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Tales of Forgotten Chicago (Adults)

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Author Richard C. Lindberg reveals lost historical events and hidden gems from Chicago’s past in his book "Tales of Forgotten Chicago.

Spanning the Civil War through the 1960s, this presentation by Richard C. Lindberg showcases forgotten crimes, punishments, and consequences: poisoned soup that nearly killed three hundred leading citizens, politicians, and business and religious leaders; a woman in showbiz and her street-thug husband whose checkered lives inspired a 1955 James Cagney movie; and the first police woman in Chicago, hired as a result of the senseless killing of a young factory girl in a racially tinged case of the 1880s. Also included are tales of industry and invention, such as America’s first automobile race, the haunting of a wealthy Gilded Age manufacturer’s mansion, and the identity of the telephone’s rightful inventor, as well as the history of early city landmarks, the fight to save Lakefront Park, and how “Lucky” Charlie Weeghman’s north side baseball park became Wrigley Field. Explore civic, cultural, and political happenings: the great Railroad Fairs of 1948 and 1949; Richard J. Daley’s revival of the St. Patrick’s Day parade; political disrupter Lar “America First” Daly; and many others.

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