The rich collection of material that you will find on WildOnions.org is derived primarily from two methods: primary fieldwork, in which our researchers explore every corner of the metropolitan area to learn and record exactly what's there, and the examination of primary sources, such as the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Geological Survey, which offer reservoirs of demographics and key features essential to the understanding of the city's cultural topography.

In addition, we poll from a wide variety of secondary sources, especially historical and architectural guides, as well as a cross-section of contemporary journalism, both online and in print format. Below you will find as complete a list as practical of the resources that we have carefully studied in the process of putting this extensive network of information together.

A Wild Onions Bibliography

The following texts have served as sources and as inspiration for the original content on this site. This list has active hyperlinks where applicable.


AIA Guide to Chicago. Alice Sinkevitch, ed. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993.

alookatcook.com - Genealogy in Cook County, IL.

Big Stick Inc. "Chicago Neighborhood Map, 2nd Edition". Chicago: Chicago Association of Realtors, 2001.

Boudreaux, Gerry. "Louis Sullivan: The Growth of an Idea". http://www.tape.net/~gerry/sullivan/sullivan.html, 1993.

census.gov - U.S. Census Bureau Online (2004)

cherokee.org - Official Site of the Cherokee Nation

"Chicagoland Map". Chicago: Chicago Tribune/Rand McNally, 1996.

chipublib.org - "A Chronological History of Chicago: 1673-"

chipublib.org - The Chicago Public Library Online (2004)

co.cook.il.us - Cook County Info Center (2004)

davidrumsey.com - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

Dubsky, Julie, James Hort and Brad Sleeth. "A Virtual Field Trip Through Northeastern Illinois". http://jove.geol.niu.edu/faculty/fischer/429_info/429trips/NIF/ 2000.

Duis, Perry R. "The Shaping of Chicago" AIA Guide to Chicago. Alice Sinkevitch, ed. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993.

Edwards, Ninian W. History of Illinois 1778 to 1833: Life and Times of Ninian Edwards. Springfield, IL: The Illinois State Journal Company, 1870. Excerpted as "Early Colonial History": http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcoles/ilcolonial.htm.

Federal Township Plats of Illinois, 1804-1891: http://landplats.ilsos.net/Flash/Welcome.html

Fester, Bob. "The Illini Confederation: Lords of the Mississippi Valley"
http://members.tripod.com/~RFester/index.html (2004)

firstuchicago.org - First Unitarian Church of Chicago

"Forest Preserve District of Cook County (Illinois) Nature Bulletin #184" 1981. Online at the Newton BBS, newton.dep.anl.gov.

The Green Guide: Chicago. Greenville, SC: Michelin Travel Publications, 2001.

uark.edu/depts/contact/prehistory.html - "Mississippi River Valley Prehistory" (2004)

Illinois State Archives: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/iradregn.html

Johnson, Lorraine and John Ryan. Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Travel Guides: Chicago. London: Dorling Kidersley Publishing, Inc., 2001.

Lewis, Edwin H. "The University of Chicago Alma Mater". 1894

Loescher, Robert J. "Survey of Ancient to Modern Art and Architecture". Lectures delivered at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2002.

lyricopera.org - Lyric Opera of Chicago

northwestern.edu - Northwestern University

ravinia.org - Ravinia Festival

Sandburg, Carl. "Chicago". 1916. http://www.euronet.nl/users/jubo/poetry.html -"Timeless Poetry".

Schmidt, Edward W. "History of the Chicago Province Jesuits". Jesuits-chi.org. (2004)

Sorensen, Mark W. "The Illinois History Resource Page". http://www.historyillinois.org/hist.html#history (2004)

state.il.us/hpa - Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (2004)

steppenwolf.org - Steppenwolf Theater Company.

Westfall, Carroll William. "Introduction: The Region's Communities and Buildings". A Guide to Chicago's Historic Suburbs. Bach, Ira J. Chicago: Ohio University Press, 1981.

Yood, James. "Survey of Modern Art and Architecture: 1800 to present". Lectures delivered at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2003.

Icicles in Rogers Park

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