Theresa Goodrich - Your Chicago Guide

Hotel Monaco Chicago

Hats Off to Hotel Monaco Chicago: a Modern Boutique Hotel with a Fashionable Past

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Navy Pier and the Chicago Skyline

The Fascinating History of Navy Pier

Discover why Navy Pier was a vital piece of the Plan of Chicago

Best Bacon Potato Salad Ever

The Best Bacon Potato Salad EVER

Learn how to make Chef Lee Ann Whippen’s homemade potato salad.

Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse, located in the former Chicago Varnish Company building, designed by Henry Ives Cobb

Bootleggers, Tee-totalers, and Egg-throwing Apes: stories from Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse

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Hull House Museum

Making the World a Better Place: the Story of Hull-House and Jane Addams

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Newberry Library in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago

The Story Behind the Stacks: How Newberry Library Came to Be

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Chicago Water Tower

Chicago’s Symbol of Hope: the Historic Water Tower

The historic Water Tower stands tall above Michigan Avenue. Learn the story behind this Living Landmark.

Glessner House Museum in the South Loop of Chicago, the last design by Henry Hobson Richardson

Glessner House: a Remarkable Home for a Remarkable Family

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Grand staircase entrance of the Nickerson Mansion in Chicago Gold Coast, now the Driehaus Museum

Driehaus Museum: The Story Behind the $100,000,000 Mansion

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Palmer House Hilton Lobby

Palmer House Hilton: Myths & Romance in Chicago’s Oldest Hotel

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Fine Arts Building photo circa 1900

Fine Arts Building: a Vertical Arts Colony and Madhouse of Creativity

Learn the story behind Chicago’s vibrant crucible of artists, dreamers, and doers.

Aerial view of Grant Park, photo courtesy Choose Chicago

Grant Park: the Making of Chicago’s Front Yard

Find out why it took over a century and several lawsuits to create this Chicago centerpiece.