Chicago: The largest city of Illinois, in the northeast part of the state on Lake Michigan. It is a major port and the commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural center of the Middle West. It is also the third-largest U.S. city. Chicago was nearly destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1871. Population: 2,783,726.

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Illinois: A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 21st state in 1818. The area was explored by the French in the late 1600s, ceded by France to the British in 1763, and ceded by them to the newly formed United States in 1783. Springfield is the capital and Chicago the largest city. Population: 11,466,682.

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  • Chicago Literary Club - Voluntary association of men and women interested in writing original essays on topics of their own choosing and in listening to other members present their essays. Meeting times, papers and contacts provided.

  • Chicago Oxford Society - Raising awareness of Shakespeare authorship issue and Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Area events and links to similiar resources provided.

  • Chicago-North Chapter, Romance Writers of America - Features details on the organization, meeting dates and locations, upcoming programs and links to other romance-friendly sites. Supports published and unpublished romance fiction writers.

  • Great Books Foundation, The - Offers people of all ages ways to read and discuss outstanding works of literature. Includes details of its shared inquiry method of learning, training and development, junior book series, library, bookstore, and membership.

  • Guild Complex - A cross cultural award winning literary arts organization. Offers information on programs and services, including writers' workshops, and youth events.

  • Olsen, J.W. - Provides information on author, list of books published, and news.

  • Windy City Romance Writers of America - Local resource for writers of romance fiction. Includes meetings, programs, resources, articles, awards, links and contacts.

  • Chicago Poets - Poetry from authors Karen Johnson and Pammy Lane.

  • ChicagoPoetry.com - A portal to the area's poetry scene, including calendar of events, examples of poetry, contests, contact information, book reviews, even a gossip column.

  • Fengi - Offers a collection of poetry from area submitters, including archives. Also, features the Kulturbremse Terminkalendar - an arts events listing for the city. Directed by Greg Gillam.

  • Poetry Center of Chicago, The - Organization that offers reading series and sponsors an inner city poetry program. Includes program details, event dates and membership information.

  • Poetry Magazine - Print magazine includes a weekly featured poet, information on current issue, subscriptions, and programs of the Modern Poetry Association (MPA).
 

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