Maps of Mexico
Virtual Picture Travel Map of Illinois
Click on Illinois and take a virtual tour of Chicago. Visit places of interest such as Oak Park, the Frank Lloyd Wright House, DuSable Museum, Lincoln Park and the Sears Tower.
Maps of Mexico
Virtual Picture Travel Map of Illinois
Click on Illinois and take a virtual tour of Chicago. Visit places of interest such as Oak Park, the Frank Lloyd Wright House, DuSable Museum, Lincoln Park and the Sears Tower.
Other
The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
This site gives biographical information on the dancers and staff of the company, including its founders: Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino. Details touring and performance schedules as well.
Other
City of Chicago: Chicago Landmarks
Find a specific Chicago Landmark district or building, take an on-line "virtual" tour to discover Chicago's many landmark buildings and districts, or learn about some of the most significant architects and their contributions to...
Other
Eastland Memorial Society: Carl Sandburg
This website offers a biography of Sandburg, along with links to five of his poems: "Eastland," "Chicago," "Cool Tombs," "Fog," and "Blue Island."
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Sandburg's "Chicago Poems"
This website offers the complete online text of Carl Sandburg's "Chicago Poems." Each poem is available in a separate link. By clicking on "Contents" at the top of page, students can link to an index of titles and first lines from all...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Saul Bellow
A detailed biography of Bellow's (1915-2005 CE) life, this site includes quotations from his work, and an extensive bibliography.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: City Government [Pdf]
"City Government" is a one-page, nonfiction, reading passage about Chicago's city government system. It explains that Chicago is divided into 50 wards, and each ward elects an Alderman to represent them. It is followed by...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg
Maintained by the Academy of American Poets, this website offers the text of Sandburg's poem "Chicago."
Other
Comiskey Park
The official site for Comiskey Park provides all needed resources for anyone, including events, facilities, virtual tours and more!
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Press: Chicago's Urban Nature: Architecture and Landscape
Offers an audio visual overview highlighting an excerpt from the book "Chicago's Urban Nature" by Sally A. Kitt Chappell. This book showcases and illustrates Chicago's architecture and landscape.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Press: Chicago's Urban Nature: Architecture and Landscape
Offers an audio visual overview highlighting an excerpt from the book "Chicago's Urban Nature" by Sally A. Kitt Chappell. This book showcases and illustrates Chicago's architecture and landscape.
MLB Advanced Media
Mlb: Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field
Provides history, information, historical facts and FAQ's concerning Wrigley Field.
Black Past
Black Past: Du Sable, Jean Baptiste Point
This encyclopedia article gives a brief account of the life of Jean-Baptiste DuSable, the founder of what became Chicago.
University of California
Uc Berkeley: Citation Styles, Plagiarism & Style Manuals
The necessity of citing sources used in academic research is discussed as well as ways to identify and avoid plagiarism. Different style manuals for print and electronic sources are surveyed.
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Historical Society: A Scrapbook of Chicago Photographs and Drawings
Printable drawings and photos about events in Chicago's history, such as the Great Fire of 1871, and of Chicago's architectural landmarks.
Chicago History Museum
Encyclopedia of Chicago: Adler Planetarium
Examine the history of famous Chicago landmark, the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum.
Chicago History Museum
Encyclopedia of Chicago: Haymarket and May Day
Read this historical account of the events that led to the infamous labor dispute known as the Haymarket Square Riots on May 4th of 1886.
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50: Information About Chicago, Il
Explore the city of Chicago using this interactive map. If you know what section of the city you want to look at, you can click on the zipcode. Can also access current weather conditions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Chicago
[Free Registration/Login Required] Flipchart gives students information about the government of Chicago.
PBS
Chicago: City of the Century: "Everything but the Last Breath of the Hog"
A brief look at Philip Armour's goal to use all of the slaughtered animal, cow or hog, to make all sorts of products. Because these animal parts were no longer dumped into the Chicago River, it reduced water pollution.
Other
Willis Tower Skydeck: Willis Tower Fun Facts
Find fun facts about the Willis Tower (the former Sears Tower) at the online home of the tower's observation deck.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Haymarket Riot
Learn about the 1886 Haymarket Riot that was perpetrated by anarchists at a Chicago labor rally.
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Electronic Reader: Carl Sandburg
This site is dedicated to "anyone . . . who has become identified with Wisconsin" (even though Sandburg was born in Illinois). Although this website offers some very brief biographical information, it really only provides the online text...