History

A short history of World's Fairs from 1851-1965 in London, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco, San Diego, Brussels, and Seattle.

Long-time journalist D. Ray Wilson offers a guide to historical sites and museums in greater Chicagoland. He includes capsule histories of the sites themselves, from the well-known Water Tower Pumping Station to off-the-beaten track sites like Fort Nonsense. Additionally, this guide includes museums small and large, art galleries, and public sculptures. Readers can also find a short history of Chicago from 1831 through the time of writing, along with brief introductions to prominent local figures.

Articles, nonfiction, about politics and current events

History of the state of Illinois

Guide to Chicago that goes deeper than the usual tourist's guidebook

Story of the Daniel Burnham plan for Chicago

Comics bringing together fast fashion, low wages, and trafficking together in a series of vignettes taken from the lives of industry vets

From back cover: How America shortchanges art and communities and what can be done about it"

From back cover: "John Conroy sits down with torturers from several nations and comes to understand their motivations."

Collection of prose, poetry, and other from the OBAC collective in Chicago. From the back cover 'A Literary Legacy of Black Chicago contains early and new poetry, fiction, drama, and essays by over 50 past or current OBAC members.'