on the Internet

Chicago History Information at Chicago Public Library

Chicago's Mayors, a Chronological List

• Mayors (with clickable photographs)
• Mayors (text only version)

Chicago's Symbols

• Chicago Charter
• Chicago Corporate Seal
• Chicago "I Will" Figure
• Chicago Motto
• Chicago Municipal Device (Y-Shaped Figure)
• Chicago Municipal Flag (clickable flag)
• Chicago Municipal Flag (text only version)
• Chicago Name Origin
• Chicago Flower
• Chicago Nicknames
• Chicago (Unofficial) Song

Facts about Chicago
Find out what the tallest buildings are, how many visitors pass through Chicago airports, how many parking meters, and much more.

Frequently Requested Telephone Numbers
Chicago area telephone numbers most frequently asked for by patrons of the CPL Harold Washington Library Center's Information Center.

Chicago Community Area Demographics from University of Illinois - Chicago Experimental demographic information from the 1990 U.S. Census Bureau Summary Tape File Three (STF3) with the data summarized from census tract to the Chicago Community Area.

"Sixty-Third Street and Cottage Grove Avenue" A boyhood recollection of a South Side neighborhood in the 1930s. by Lynn H. Nelson

Chicago Historical Society and its The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory.

Chicago, The "Drop Dead" Broadway Musical

Chicago NewCity
News and arts weekly along with an archive of NewCity's "Best of Chicago" beginning with 1993 editions.

Chicago Reader Online
Find weekly updates to "Telephone Matches," "Hitsville," and "SpaceFinder: The Online Apartment Hunter" services.

Chicago Sun-Times Online

Chicago Tribune
Information about Tribune Co., new media initiatives; links to other online newspaper services on the Web.

Chicago Museums
Links to Chicago museums.

Chicago Public Schools

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Find information about the Chamber, news, and events in Chicago.

Cook County Clerk's Office
Directory of elected officials for Cook County including Chicago along with information on the services of the Cook County Clerk's Office, calendar of events, and election results.

OutChicago by Chicagoland LesBiGay Electronic Resources Consortium (CLERC)
Comprehensive index to organizations, resources, businesses, entertainment, events and media in Chicago.

Yahoo! Chicago
Just about everything you could want--including information on neighborhoods and maps to pinpoint addresses.

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