Illinois Genealogy Resources
Chicago and Cook County
Directories -- City and Telephone
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Bibliography of Burnham City Directories City Directories of the United States of America
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Bibliography of Chicago City Directories City Directories of the United States of America
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Bibliography of Cicero City Directories City Directories of the United States of America
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Bibliography of Evanston City Directories City Directories of the United States of America
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Bibliography of Harvey City Directories City Directories of the United States of America
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Bibliography of Hyde Park City Directories City Directories of the United States of America
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Bibliography of Oak Park City Directories City Directories of the United States of America
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Bibliography of South Chicago City Directories City Directories of the United States of America
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Chicago 1844 City Directory. DistantCousin.com
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Chicago 1855/56 City Directory. DistantCousin.com.
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Chicago Voter Registration 1888. Ancestry.com subscription product.
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Chicago Voter Registration 1890. Ancestry.com subscription product.
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Chicago Voter Registration 1892. Ancestry.com subscription product.
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City Directories of the United States including Chicago, 1844, 1851, 1859-67, 1871, 1873, 1881, 1891, 1910, 1917/ Ancestry.com subscription product.
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City Directories: Southern Midwest, 1882-1898 includes Evanston. Available from Genealogical Publishing Co.
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City Directory Holdings. Newberry Library
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Cook County Directory Records. USGenWeb Illinois
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Directory of the City of Chicago Illinois for 1843. All Ancestors.
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Evanston Directories 1890-93. Ancestry.com subscription product.
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Polk's Directory 1928/29 (by street address). Chicago Historical Society - PDF file.
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Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory, 1918 Will and Southern Cook County. Ancestry.com subscription product.
Guidebooks
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Ashenhurst, John. All About Chicago. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1933.
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Chicago Guidebooks: An Overlooked Resources. By Katie McMahon. These publications highlight the major city institutions, buildings, stores, companies, historical sites, streets, and neighborhoods. .
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Flinn, John J. Chicago: The Marvelous City of the West: A History, An Encyclopedia and a Guide. Chicago: The Standard Guide Company, 1892.
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Marquis’ Handbook of Chicago. Chicago: A. N. Marquis, 1884.