Chicago history, facts, trivia, song lyrics, quotations, quips, and area resources

Chicago, in our humble opinion, is THE greatest city! We have the most gorgeous skyline, the greatest lake shore, the best shopping, and the weather ... well, never mind the weather - if Chicago had San Diego's weather, they'd have to call us "Paradise."

Chicago Collections is a tribute to Chicago. We've collected interesting and unusual facts about the history of Chicago, obscure, illuminating, or humorous quotations and quips about Chicago, and song lyrics that address Chicago.

We hope you enjoy your visit with us, and if we've left anything out, please let us know!

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Chicago Resources: TV	WBBM CBS2	WMAQ TV 5 NBC
	WLS TV 7 ABC	WGN TV 9
	WTTW TV 11	WFLD TV 32 FOX
	PBS

Chicago Resources: NEWS	Chicago Reader	Daily Southtown
	Chicago SunTimes	Chicago Tribune

Chicago Resources: BUSINESS	Chicago Board of Trade
	Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau

Chicago Resources: ENTERTAINMENT	Chinatown	Hancock Observatory
	House of Blues	The Second City
	llinois Lottery Home Page

Chicago Resources: GOVERNMENT	City of Chicago Home Page
	Cook County Assessor	Cook County Clerk
	Cook County Sheriff	Cook County Treasurer
	Illinois State Police	State of Ilinois

Chicago Resources: HISTORY	Chicago Historical Society
	The Pullman Historic District

Chicago Resources: CULTURE & MUSEUMS	Adler Planetarium
	Art Institute of Chicago
	Chicago Children's Museum
	Chicago Public Library
	Field Museum of Natural History
	Glessner House Museum
	Illinois Arts Council
	Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
	Museum of Contemporary Art
	Museum of Science & Industry
	Oriental Institute Museum
	Shedd Aquarium

Chicago Resources: PARKS	Brookfield Zoo	Chicago Botanic Garden
	Chicago Park District	Lincoln Park Zoo
	Millenium Park	Morton Arboretum

Chicago Resources: SPORTS	Chicago Bears	Chicago Blackhawks
	Chicago Cubs	Chicago Fire
	Chicago Bulls	Chicago White Sox
	Chicago Wolves

Chicago Resources: TRANSPORTATION	Chicago Transit Authority	Metra Commuter Rail Systems
	Midway Airport	O'Hare Airport
	Pace Bus

Chicago Resources: WEATHER	Chicago Weather Front	Chicago Weather
	Chicago Weather Pages

Chicago Related Websites:

Chicago Blogs:
Chicagoist (daily blog about Chicago)
Gaper's Block (collaborative news and arts clearinghouse)
Hot Type (weekly column of media criticism, news, and gossip)
Chicago Life (Chicago politics and social issues )

Chicago Blog Map (blog ring)	Chicago Bloggers (blog ring)
Windy City Webloggers (blog ring)

Chicago Food Blogs:
Eat Chicago (Chicago food)	Vital Information (Chicago food)
Chicago Foodies (Chicago food)	epicurista (Chicago food)
Smokin' Chokin' and Chowing with the King
The Stew (A taste of Chicago's food, wine and dining scene)
LTH (Chicago food forum)

Chicago Photo Blogs:
Chicago Photos (Photo Blog)
Chicago Snapshot (Photo Blog)	Chicago Uncommon (Photo Blog)
Chicago: A Daily Photo Blog	escaperail (Photo Blog)

Chicago Related Websites:

Cemeteries, Macabre
Chicagoland Haunted Sites	Graveyards of Chicago
Other Area Cemeteries
Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930

Entertainment, Food, Sports
Check, Please (Chicago food)
Chicago Area Camera Club Association
Chicago Droppings (Chicago sports)
Chicago Photography Network
Midwest Pond & Koi Society
Metromix From the Chicago Tribune, Chicago restaurants, clubs, bars, events, critic's reviews and much more
Mildred's House of Signage (Photos of signs, mostly from the Chicago area)
New City Chicago

History, Reference
Chicago on Wikipedia
Chicago and Northern Illinois History (web ring)
Chicago Pictures (stock photos)
Chicago Postcard Museum
Chicago Tunnel Company
Encyclopedia of Chicago
Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum	History of the Chicago "L"
Interactive Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago, Illinois, May-October 1893
Old Chicago (vintage postcards)
1920's Transit Posters During the 1920s, the Chicago Rapid Transit Company commissioned the city's finest graphic artists to produce advertising posters that encouraged Chicagoans to use rapid transit for more than commuting to work.
Chicago Photographs from the Chicago Daily News 1902-1933.
Real Chicago Photographs from the files of the Chicago Sun-Times, from the 1940's to the present.

Miscellaneous
Trump Tower Chicago	A crash course on Chicago

Chicago Suburban Resources:

Cuneo Museum and Gardens
Evanston Historical Society
North Shore Insider
Suburban "Town Mottos"

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