Item #176: A fire drill. No, not an exercise in which occupants of a building practice leaving the building safely. A drill which safely emits a bit of fire, th

You are not holding a book; it's a treasure map to unlock the hidden gems of Chicago's neighborhoods. Chicago Scavenger invites you on an interactive mission to

The tale begins over three-hundred years ago, when the Fair People—the goblins, fairies, dragons, and other fabled and fantastic creatures of a dozen lands—

This portable scratch-off map of Chicago transforms a trip through the city into a one-of-a-kind adventure. Illustrated in full-color, the map features 30 scrat

Now at least 250,000 strong, the Dutch in greater Chicago have lived for 150 years "below the radar screens" of historians and the general public. Here their st