The City Series - Chicago: A Guest Post by Chloe Neill

Welcome to the first installment of WWUC's new series on city-based Internet resources for writers! The City Series is intended to provide a set of research links in art, photography, architecture, urban planning, etc., to writers who are sourcing particular cities for their stories, poems or manuscripts.

Are you a writer with a favorite city/setting? Would you like to contribute your sources to WWUC? If so, send an e-mail to chloe at chloeneill dot com.

Chloe Neill is an urban fantasy and paranormal romance author. Her two series, Chicagoland Vampires and Dark Elite, are both set in Chicago. Chloe is a big fan of the Windy City, and has done a lot of Web perusing for Chicagocentric research sites.

Basic Information:

• Chicago (Wikipedia)


• Chicago Neighborhoods (Wikipedia)


• Frommers - Chicago


• Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau


• Explore Chicago


• Go Chicago

Media:

• Chicago Sun-Times


• Chicago Tribune


• Chi*Town News


• Chicago Reader


• Chicago Magazine


• Gaper's Block

Transportation:

• Chicago Transit Authority


• Chicago Department of Transportation


• The L (or the El) (Wikipedia)

Architecture, Interiors and Landmarks:

• Apartment Therapy - Chicago


• Chicago Architecture Foundation


• Chicago Architecture (Wikipedia)


• ChicagoArchitecture.Info


• Chicago Landmarks (City of Chicago)


• Chicago River Virtual Tour


• Clark House Museum


• Millennium Park


• Stan Mansion


• Wheeler Mansion


• Wrigley Field


• Navy Pier


• Sears Tower


• Hancock Observatory


• Chicago Park District

Museums:

• The Art Institute of Chicago


• Museum of Contemporary Art


• Chicago Arts District


• Field Museum of Natural History

History & Culture:

• Encyclopedia of Chicago


• Chicago History Museum


• Chicago Historical Society's History Files (great vignettes on lots of topics!)


• Chicago Public Library History Resources


• Chicago History & Facts (City of Chicago)

Food, Drink, Entertainment & Shopping

• MetroMix Chicago


• Chicago Style Hot Dog (Wikipedia)


• Chicago Style Pizza (Wikipedia)


• Chicago Reader - The Food Chain


• Chicago Food & Walking Tours


• Thrillist - Chicago


• Daily Candy - Chicago


• Chicago Etsy Teams

Do you have a link you'd like to suggest? Leave a comment to be entered into the Firespell contest.

Cross-posted at: LiyanaLand! on 6 January 2010.