Chicago’s Neighborhoods, Incorporated
Chicago's Books and Chicago's Books Press are imprints of Chicago’s Neighborhoods, Inc., a small press that was first created in 2003 and which has published several books about Chicago neighborhoods, downtown and how the city developed over the decades. The company was created by Neal Samors, who has authored or co-authored eight books on the city, its downtown and its neighborhoods. Those books include the newest publication, Downtown Chicago in Transition, as well as Chicago in the Sixties, Chicago in the Fifties, The Old Chicago Neighborhood, Real Chicago, Real Chicago Sports, Neighborhoods Within Neighborhoods, and Chicago’s Far North Side. The company also published End of Watch: Chicago Police Killed in the Line of Duty, 1853-2006 by Edward M. Burke and Thomas J. O’Gorman.
Dr. Samors is a lifelong resident of Chicago who grew up on the city’s Far North Side and developed a passionate interest in the history, the neighborhoods, and the people of his city. His books reflect that continued commitment to tell the many stories about Chicago over the decades.