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	The Beat Cop's Guide to Chicago Eats By Sgt. David J. Haynes and Christopher Garlington
	Street smarts for your eat smarts! Don't know where to eat? Ask a cop. When the Beat Cop pauses from taking a bite out of crime, he takes a bite out of donuts, polish sausage, fried chicken, enchiladas, and omelettes...Lake Claremont Press's 2004 award-winner, The Streets & San Man's Guide to Chicago Eats, delivered tongue-in-cheek style and food-in-mouth expertise by a certified expert of the City of Chicago's Department of Lunch: streets & sanitation department electrician Dennis Foley. Now, Sgt. David J. Haynes of the Chicago Police Department, and his partner-in-crime, bloggist Christopher Garlington, want to take on Foley's street-level guide to the best mom-and-pop food bargains in Chicago with their follow-up: The Beat Cop’s Guide to Chicago Eats. "We're funnier, better-looking, and have the street smarts, girth, and weaponry to meet him in any alley, taqueria, or rib joint."

	Oldest Chicago By David Witter
	Oldest business: Peacock Jewelers (1838); oldest apothecary: Merz Apothecary (1875); oldest tavern: Schaller’s Pump (1889); oldest theater: the Biograph Theater (1914), and oldest drive-in: Superdawg (1948). In Oldest Chicago, journalist David Witter highlights dozens of the oldest local treasures in Chicago and its suburban and exurban areas. Remarkable for having survived demolition and extinction for decades, these beloved landmarks have also helped define our city’s landscape, offering continuity and civic identity across generations. Having lost Marshall Field’s, Carson Pirie Scott, and many more in recent years, Oldest Chicago is also a reminder of the value of these familiar faces and a call to preserve them for a future sense of place.

	Historic Bars of Chicago By Sean Parnell
	They're famous and infamous, riddled with stories and scars, and thriving with contemporary personality alongside historic color. They're the essential bars for understanding what Chicago is all about. How about soaking up Chicago history and cultural knowledge one tavern at a time? In Historic Bars of Chicago author Sean Parnell delivers a compelling Chicago 101 and Masters program all in one. Simply visit the historic neighborhood pubs, dives, cocktail lounges, blues bars, jazz clubs, and bierstubes in his book; read a bit about them; mingle with the regulars; and join in their games, music, and banter. You will absorb the essence of the city and be thinking (and drinking) like a real Chicagoan in no time.

	Carless in Chicago By Jason Rothstein
	Imagine living in Chicago with more money in your pocket, a smaller bulge around your middle, and less stress about getting from point A to B. Whether you're an autoholic or a motorphobic, carless by choice or carless by circumstance, a savvy native or adventurous visitor, Carless in Chicago is the indispensable reference and guide to enjoying the city without that money-eating, gas-guzzling, smog-emiting two-ton monkey on your back.

	The Chicago River Architecture Tour By Phyllis Kozlowski
	For millions of admirers every year, Chicago’s spectacular architecture offers a breathtaking display of imagination, innovation, diversity, and harmony on a grand scale. With so much to see, what’s the best way to experience the magnificence of the metropolis that rose from its own ashes to become a showcase of style and engineering feats? Treat yourself to a ride on a Chicago River tour boat, and you’ll enjoy unencumbered views of the achievements of renown visionaries who guided the city’s evolution from prairie outpost to vibrant world-class city.

	Finding Your Chicago Irish By Sharon Shea Bossard
	It’s finally been written—a guide, a GPS of sorts, for everything Irish in Chicago. If you’re thinking it’s a pub book or a collection of limericks, think again. Sure, you’ll find pubs listed in this book, but you’ll be directed to the pubs where true Irish musicians perform the traditional Irish music. There are tips to impress the pub crowd, but this book goes beyond all the paddywhackery of the jokes and raises the bar; this book represents the heart and soul of Irish heritage and culture. It's easy being green! Find your Irish state of mind in Chicago.

	Today’s Chicago Blues By Karen Hanson
	Chicago boasts more landmarks in blues history than any place else north of the Mississippi Delta. More blues musicians live and work in Chicago than in any other city in the world, and more clubs devoted entirely to the blues thrive here than in any other metropolitan area.

	Sports Traveler® Chicago By Anbritt Stengele
	Anbritt Stengele, the ultimate Chicago sports fan and owner of Sports Traveler, a sports tourism company, knows what's on your mind when it comes to sports and she now shares all her best Chicago advice with you: How to have the best game day, how to celebrate your fandom, and where to find new sports fan experiences. Sports Traveler Chicago covers where to sit, what to eat, what else to see at the park, fan customs, lodging picks, transportation advice, pre-game parties, post-game traditions, historical sites, bars for fans, fan memories, off-season conventions, minor league teams, and more! With information on baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, auto racing, horse racing, bicycle racing, lacrosse, golf, and the Chicago Marathon.

	A Cook's Guide to Chicago, 2nd Edition By Marilyn Pocius
	Most Chicagoans have sampled a variety of the ethnic delicacies available in local restaurants. But too often home cooks can't find the items they need to prepare these dishes, even though they are readily available. There are plenty of guidebooks for the diner, but none for the chef. A Cook's Guide to Chicago aims to fill this gap, revealing that huge ethnic supermarkets, restaurant supply warehouses, and gourmet specialty stores are easy to find...if you know where to look.

	A Field Guide to Gay and Lesbian Chicago By Kathie Bergquist and Robert McDonald
	A Field Guide to Gay and Lesbian Chicago is a chatty, opinionated guide to gay and lesbian life written by two longtime residents who have the scoop on where to stay, where to go, and what to do for big gay fun in the Windy City.