| Title | Links | Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76. |
John Drury |
1928 | |
| 77. |
Diversey |
MacKinlay Kantor |
1928 |
| 78. |
Margaret Ayer Barnes |
1928 | |
| 79. |
Quicksand |
Nella Larsen |
1928 |
| 80. |
Chicago Premiere: xxxxxxx |
Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur |
1928 |
| 81. |
Little Caesar |
W.R. Burnett |
1929 |
| 82. |
New Year’s Eve |
James T. Farrell |
1929 |
| 83. |
Nella Larsen |
1929 | |
| 84. |
Sixty Seconds |
Maxwell Bodenheim |
1929 |
| 85. |
Mary Synon |
1929 | |
| 86. |
Thieves’ Nights |
Harry Stephen Keeler |
1929 |
| 87. |
A Virtuous Girl |
Maxwell Bodenheim |
1930 |
| 88. |
Margaret Anderson |
1930 | |
| 89. |
Put on the Spot |
Jack Lait |
1930 |
| 90. |
Saturday Afternoon |
Marion Stroebel |
1930 |
| 91. |
This story is told partly in "newsreels" that feature headlines and article bits taken from the Chicago Tribune. One of the main characters, Eleanor, is a Chicago lacemaker. Another character, Eric Egstrom, gets a job in the interior decorating department at Marshall Field's department store. |
John Dos Passos |
1930 |
| 92. |
Story: Susan Glaspell (based on her novel Brook Evans) Screenplay: Zoe Akins, 1930 Director: Richard Wallace Stars: Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, David Manners |
Story: Susan Glaspell, Screenplay: Zoe Akins |
1930 |
| 93. |
Jane Addams |
1930 | |
| 94. |
Henry Kitchell Webster |
1930 | |
| 95. |
Margaret Ayer Barnes |
1930 | |
| 96. |
Clifford Raymond |
1931 | |
| 97. |
Nineteen Nineteen |
John Dos Passos |
1932 |
| 98. |
Thicker Than Water |
Vera Caspary |
1932 |
| 99. |
Young Lonigan |
James T. Farrell |
1932 |
| 100. |
Gas-House McGinty |
James T. Farrell |
1933 |
| 101. |
Floyd Dell |
1933 | |
| 102. |
The Face of the Man from Saturn |
Harry Stephen Keeler |
1933 |
| 103. |
Calico Shoes and Other Stories |
James T. Farrell |
1934 |
| 104. |
Harry Stephen Keeler |
1934 | |
| 105. |
The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan |
James T. Farrell |
1934 |
| 106. |
Edna His Wife |
Margaret Ayer Barnes |
1935 |
| 107. |
Guillotine Party and Other Stories |
James T. Farrell |
1935 |
| 108. |
Judgment Day |
James T. Farrell |
1935 |
| 109. |
Lucy Gayheart |
Willa Cather |
1935 |
| 110. |
Midnight and Percy Jones |
Vincent Starrett |
1936 |
| 111. |
Chicago Premiere: Great Northern Theatre |
Theodore Ward |
1937 |
| 112. |
The Old Bunch |
Meyer Levin |
1937 |
| 113. |
Harriet Monroe |
1938 | |
| 114. |
John J. Malone #1 |
Craig Rice |
1939 |
| 115. |
The Great Hotel Murder |
Vincent Starrett |
1939 |
| 116. |
John J. Malone John J. Malone, Craig Rice, 1939-1967 |
Craig Rice |
1939-1967 |
| 117. |
Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld |
Herbert Asbury |
1940 |
| 118. |
Native Son |
Richard Wright |
1940 |
| 119. |
John J. Malone #3 |
Craig Rice (Georgiana Ann Randolph) |
1940 |
| 120. |
John J. Malone #2 |
Craig Rice |
1940 |
| 121. |
John J. Malone #5 |
Craig Rice |
1941 |
| 122. |
John J. Malone #4 |
Craig Rice |
1941 |
| 123. |
Never Come Morning |
Nelson Algren |
1942 |
| 124. |
John J. Malone #6 |
Craig Rice |
1942 |
| 125. |
Elizabeth Orton Jones |
1942 | |
| 126. |
Brenda Starr Girl Reporter |
Dale Messick |
1943 |
| 127. |
Dick Tracy: Ace Detective |
Chester Gould |
1943 |
| 128. |
John J. Malone #7 |
Craig Rice |
1943 |
| 129. |
The Master of the Murder Castle Harper’s article, contained in book form? |
John Bartlow Martin |
1943 |
| 130. |
Dangling Man |
Saul Bellow |
1944 |
| 131. |
The Case Book of Jimmy Lavender |
Vincent Starrett |
1944 |
| 132. |
It was promotion of this children's book that led to the infamous elephant incident at Marshall Fields. |
Russell McCracken |
1944 |
| 133. |
The Razor’s Edge |
W. Somerset Maugham |
1944 |
| 134. |
A Street in Bronzeville |
Gwendolyn Brooks |
1945 |
| 135. |
Richard Wright |
1945 | |
| 136. |
St. Clair Drake |
1945 | |
| 137. |
The Far Away Music |
Arthur Meeker |
1945 |
| 138. |
John J. Malone #8 |
Craig Rice |
1945 |
| 139. |
Dark Hero |
Peter Cheyney |
1946 |
| 140. |
Passage from Home |
Isaac Rosenfeld |
1946 |
| 141. |
Olivia Howard Dunbar |
1947 | |
| 142. |
Behold A Cry |
Alden Bland |
1947 |
| 143. |
Rose Oller Harbaugh |
1947 | |
| 144. |
Knock On Any Door |
Willard Motley |
1947 |
| 145. |
Ed and Am Hunter mystery (#1) |
Fredric Brown |
1947 |
| 146. |
The Neon Wilderness |
Nelson Algren |
1947 |
| 147. |
Ed and Am Hunter Mystery, Frederick Brown, 1947-1963 |
Frederick Brown |
1947-1963 |
| 148. |
47th Street |
Frank Marshall Davis |
1948 |
| 149. |
A House in Chicago |
Olivia Dunbar |
1948 |
| 150. |
Story (adapted from articles by): James P. McGuire Screenplay: Jay Dratler and Jerome Cady, 1948 Director: Henry Hathaway Stars: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb |
Story: James P. McGuire, Screenplay: Jay Dratler and Jerome Cady |
1948 |
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