- Bridgeport [IA][Direct] -
A brief look into the Illinois and Michigan canal.
- Broadcasting in Chicago: 1921-1989 [IA][Direct] -
Online museum of broadcast history with a focus on the studio NBC operated in Chicago's Merchandise Mart.
- Chicago Historical Society's History Files [IA][Direct] -
With information on Al Capone, the Chicago Fire, and the Black Sox.
- Chicago Murder Sites [IA][Direct] -
Black and white pinhole photographs taken in 1951 by Harlan Wallach.
- Chicago - Trivia [IA][Direct] -
Celebrities, landmarks and more.
- City Transformed: Railroads and Their Influence on the Growth of Chicago in the 1850s [IA][Direct] -
Finalist entry in the 1995 Chicago Metro History Fair.
- Explore Chicago [IA][Direct] -
Showcases the social and cultural experiences of local history including various forms of commercialized pop culture, shopping, parks, mass transportation.
- Gargoyles and Grotesques [IA][Direct] -
Carved stone gargoyles and grotesques inhabit this page.
- Graveyards of Chicago [IA][Direct]
- Great Chicago Fire and The Web of Memory [IA][Direct] -
Includes MIDI, Shockwave, digital video and 3D stereographs.
- Haunted Chicago Paranormal Research and Investigation [IA][Direct] -
Presents scientific evidence of ghosts and other paranormal phenomenon gathered in investigations throughout the Chicago area.
- Historic Pullman - Chicago, Illinois [IA][Direct] -
Focuses on education and information concerning the Historic Pullman District including museum hours, events, tour schedules, etc.
- Historic Pullman Foundation [IA][Direct] -
Preservation and restoration activities within the Pullman Historic District of Chicago.
- History of Chicago's L [IA][Direct] -
Extensive history of the local mass transit system, including historic maps, chronologies, rolling stock history and an extensive section on "L" stations.
- History of the Laboratory Schools [IA][Direct] -
Chapters from Ida Depencier's book and hundreds of photos from 1896 to present.
- Jamie's Chicagoland Gangster Ghost Page [IA][Direct] -
Comprehensive resource about local hauntings. Includes brief descriptions of ghosts, along with links to related sites.
- RIP Track [IA][Direct] -
Information on the Illinois Railway Museum, a collection of steam locomotive images from the 1930s and 1940s, and other railroad-related goodies.
- The Sixties, Chicago, and the AACM [IA][Direct] -
Student project by Sam Ottenhoff of Kenyon College.
- Washington, Harold (1922-1987) [IA][Direct] -
Former mayor and US Representative.
- Widow Clarke House [IA][Direct] -
Located in the Prairie Avenue Historical District, it is the oldest surviving building in Chicago.
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