Streets of the Near West Side

Streets of the Near West Side tells the tales of the individuals and events for which the thoroughfares of one of the most interesting neighborhoods in one of the most fascinating cities in the world are named. Presidents priests politicians pharmacists physicians soldiers businessmen real estate developers financiers philanthropists Revolutionary and Civil War battles Indian chiefs Southern plantations immigrants playwrights poets and tavern owners all are part of Chicago''s history--and their stories can be found in Streets of the Near West Side. Streets of the Near West Side also recounts events that happened in the area from long-ago tales of the Chicago Cubs playing on Polk Street to news pertinent to today''s breaking headlines.