Glen Grove Elementary School

Chicago

City Hall Tour Take a field trip to a city hall and study the jobs of the mayor and the city council. Read about city offices and what they do.
Chicago Attractions Really GREAT site. Chicago, the birthplace of the modern skyscraper is still a trendsetter in urban architecture and is a must for people interested in 20th century urban architecture.
Chicago Buildings This site gives facts about the buildings - date when built - measurements, etc.
Lonely Planet: Destination Chicago Lots of information on Chicago - maps, area, population, attractions, events, transportation
Chicago Landmarks http://egov.cityofchicago.org/landmarks/ Find maps, tours, buildings, architects and historic data.
Build an Imaginary City http://www.tate.org.uk/learning/kids/city/ From the Tate museum - Artists use their imaginations to create scenes and places that are not real and that might never exist. If you could invent your own imaginary city what would it be like?
Thinkquest - Chicago's Best Buildings http://library.thinkquest.org/J002846/buildings.htm Each report has interesting information about twenty-six of the Windy City's coolest landmarks.

Newspapers

Chicago Sun Times

Chicago Tribune

Museums, Zoos & Aquariums

Adler Planetarium	Chicago History Museum	Lincoln Park Zoo
Art Institute of Chicago	DuSable Museum of African-American History	Museum of Science and Industry
Brookfield Zoo	Field Museum of Natural History	Peggy Notebaert Museum
Chicago Children's Museum	Kohl's Children's Museum	Shedd Aquarium

Sports Teams

Chicago Bears	Chicago Fire	Chicago Cubs
Chicago Blackhawks		Chicago White Sox

Transportation

Amtrak	CTA System Map-Chicago	The Chicago "L"
	Metra Transportation Center

Landmarks & Other Places of Interest

City of Chicago.org: Chicago Landmarks Alphabetical listing of landmarks in the Chicagoland area - includes pictures and information about each one
Chicago Public Library	Hancock Observatory	Sears Tower Official Site
The Chicago Water Tower	Navy Pier	The United Center
Building The Windy City Really nice Think Quest Jr. Site - has great information on lots of famous landmarks in Chicago - Click on "Chicago's Best Buildings" to see the list.

History

Chicago Historical Society	The Great Chicago Fire of 1871	Did the Cow Do It? - a new look at the Chicago Fire.
Chicago Fire Video http://www.history.com/media.do?action=clip&id=tdih_oct08_broadband Short video about the REAL story behind the fire.

Compiled by Mary Lou Baldwin
Technology Facilitator
checked 12/07