• Chronological History of Chicago
• Tragic Events in Chicago
• 150 Events that Shaped Chicago - from the Chicago Tribune
• Chicago History - settlement, significant events, etc.
• Chicago Area Public Institutions, Historical Sites, and Research Library
• Chicago History Research Guide
• Suburban Chicago Local History Information
• Chicago Historical Society
• Chicago Mayor Personalities and Biographies
• Proceedings of the Chicago City Council (1833-1871)
- database
• Notable African-American Chicagoans
• Chicago Architects
- oral histories
• Chicago Landmarks
• Historical Chicago Places
• Jazz Age Chicago: Urban Life from 1910-1945
• Chicago's "L" and Rapid Transit Information
- history, routes, etc.
• Graveyards in Chicago
• Broadcasting in Chicago
- history of radio and TV
• The History of Chicago's Roman Catholic Archdiocese

Other Communities/Areas:

• History of Bridgeport and the Origin of the Illinois and Michigan Canal
• Quad Cities
(Rock Island, Moline, East Moline, IL and Davenport and Bettendorf, IA)
• Southern Illinois History

• Addison
• Algonquin
• Anna-Jonesboro
• Antioch
• Arlington Heights
• Barrington
• Bartlett
• Beach Park
• Bishop Hill
• Bloomingdale
• Bloomington
• Bolingbrook
• Buffalo Grove
• Camp Point
• Carbondale
• Carlyle
• Cary
• Champaign
• Chenoa
• Chicago
• Collinsville
• Como
• Crystal Lake
• Decatur
• Deerfield
• DeKalb
• Downers Grove
• DuQuoin
• Effingham
• Elgin
• Elk Grove
• Elmhurst
• Erie
• Evanston
• Fairbury
• Fairview Heights
• Flossmoor
• Galena
• Geneva
• Genoa
• Germantown Hills
• Glen Ellyn
• Grayslake
• Gurnee
• Hainesville
• Highland Park
• Hillsboro
• Hoffman Estates
• Homewood
• Huntley
• Jacksonville
• Jerome
• Johnsburg
• Kankakee
• Lake Bluff
• Lake Forest
• Lake in the hills
• Lanark
• LaSalle
• Lemont
• LeRoy
• Lisle
• Lombard
• Long Grove