Illinois Genealogy Resources
Chicago and Cook County
Biography
- Ahrens, Gale, editor. Lucy Parsons, Freedom, Equality and
Solidarity: Writings and Speeches, 1878-1937. Chicago:
Charles H. Kerr Publishing Co., 2003. Anarchist labor leader.
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Album of Genealogy and History, Cook County.
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"Album of Genealogy and Biography, Cook County, Illinois with
portraits" published by Calumet Book & Engraving Co. in 1895.
This book contains some wonderful biographies of some of the
people living in Cook County during that time.
- Bennett, Fremont O. Politics and Politicians of Chicago,
Cook County and Illinois. Chicago, 1886.
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Biographical Dictionary - Encyclopedia of Chicago.
- Boehm, Lisa Krissoff. Popular Culture and the Enduring
Myth of Chicago, 1871-1968. New York and London: Routledge,
2004.
- Book of Chicagoans, Who's Who in Chicago, Who's Who in
Chicago and Vicinity,
Who's Who in Chicago and Illinois. Chicago: A.N. Marquis,
1905, 1911, 1917, 1926, 1931, 1936, 1941, 1945, 1950.
- Chicago
Architects Oral History Project. Contributions of architects
to Chicago during the 20th century.
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Chicago, Illinois and Iowa Biographical Dictionary.
Ancestry.com subscription product. This database contains a
portrait and biographical record of the prominent and
representative citizens of Chicago, Illinois, and the state of
Iowa.
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Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Center.
Biography. The Biography collection is strong in general
biography and also contains many collected biographies,
biographical dictionaries, and indexes such as the Who's Who
series and the Biography and Genealogy Master Index.
This collection offers a good starting place when the only known
information is a person's name. Other subject divisions have
biographies of noted persons in their subject fields.
- Ciccone, F. Richard. Chicago and the American Century.
Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1999.
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Cook County, Illinois Biographies. USGenWeb Illinois
Project.
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Cook County, Illinois Biographies. The Illinois Biographies
Project.
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Cook County, Illinois History and Biography.
Ancestry.com subscription product. This database contains
historical and biographical information of Cook County,
Illinois. It is a general survey of Cook County history,
including a condensed history of Chicago. Topics covered in this
work include Indians and the discovery of the area,...
- Currey, J. Seymour. Chicago: Its History and Its Builders.
Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1912.
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Digital Past Name Index. Digital Past is a local history
digitization initiative undertaken by libraries, historical
societies, museums, and other cultural venues throughout
Illinois in partnership with the North Suburban Library System
(NSLS) in Wheeling, Illinois.
- The
Encyclopedia of Chicago, launched in May of 2005, is a rich
online resource provided free of charge to the public by CHS.
- German Press Club of Chicago. Prominent Citizens &
Industries of Chicago. Chicago, 1901.
- Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating and Janice L. Reiff.
The Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago: The University of
Chicago Press, 2005.
- Knight, Louise W. Citizen: Jane Addams and the Struggle
for Democracy. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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Migrations: Cook County Illinois. About 600 names.
- Newbery Library.
Biographical Resources. Guide to biographical indexes,
dictionaries, and more.
- Sawyers, June Skinner. Chicago Portraits: Biographies of
250 Famous Chicagoans. Chicago: Loyola University, 1991.
- Winslow, Charles S. Biographical Sketches of Chicagoans.
S.l.: s.n., 1948.
- Wood, David W. Chicago and Its Distinguished Citizens.
Chicago: Milton George, 1881.