"On the last day of summer, a young college grad moved to Chicago and rented a small apartment on the north side of the city, by the lake. This is the story of the five seasons he lived there, during which he meets gangsters, gamblers, policemen, a brave and garrulous bus driver, a cricket player, a librettist, his first girlfriend, a shy apartment manager, and many other riveting souls, not to mention a wise and personable dog of indeterminate...

Chicago’s five major professional sports teams have put their fans through hell, reached incredible heights, and been graced by some of sports’ greatest stars. And that’s only part of the story of Chicago sports. Divided during the summer and united for the rest of the year, the Chicago sports scene has a unique culture. The win-loss records can only say so much about the Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, and White Sox. Each team has a rich history...

In the wake of World War I, some radical labor unions and communists agitated for a socialist revolution in the United States. In addition to labor strikes, some activists resorted to violent measures, such as sending bombs to prominent officials. Revolutionaries sent one such bomb to Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, though it exploded harmlessly on his doorstep. In response, Palmer conducted massive arrests of suspected "Bolsheviks" in 33 U.S....

Captures the highlights of the Chicago Blackhawks' winning 2009-2010 season.

One of Chicago's most beautiful and hidden gardens is located on top of City Hall, part of an effort to create 'green roofs' in order fight rising temperatures. PBS NewsHour correspondent Hari Sreenivasan reports on the attempt to mitigate climate change in an urban landscape.

Oscar Starling never wanted to come to Chicago. But then Oscar finds himself not just in the heart of the big city but in the middle of a terrible fire! No one knows exactly how it began, but one thing is clear: Chicago is like a giant powder keg about to explode. An army of firemen is trying to help, but this fire is a ferocious beast that wants to devour everything in its path, including Oscar! Will Oscar survive one of the most famous and devastating...

Incorporando nuevas palabras y significados de ambas lenguas, la sexta edición de este diccionario español ofrece tanto de español como de inglés un recurso bilingüe a los altavoces para navegar estas lenguas. Incorporating new words and meanings from both languages, the sixth edition of this Spanish dictionary offers speakers of both Spanish and English a bilingual resource for navigating these languages.

"Examines the events and forces leading up to 1919 race riots in Chicago."--Provided by publisher.