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MIKE ROYKO: THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE COLLECTION 1984?1997

With introduction by John Kass

"Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984?1997" is an expansive new volume of the longtime Chicago news legend's work. Encompassing thousands of his columns, all of which originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, this is the first collection of Royko work to solely cover his time at the Tribune. Covering ...

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Ask Tom Why

Tom Skilling

"Ask Tom Why" is a collection of articles written by Tom Skilling that answer questions covering all topics pertaining to the sky. Split into three sections, the book covers storms and inclement weather; the sun, moon and sky; and temperature ? all expressed with the authority and accuracy of Chicago's ...

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Drew Peterson: The Tribune Files: The True-Crime Story of the Wife-Killing Cop

Chicago Tribune Staff

In 2004, Kathleen Savio, the third wife of Bolingbrook, Ill., police officer Drew Peterson, was discovered dead in a bathtub from an apparent drowning. Her death was deemed accidental?at first. In 2007, following the disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy, officials reopened the Savio case with Drew as the primary ...

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Chicago Portraits

Edited by Chicago Tribune Staff

The Chicago Tribune possesses a vast photo archive spanning its more than 150 years in publication. From the Civil War era through today, its photographers have captured thousands of people, from everyday Chicagoans to visitors to the Second City to well-known artists, athletes, and politicians. For the first time, the ...

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Culture Worrier: Reflections on Race, Politics and Social Change

Clarence Page, Foreword by Chris Matthews

Pulitzer Prize-winner Clarence Page is one of the most nationally recognized and highly regarded syndicated columnists in the country, and his newest book, "Culture Worrier," commemorates the 30th anniversary of his column's first appearance in the Chicago Tribune. It is the first such collection of his columns, and a long ...

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Portraits in Jazz: 80 Profiles of Jazz Legends, Renegades and Revolutionaries

Howard Reich

Howard Reich has reported on jazz for the Chicago Tribune for almost four decades, and in this time he has met musicians both celebrated and obscure. From his exclusive interviews with Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Lena Horne and Ella Fitzgerald, to profiles of the early masters like Louis Armstrong, Duke ...

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Depth Of Field: Tips on Photojournalism and Creativity

Alex Garcia

"Depth of Field: Tips on Photojournalism and Creativity" is a comprehensive and useful handbook on how to become a better photographer. It's comprised of author and photojournalist Alex Garcia's weekly blog posts from the Chicago Tribune, and has been updated and revised for this ebook edition. It's a practical guide ...

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Beyond the Ivy: 100 Years of Wrigley Field

Chicago Tribune Staff

The first major league baseball game to take place at what is now called Wrigley Field occurred on April 23, 1914, on 4,000 yards of soil and four acres of bluegrass. Though the area may have shrunk, Chicago's love for the iconic Wrigley Field has only grown in the past ...

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Balancing Act: More than 50 essays on juggling life, love and work in a not-always obliging world

Heidi Stevens

Comprising selections from "Balancing Act," the weekly column from Chicago Tribune lifestyle writer Heidi Stevens, and her other essays, this book is a colorful look at contemporary parenting and the joys and challenges that accompany being a professional, parent, partner and individual. Through poignant professional interviews with experts and endearing ...

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Innovation and Technology: Inside Chicago's Business Incubators

Chicago Tribune Staff

Culled from the pages of the Chicago Tribune, this collection of articles features the most relevant and recent business stories on innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology as reported by the award-winning Tribune columnists and reporters. "Innovation and Technology: Inside Chicago's Business Incubators" encapsulates the cutting-edge developments in the tech world that ...

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Good Eating's Gluten-Free Recipes: Healthy and Fresh Appetizers, Entrees and Desserts

Chicago Tribune Staff

Compiled from an eclectic range of healthy, delicious recipes that originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, "Good Eating's Gluten-Free Recipes" brings together a multitude of the best gluten-free dishes, from hors d’oeuvres to entrees to desserts. These dishes are vibrantly and naturally gluten-free, as tested and approved by the award-winning ...

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Good Eating's Cocktail Recipes: Mixology Tips and More Than 50 Classic and Artisanal Drinks

Edited by Chicago Tribune Staff

"Good Eating's Cocktail Recipes" presents original recipes and innovative twists on classic cocktails from the Chicago Tribune’s award-winning food and drink writers, as well as from highly respected local bartenders. Included are tips on setting up a home bar, choosing the freshest ingredients and creating the perfect mixed drink for ...

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Turn It Up: A Guided Tour Through the Worlds of Pop, Rock, Rap and More

Greg Kot

For nearly 25 years, Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune has been reviewing all parts of the music world, from indie up-and-comers and underground hip-hop artists to arena-filling rock-and-rollers and celebrity pop superstars. "Turn It Up: A Guided Tour Through the Worlds of Pop, Rock, Rap and More" is the ...

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Good Eating's Dessert Recipes: Cakes, Pies, Cobblers, Tarts and More

Chicago Tribune Staff

Compiled from the vast archives of kitchen-tested recipes that originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, this book is a one-stop recipe shop for all your favorite desserts. Ranging from cakes and cookies to pies and cobblers, as well as souffles, mousses, puddings, tarts, and frozen delicacies, "Good Eating's Desserts" cookbook ...

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The Best of Printers Row, Volume One: Author Interviews and Literary Essays

Chicago Tribune Staff

"The Best of Printers Row, Volume One: Author Interviews and Literary Essays" is a collection of interviews with authors, reviews of the year's best books, and fascinating features published in the Chicago Tribune's weekly Printers Row literary supplement. The ebook includes interviews with Dave Eggers, Don DeLillo, Gillian Flynn, George ...

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Derrick Rose

Chicago Tribune Staff

"Derrick Rose" is a collection of articles, interviews, and features that originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, as written by the award-winning journalists who followed the Chicago Bulls superstar's yearlong saga of injury and recovery. From his devastating knee injury in the 2012 playoffs to his rumored return against the ...

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Playing with Fire

Chicago Tribune Staff

The average American baby is born with 10 fingers, 10 toes, and the highest recorded levels of flame retardants among infants in the world. How could it possibly be, in a country as developed and medically advanced as the United States, that children are already contaminated at birth with such ...

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Charlie Trotter [UPDATED]

Chicago Tribune Staff

Bursting onto the Chicago fine-dining scene in 1987, Charlie Trotter's restaurant soon became a local icon and eventually a national landmark. From his initial rise to culinary stardom to his untimely death in November 2013, Charlie Trotter was one of Chicago's most distinguished and high-profile chefs. Trotter, more than any ...

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Ditka

Chicago Tribune Staff

Composed of a carefully curated selection of archival Chicago Tribune columns and features, Ditka is a hard-hitting look at the Chicago Bears' legendary player and coach. Mike Ditka was drafted by the Bears as a tight end in 1961 and went on to earn Rookie of the Year honors, multiple ...

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Love Notes

Chicago Tribune Staff

Collected from the Chicago Tribune column of the same name, Love Notes is an intimate look at the charms and challenges of love in the modern age. Containing 50 profiles, each a personal account of a couple finding love, this uplifting collection tells the unique story of a real-life people ...

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Short Stories from Printers Row, Volume One

Edited by Chicago Tribune Staff

Short Stories from Printers Row, Volume One is a fiction anthology of 25 short stories collected from the Chicago Tribune's weekly Printers Row literary supplement. Writers included in this anthology are Edie Meidav, Christian Winn, Colette Sartor, Jeff Flesicher, and more. Early in 2012, the Chicago Tribune launched its "Printers ...

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Weekends in Chicago

Chicago Tribune Staff

Nearly 40 million people visit Chicago every year, but how many of them make a visit to Navy Pier and "The Bean" and call it quits? How many local residents and tourists from out of town scramble to make a compact itinerary of all Chicago has to offer? In a ...

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Remarkable Women

Chicago Tribune Staff

A collection of articles from the Chicago Tribune's popular feature that profiles the life of a different Chicago-area woman every week, telling their most fascinating stories from youth through to the present. These women are everyday examples of inspiring, hardworking, and determined role models whose successes are too often overshadowed. ...

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Hawkeytown

Chicago Tribune Staff

The Chicago Blackhawks played an abbreviated but unforgettable 2013 season. It began with a 5-2 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings, continued with a record-setting 24-game run to start the season without a regulation loss and ended with a mighty march to a second National Hockey ...

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Draining Dixon

Chicago Tribune Staff

Draining Dixon is the true-life account, as recorded by the award-winning staff of the Chicago Tribune, of the Dixon, Illinois, comptroller who embezzled over $50 million from municipal coffers during a twenty-year career in local government. From 1983 to April 2012, Rita Crundwell kept an eye over virtually every dollar ...

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Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson

For a decade, Amy Dickinson has been the Chicago Tribune's signature general advice columnist, helping readers with questions both personal and pressing. Ask Amy: Advice for Better Living is a collection of over 200 question-and-answer columns taken from 2011?2013. Broken down into distinct categories, Dickinson tackles issues ranging from marital ...

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Artists, Obsessives and Chicago Originals

Christopher Borrelli

Reporter Christopher Borrelli has a fascination with the quirky and the obsessive, and a talent for finding unique angles and stories when it comes to artists, entertainers, and everyday people. This book collects his in-depth profiles of celebrities, as well as profiles and commentary on everyday people he affectionately calls ...

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The Journey

Janet Kidd Stewart

Planning for retirement can be as complicated as it is daunting, especially if you don't have the wisdom of a financial planner at your side. It is with that in mind that Janet Kidd Stewart writes the weekly Chicago Tribune column "The Journey," which provides intelligent, straightforward, and personalized tips ...

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Destinations

Josh Noel

Destinations is a helpful, insightful collection of columns from Chicago Tribune travel writer Josh Noel, covering a wide range of expertly curated getaways. Focusing mostly on US locations, but with beautiful international locales sprinkled in, Noel gives a critical and off-the-beaten-path view of an eclectic group of vacation spots. Noel ...

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Fighting Rabies

Steve Johnson

This book comprises a series of Chicago Tribune articles on the Lincoln Park Zoo's partnership with the Serengeti Health Initiative to eradicate the spread and infection rate of rabies in Tanzania. Complete with full-color photography of the villagers, their homes, and the surrounding African wildlife and landscapes, Fighting Rabies is ...

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Good Eating's Fine Dining in Chicago

Phil Vettel

Compiled directly from the Chicago Tribune's restaurant reviews, Good Eating's Fine Dining in Chicago is an authoritative collection of the best restaurants in Chicago, including the 2012 and 2013 Michelin-star rated restaurants as well as all of the restaurants rated by the newspaper as four stars. Author and longtime Chicago ...

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Executive Profiles

Chicago Tribune Staff

Collected from the Chicago Tribune's column of the same name, Executive Profiles is an intimate and informative look into the lives of top Chicago business and organization leaders, executives, and CEOs. These profiles do more than just detail the success of these individuals' companies, however. In discussions that range from ...

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Spending Smart

Gregory Karp, Chicago Tribune Staff

Spending Smart is a compact but immensely helpful collection of columns from the weekly Chicago Tribune column penned by Gregory Karp. Offering tips for consumers across a wide variety of fields, including insurance, banking, cars, phones, homes, travel, and more, this book is a terrific primer for how to take ...

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Good Eating's Passover Recipes

Chicago Tribune Staff

Good Eating's Passover Recipes is a straightforward, creative guide to preparing both traditional and inventive dishes for the Seder as well as the holiday week. This collection takes dozens of mouth-watering recipes from the Chicago Tribune, which has been publishing delicious Passover-friendly recipes for years. It is written in the ...

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How to Pair Wine

Bill St. John with Chicago Tribune Staff

How to Pair Wine is an accessible, informative, and entertaining guide to pairing the perfect wine with delicious meals. The collection contains an eclectic variety of terrific recipes, and with each recipe comes a miniature lesson on wine characteristics and helpful tips on pairing with complementary flavors. Taken from the ...

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The Tribune Saga

Michael Oneal, Steve Mills with Chicago Tribune staff

Real estate tycoon Sam Zell had big ideas for the Tribune Co. when he took control of the media conglomerate in late 2007 through an $8.2 billion leveraged buyout. But the iconic company, parent of the Chicago Tribune, filed for bankruptcy less than a year later. This marked the beginning ...

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Jesse Jackson Jr.

Chicago Tribune Staff

For the past 25 years, it seemed like little could impede the quickly accelerating political career of Jesse Jackson Jr., the US Representative for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District and son of iconic civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson. But in just a few short months, the once-promising career of Jesse ...

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A Century of Progress

Chicago Tribune Staff

Between 1933 and 1934, over 48 million visitors attended "A Century of Progress Exposition," the world's fair located in Chicago, Illinois. Conceived during the Roaring Twenties and born during the Great Depression, this was a sprawling event celebrating Chicago's 100th anniversary with industrial and scientific displays, lascivious entertainment, and a ...

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Global Dining in Chicago

Chicago Tribune Staff

Compiled directly from the Chicago Tribune's restaurant reviews, Good Eating's Global Dining in Chicago is an expansive and diverse collection of the best international cuisine throughout the city and suburbs. The featured restaurants featured span a variety of cultures and continents: East and Southeast Asian, Central and South American, African, ...

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Oil Safari

Paul F. Salopek

Would Americans pay more attention to their sources of petroleum-the lifeblood of their car-centric society-if gasoline came with a price tag tallying the explicit human costs of each fill-up? What untold stories of war, poverty and corruption get burned up and expelled from millions of U.S. tailpipes every day? And ...

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The Tribune Guide to Chicago

Chicago Tribune Staff

The Chicago Tribune Guide to Chicago is a quick and easy travel guide for the Chicago area, with recommendations from knowledgeable insiders at the Chicago Tribune. Featuring the extensive expertise of the city's most prominent newspaper, this guide is perfect for tourists and locals alike. Whether readers are planning a ...

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Duerson

Chicago Tribune Staff

Duerson is the powerful, tragic story of how one football champion's life first blossomed and then bottomed out after his NFL career ended. It is the story of a player whose fate propelled the conversations about the NFL and chronic brain trauma onto the national stage. In many ways, Dave ...

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10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything

Stephan Benzkofer, Mark Jacob

For years, the Chicago Tribune's "10 Things You Might Not Know" column has been informing and entertaining readers on a diverse range of fascinating subjects. 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything is a comprehensive collection of these columns, presented in a fun and easy-to-read format. This book ...

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Good Eating's Cheap Eats in Chicago

Chicago Tribune Staff

Famous for delicious deep dish pizza, overflowing hot dogs, and hearty Italian beef, Chicago is also known by locals for its plenitude of unique neighborhood restaurants and its incredibly diverse food culture. Good Eating's Cheap Eats in Chicago is the first-ever collection of the best of these restaurants from both ...

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Prep School

DeWan, Chicago Tribune Staff

Prep School is the ultimate collection of the weekly Chicago Tribune column of the same name, written by culinary instructor and award-winning food writer James P. DeWan. The columns and this book are focused on teaching readers how to become better cooks-from amateurs who are learning to cook for themselves ...

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The Best of Mary Schmich

Mary Schmich

The Best of Mary Schmich is a collection of the most popular and beloved columns from the 2012 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Mary Schmich, who has been writing for the Chicago Tribune for nearly 30 years, touches on a variety of topics: family, advice, milestones, Chicago, and ...

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Capone

Chicago Tribune Staff

Capone is a visual retelling of the rise and eventual fall of Chicago's most notorious gangster: Alphonse "Scarface" Capone. Comprised of many never-before-published photographs from the Chicago Tribune's vast archives, Capone is a look back in time to the Roaring Twenties and the early days of organized crime. This collection ...

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Good Eating's Classic Home Recipes

Chicago Tribune Staff

Good Eating's Classic Home Recipes offers a comprehensive collection of side dishes, meals, and desserts that were compiled from over 25 years of food reporting by the Chicago Tribune. It includes many heirloom family recipes submitted directly by Tribune readers, from comforting classics and gourmet twists on popular recipes, to ...

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Daley

Chicago Tribune Staff

From the 1950s through today, no family has defined Chicago more than the Daleys. This prominent Irish-American family from the Bridgeport neighborhood has served in the city's highest office for 43 years. When Richard M. Daley, also known as "Richie", made a surprise announcement in 2011 that he would not ...

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Chicago White Sox 2012

Chicago Tribune Staff

Comprised of articles from the Chicago Tribune's season-long coverage of the team, Chicago White Sox 2012 brings the heartbreaking story of the 2012 Chicago White Sox to readers with its insightful, award-winning sports reporting and commentary. The 2012 season began with few expectations and even fewer hopes of success. Even ...

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Golden Season

Chicago Tribune Staff

Entering the 2012 season unranked, Notre Dame stunned college football by achieving a perfect record and ending the regular season ranked as the number-one team in the country. Behind senior linebacker Manti Te'o and third-year coach Brian Kelly, the Fighting Irish have also earned a spot in the BCS National ...

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Good Eating's Christmas Recipes

Chicago Tribune Staff

Good Eating's Christmas Recipes is a quick and easy guide for successful and delicious holiday dinners. This collection features the best Christmas Eve and Christmas Day recipes the Chicago Tribune has printed from the traditional to the innovative. Full-color photography captures these dishes in mouthwatering detail. Featuring unique and creative ...

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Good Eating's Holiday Cookies

Chicago Tribune Staff

For over a decade, the Chicago Tribune has run its annual Holiday Cookie Contest, asking readers to submit recipes that are both unique and meaningful to them. Each recipe is accompanied by a brief description or story explaining why the cookie is special to the reader and their family. The ...

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Good Eating's Thanksgiving Recipes

Chicago Tribune Staff

Good Eating's Thanksgiving Recipes is a quick and easy guide for successful and delicious holiday dinners. This collection features the best Thanksgiving recipes the Chicago Tribune has printed from the traditional to the innovative. Full-color photography captures these dishes in mouthwatering detail. Featuring unique and creative entrees, appetizers, side dishes, ...

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The 2012-13 Chicago Bulls

Chicago Tribune Staff

Following the devastating injury suffered by star point guard and reigning MVP Derrick Rose in the first round of the 2012 NBA playoffs, the Chicago Bulls quickly collapsed. Despite having the best regular season record in the 2011-12 lockout-shortened season, the Bulls did not make it out of the first ...

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Good Eating's Quick Breads

Chicago Tribune Staff

Good Eating's Quick Breads provides a broad selection of easy and enjoyable recipes that are made with a leavening agent like baking powder or soda (instead of yeast) to permit immediate baking. An engaging and helpful introduction to baking quick breads precedes recipes that cover everything from scones, muffins, and ...

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When Theo Met Tom: A Cubs Story

Chicago Tribune staff

The firing of Jim Hendry, the meltdown in Beantown and every other detail you might have missed surrounding the hiring of the world-reknown curse-breaker Theo Epstein. Time will tell if the Cubs will find World Series success in the wake of the Epstein hiring, but this book will tell you ...

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Across the border, beyond the law

David Jackson and Gary Marx

In an unprecedented project, the Tribune identified dozens of fugitives who remain at large after crossing U.S. borders. Reporters traveled to Mexico and located eight. This is the in-depth look at what they found that authorities didn't.

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Campus Sex Assaults

Chicago Tribune Staff

In September 2010, St. Mary's College freshman Elizabeth "Lizzy" Seeberg was found dead, a victim of an apparent suicide from prescription medication, mere days after alleging she had been sexually attacked by a Notre Dame football player. Starting in November of that year, the Chicago Tribune began investigating the case, ...

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Pension Games

Chicago Tribune Staff, WGN-TV Staff

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, and former Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley have something in common that could easily become each of their undoing: Chicago's severely underfunded public pension system. Pension Games is a series of investigative reports on the broken, corrupt system that provides retirement payments ...

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John Kass's Odyssey

John Kass

John Kass's Odyssey is a nine-article Chicago Tribune series from April 2012 that relates the economic and political transformations of Greece and Turkey from the always-honest perspective of an award-winning columnist. As a first-generation American born to Greek immigrants, Kass explores his family's history and his personal connections to these ...

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Good Eating's Creative Pasta

Chicago Tribune Staff

Good Eating's Creative Pasta is a collection of delicious pasta recipes from the Chicago Tribune's Good Eating section that will provide any home cook with a wide range of recipes for all occasions. Tested and proven dishes for entrees, side salads, and appetizers make up a terrific variety of pastas, ...

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The Rise of Rahm

Chicago Tribune Staff

Over the last twenty years, Rahm Emanuel has built a reputation as a hard-nosed and highly effective fundraiser, campaigner, and political infighter. Nicknamed "Rahmbo," he has been praised as a genius by his allies and decried as ruthless by his opponents; his legendarily profane tactics have entered the public consciousness ...

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Good Eating's Party Snacks and Appetizers

Chicago Tribune Staff

Perfect for home cooks who love to entertain, Good Eating's Party Snacks and Appetizers is a collection of recipes that were hand-picked from 25 years' worth of award-winning Chicago Tribune food writing. Sophisticated yet fun, these recipes are easy to prepare and elegant in presentation. The snacks, appetizers, desserts, and ...

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Life Skills

Chicago Tribune Staff

How do you give a good wedding toast? How do you fix a clogged drain? How do you babysit a one-year-old? Questions like these-some highly practical, others amusing-make up this engaging do-it-yourself guide. Collected from the popular feature how-to columns in the Chicago Tribune called "Life Skills," this book is ...

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Good Eating's Seasonal Salads

Chicago Tribune Staff

Good Eating's Seasonal Salads is a collection of delicious recipes from the Chicago Tribune's Good Eating section that are perfect as exciting side dishes or full, healthy meals. Making use of fresh in-season ingredients, this eclectic assortment of salads features flavorful options for every month of the year. Salads range ...

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Chicago Bears: The Drive to 2012

Chicago Tribune Staff

The Chicago Bears' 2011 season was over long before Major Wright's awkward landing on team captain Brian Urlacher's left knee, which ultimately required off-season surgery. Urlacher, writhing in pain on the Metrodome turf during the team's final game, was the final blow to the Bears' 2011 season, which had begun ...

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Grant Achatz

Chicago Tribune Staff

Grant Achatz's career as a chef has been built on beating the odds, time after time. From humble Midwestern beginnings, he struck out into the culinary world and rose to super-stardom in Chicago, where his iconoclastic vision helped transform the American fine-dining experience. Along the way, he fought a dramatic ...

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