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Hartfield, Claire

Summary: "Examines the events and forces leading up to 1919 race riots in Chicago."--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.8 HAR

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 305.8 HAR

Tarshis, Lauren

Summary: "Robbed on the train platform as soon as he arrives in the city, eleven-year-old Oscar Starling soon finds himself in the middle of the Great Chicago Fire when he chases after his thief, who is herself in need of rescue." --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC TAR

Summary: The 1960s was defined by a common effort to fight against injustice. Mike Gray, a Chicago filmmaker, used his camera to document the politics of the streets from the riots in the social upheaval, to the rising of two prolific groups fighting prejudice.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Facets Video 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AME

Summary: At the helm of the Intelligence Unit is Sergeant Hank Voight, a man not against crossing legal and ethical lines to ensure the safety of the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect the security of the city he loves.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2014

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CHI

Alikhan, Salima

Summary: Emmi, a German immigrant, is living in Chicago when the Great Fire breaks out on October 8, 1871, and, separated from her father, she finds herself with her neighbors, Cara and Seamus, braving the smoke and flames trying to escape the danger of the burning city, and searching for all their parents.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ALI

Balliett, Blue

Summary: In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder, Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House from being demolished.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2006

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD BAL

Hazelgrove, William Elliott

Summary: "William Elliot Hazelgrove provides the exciting and sprawling history behind the 1933 World's Fair, the last of the golden age. He reveals the story of the six millionaire businessmen, dubbed the Secret Six, who beat Al Capone at his own game, ending the gangster era as Prohibition was repealed. He also details the story of an intriguing woman, Sally Rand, who embodied the ideals of the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 HAZ

Maniscalco, Kerri

Summary: The city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell attend the spectacular World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders. Determined to help they begin an investigation, only to find themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they've heard of before. Identifying him is one thing,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019

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Dyja, Tom.

Summary: Much of what defined the nation as it grew into a superpower was produced in Chicago. Before air travel overtook trains, nearly every coast-to coast journey included a stop there, and this flow of people and commodities made it America's central clearinghouse, laboratory, and factory. And even as Chicago led the way in creating mass-market culture, its artists pushed back in their own distinct...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.311 DYJ

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell.

Summary: It is 1871 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and fourteen-year-old Pringle Rose, still grieving from the death of her parents, takes her brother Gideon, who has Down syndrome, escapes from her uncle and aunt, taking a train to Chicago--but disaster seems to follow her there.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2013

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y DA BAR

Summary: Combating the city's most heinous crimes, the priority of Detective Sergeant Hank Voight and his intelligence team has always been to protect their great city, bringing criminals to justice by any means necessary. Facing a new day and age in Chicago, Police are under siege and under a microscope. With police reform in full swing, the team is forced to navigate treacherous conditions in their...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018

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Summary: Under the resolute command of Sergeant Hank Voight, the elite intelligence unit continues their relentless fight to take down the city's most dangerous criminals. But just how far is the squad willing to go to achieve justice and protect their own?

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2021

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CHI

Jobb, Dean

Summary: "It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties ... Enter a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed hundreds of people ... to invest as much as $30 million--upwards of $400 million today--in phantom timberland and nonexistent oil wells in Panama ... When Leo's scheme finally collapsed in 1923,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KORETZ, LEO ROB

Jobb, Dean

Summary: It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. As Model Ts rumbled down Michigan Avenue, gang war shootings announced Al Capone's rise to underworld domination. Bedecked partygoers thronged to the Drake Hotel's opulent banquet rooms, corrupt politicians held court in thriving speakeasies, and the frenzy of stock market...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 364.6 Jobb

Berg, Scott W.

Summary: "In the fall of 1871, Chicagoans knew they were due for the "big one" -- a massive, uncontrollable fire that would decimate the city. It had been bone-dry for months, and a recent string of blazes had nearly outstripped the fire department's already scant resources. Then, on October 8, a minor fire broke out in the barn of Irishwoman Kate Leary. A series of unfortunate mishaps and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.3 BER

Cooper, Arshay

Summary: "Now a documentary narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th Wonder, from filmmaker Mary Mazzio The moving true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West side who form the first all-black high school rowing team inthe nation, and in doing so not only transform a sport, but their lives. Growing up on Chicago's Westside in the 90's, Arshay Cooper knows the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.12 COO

Peck, Richard

Summary: In 1893, thirteen-year-old Rosie and members of her family travel from their Illinois farm to Chicago to visit Aunt Euterpe and attend the World's Columbian Exposition which, along with an encounter with Buffalo Bill and Lillian Russell, turns out to be a life-changing experience for everyone.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 2001

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Peck 2001

Brandt, Nat.

Contents: Warning signs -- "Absolutely fireproof" -- Play and players -- Opening night -- 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 1903 -- In the Parquet and Boxes -- In the Dress Circle and Gallery -- The rescuers -- The news spreads rapidly -- Morgue scenes -- In mourning -- A state of shock -- Safety last -- Finger pointing -- Blind justice -- Curtains -- Ashes and Embers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Illinois University Press 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.3 BRA

Summary: A story-based travel guide for the best experience of Chicago.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wildsam Field Guides 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.731 CHICAGO WIL

Summary: Fodor's Chicago is the perfect companion for a trip to this quintessential American city. With colorful features and the most updated information, Fodor's Chicago gets straight to the best of what this city has to offer, everything from art to architecture, to shopping, baseball, jazz, and the very best deep-dish pizza. In-depth coverage also includes top reasons to visit the culturally and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.73 FOD

Summary: Explores the little-known history of some of Chicago's hidden treasures.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Window to the World Communications, Inc. 2008

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917 HID

Lekas, Gerry

Summary: "This isn't your average travel book--and these aren't your average tourist destinations! Take a wild ride through hidden Windy City history--often dark, sometimes inexplicable, and occasionally glamorous. Meet the gangsters, ghosts, serial killers and celebrities that only Chicago could produce. This journey into eclectic Chicago lore includes: 19 spine-tingling creepy sites (Resurrection...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Black Lyon Publishing, LLC 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.311 LEK

Murray, Julie

Summary: "This title will help readers understand the cause, timeline, and aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire. The title is complete with glossary, index, and additional facts"--Amazon.com.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dash! Leveled Readers, an imprint of Abdo Zoom 2024

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J977.311 MUR

Summary: "The Not For Tourists Guide to Chicago is a map-based, neighborhood-by-neighborhood dream guide that divides Chi-Town into sixty mapped neighborhoods from Gold Coast and Lincoln Park to Wrigleyville and Lakeview. Designed to lighten the load of already street-savvy locals, commuters, business travelers, and yes, tourists too, every map is dotted with user-friendly NFT icons that plot the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.731 CHI

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