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White, Roseanna M.

Summary: "Sabina Mancari never questioned her life as the daughter of Chicago's leading mob boss until bullets tear apart her world and the man she thought she loved turns out to be an undercover Prohibition agent. Ambushes, bribes, murder, prostitution -- all her life, her father sheltered her from his crimes, but now she can no longer turn away from the truth. Maybe Lorenzo, the fiancé who barely paid...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023

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Algren, Nelson

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 1999

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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

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

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

Ruby, Laura

Summary: "When Frankie's mother died and her father left her and her siblings at an orphanage in Chicago, it was supposed to be only temporary -- just long enough for him to get back on his feet and be able to provide for them once again. That's why she is not prepared for the day when he arrives for his weekend visit with a new woman on his arm and out-of-state train tickets in his pocket. Now Frankie...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020

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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC RUB

Greeley, Andrew M.

Summary: Talented singer and psychic sleuth Nuala Anne McGrail finds herself in over her head when she tries to save potential murder victim Seamus Costelloe, a sinister Chicago tough guy, from his fate.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Doherty Associates Book 2002

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRE

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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS GRE

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

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CHI

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

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TAR

Ruby, Laura

Summary: When Frankie's mother died and her father left her and her siblings at an orphanage in Chicago, it was supposed to be only temporary - just long enough for him to get back on his feet and be able to provide for them once again. That's why she is not prepared for the day that he arrives for his weekend visit with a new woman on his arm and out-of-state train tickets in his pocket. Now Frankie...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins 2019

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC RUB

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Ruby 2019

Rosen, Renée

Summary: "The bestselling author of White Collar Girl and What the Lady Wants explores one woman's journey of self-discovery set against the backdrop of a musical and social revolution. In the middle of the twentieth century, the music of the Mississippi Delta arrived in Chicago, drawing the attention of entrepreneurs like the Chess brothers. Their label, Chess Records, helped shape that music into the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2017

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROS

Summary: 1933. It is the fourth year of the Great Depression. For John Dillinger, Alvin Karpis and Baby Face Nelson, it is the golden age of bank robbery. After serving a ten-year prison sentence, John Dillinger embarks on a cross-country bank-robbing spree with help from his associates: faithful driver Red Hamilton, cocky lookout Homer Van Meter, and murderous hothead Baby Face Nelson. He relocates to...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2009

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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY PUB

Polacco, Patricia

Summary: "Fiona and her family moved from Ireland to Chicago to begin a new life. Yet, when the family is struck with misfortune, will Fiona's lace help save them?"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2014

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Polacco 2014

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE POL

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

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

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

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Ch 1

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

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

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV CHI

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

Summary: Gangsters corrupt a team of ballplayers, opening the eyes of the country to the humanity of the people in the national sport.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2008

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EIG

Patterson, James

Summary: Launching an investigation of his own when his instincts tell him that more is behind a political shooting on Chicago's west side, SOS Detective Billy Harney uncovers a spate of murders connected to his troubled past.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC PAT

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PAT

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PAT

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M PAT

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: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2006

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC BAL

Patterson, James

Summary: For Detective Billy Harney, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state's attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is a normal week on the job. So when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's west side turns political, he leads the way to a quick solve. But Harney's instincts, his father was once chief of detectives and his twin sister, Patti, is also on the force, run deep. As a...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Book Group 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PAT

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC Pat

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC PAT

Summary: Emmy-winning Executive Producer Dick Wolf delivers the gripping sixth season. The gritty police drama delves into the lives of the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's elite Intelligence Unit as they combat organized crime, drug trafficking, homicides and more on the tough streets of Chicago. Under the command of the tenacious Sergeant Hank Voight, the intelligence squad dishes out...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2019

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Ch 6

D'Amato, Barbara.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2001

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAM

Hunt, Angela Elwell

Summary: It seems like a hopeless open-and-shut case, but Briley Lester is becoming more and more convinced that her client truly is innocent of killing her abusive husband, the scion of one of the city's wealthiest, most powerful, most dangerous families. A tragic secret, almost too shocking to be believed, could be the key to proving it.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2010

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HUN

Summary: On Christmas Eve, psychologist Marcia Fieldstone asks her radio audience to share their dreams for the holiday season. Eight-year-old Jonah calls in from Seattle, with a wish for his dad to find a new wife. Mom died a year-and-a-half ago. Baltimore Sun reporter Annie Reed also hears the broadcast, when Jonah's architect father Sam gets on the air. Sam talks about the magical moment he met his...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Tri-Star Pictures 2003

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SLE

Lukasik, Gail

Summary: Nurse Nellie Lester can't escape death. Fleeing Chicago at the height of the 1918 Spanish flu, she takes a nursing job at a decrepit mansion on a desolate Michigan island, convinced the island holds the secret to her mother's murky past. The only problem? Her dead mother seems to have followed her there. Nightly she's haunted by a ghostly presence that appears in her bedroom. But is it her...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: CamCat Publishing, LLC 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LUK

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LUK

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