Chicago's Neighborhoods, Incorporated
Chicago's Books Press, an imprint of Chicago’s Neighborhoods, Inc. is an independent press that was established in 2003 and has now published numerous books about Chicago neighborhoods, downtown, North Michigan Avenue,
Lake Shore Drive, classic restaurants, and how the city developed over the decades,
as well as publications that focus on a cross-section of the city’s well-known personalities and places. The company was created by Dr. Neal Samors, who has authored, co-authored and/or published 20 books,
including the company’s five newest books:
Chicago's Classic Restaurants: Past, Present and Future, by Neal Samors and Eric Bronsky, with Bob Dauber,
Native American Trail Marker Trees: Marking Paths Through The Wilderness, by Dennis Downes,
Chicago From The Sky: A Region Transformed, by Lawrence Okrent,
Chicago's Lake Shore Drive: Urban America's Most Beautiful Roadway, by Neal Samors and Bernard Judge,
and
Never Put Ketchup On A Hot Dog, Collector's Edition, by Bob Schwartz.
Dr. Samors is a lifelong resident of Chicago who grew up on the city's Far North Side and
developed a passion for the history, neighborhoods and people of Chicago and its surrounding areas.
His books reflect a continued commitment to tell the
many stories about his hometown from its inception to the present.