The @vintagetribune Instagram, a beloved photography account produced by the photo editors of the Chicago Tribune, has been mining the newspaper’s vast archives since 2014. These are the images that would have been posted had Instagram existed in, say, 1932—the offbeat, gritty, funny, rare, everyday images captured in the moments that happened between the well-documented events that make up the city’s official biography. This book is an unexpected, inspired portrait of one of the world’s great metropolises, told through the lenses of the countless feet-on-the-street photographers from the city’s hometown paper.
The Blackhawks, one of the NHL’s “Original Six,” have been building a storied legacy since their founding in 1926. The Hawks have produced dozens of standout stars, from Hall of Fame goaltender Mike Karakas in the ’30s to Bobby “The Golden Jet” Hull in the ’60s to current team captain Jonathan Toews, who has led the team to a remarkable three championships since 2010. This comprehensive collection includes archival photos, original reporting, player profiles, timelines, statistics, and more—all curated by the Tribune’s sports department from the newspaper’s vast archives. Available at chicagotribune.com/hawkshistory.
What a story. What a ride. From largely unknown to nearly unbeatable, the Loyola Ramblers captured the nation's imagination. Coach Porter Moser. Chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt. Buzzer beaters. And players who competed with prowess and poise. “Ramble On” — a commemorative hard cover book featuring Chicago Tribune columns, game stories, features and photography — chronicles the Ramblers’ Cinderella run to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Final Four, a ride that thrilled Chicago. “Ramble On” is currently available at chicagotribune.com/rambleon for $24.95.
To be a White Sox fan is to know the highest of highs, the lowest of lows and all points in between. "The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago White Sox: A Decade-by-Decade History" touches all those bases and covers more than a century of South Side baseball: “Black Jack” and “Jungle Jim.” The “Hitless Wonders” and “Winning Ugly.” Air-raid sirens and exploding scoreboards. “Old Aches and Pains” and the “Big Hurt.” At over 300 pages, it's filled with great features and profiles, plus stunning images from the Tribune's award-winning photojournalists. Get a copy for yourself — and maybe another one for that diehard Sox fan in your life — at store.chicagotribune.com/books.
If you’re a Cubs fan, you probably thought your life was complete after the final out of Game 7. Not quite. You need to hold this book in your hands, if for no other reason than to prove that the dream of last November was real. A beautiful and detail-rich hardbound collection of Chicago Cubs history, “The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs” chronicles all the ups and downs of one of the most beloved teams in all of sports, from the first pitch in 1876 to the final out of the 2016 World Series. The book contains essays, box scores, original reporting, archival photographs and various memorabilia for one of MLB’s most beloved franchises. Available at chicagotribune.com/cubshistorybook, or find it wherever books are sold.
Revisit the joy produced by the team that Theo Epstein built and Joe Maddon guided to the baseball promised land. From Rizzo and Russell to Baez and Bryant – and that’s just the infielders – a cast of characters grew up before our eyes as their 2016 juggernaut took them from spring training in Arizona to their sport’s ultimate prize in Cleveland. With “Won for the Ages,” the Tribune’s award-winning sports and photo team bring the magic to life once more.
Whether you’re a casual admirer of the magnificence of Michael, or a true Bull-iever thirsting for tales of “Red,” “Stormin’ Norman,” “Butterbean,” “Chet the Jet” and many more, here’s a keepsake for you. Featuring more than 300 pages of pictures and words depicting Chicago’s NBA franchise from its humble beginnings to the dynastic miracle on Madison and beyond, the Tribune’s book of the Bulls places readers in a courtside seat for a fast break through team history. Relive the thrill of “The Shot” in Cleveland, the sweet revenge against the bad-boy Pistons and the twin threepeats that followed. Run with the Bulls through the pages of this exhaustive look at one of professional sports’ premier organizations. Available online at chicagotribune.com/bullsbook.
The Tribune sports department has complied a comprehensive, decade-by-decade portrait of the Chicago Bears featuring essays, box scores, reproduced articles, archival photographs, a one-of-a-kind first person account by George Halas, and team memorabilia from the Chicago Tribune’s vast historical archives.
Cooking at home doesn’t have to be difficult, but it should always be delicious. Since 2007, JeanMarie Brownson, culinary director for Rick Bayless’ Frontera Foods, has been helping readers put inventive, yet simple, dishes on the table through her Dinner at Home column for the Tribune. Her book includes everything you need to create spectacular food any day of the week, including sample menus and recipes for everything from prosciutto parmesan puffs to roasted chicken with tomato-olive relish. Dinner at home has never been better.
The Chicago Tribune offers 50 of the very best recipes from the pages of the paper’s weekly "Good Eating" section. The Tribune remains one of the few newspapers in this country with its own working test kitchen, which ensures that the recipes are accurate and reliable. Each year, staff members choose their favorites. Now, the best of those winning recipes are compiled in a book that reflects how we having been cooking — and eating — over the last decade. The book features recipes from across the wide range of common kitchen offerings: starters, meat and poultry dishes, seafood, pasta, rice, side dishes, salads, baked goods, and desserts. In addition, a section on menu planning offers readers ideas for entertaining. This book boasts a broad appeal to home cooks and food enthusiasts across the country.
A comprehensive collection of the best holiday cookies as curated from decades worth of reader submissions to the Chicago Tribune’s annual Holiday Cookie Contest, these delicious recipes represent an eclectic mix of traditional and modern recipes from diverse cultural background and skill levels. From cookie classics to twists on old standards, such as Tropical Nuevo Latino Cookies and Grandma Grump’s Peanut Butter Drizzles, this book provides the home baker with a plethora of possibilities for any holiday party.
Some things just scream summer. A bean salad with sun gold tomatoes. A refreshing backyard lemonade. Caribbean-style garlic shrimp on the grill. “Summer Cooking” is a guide for preparing delicious food that perfectly complements warm summer days. Curated from the Tribune’s extensive database of kitchen-tested recipes, this collection of portable appetizers, quick salads, grilled entrees, creative sides and refreshing cocktails is ideal for anywhere the summer season takes you.
Whether you’re a novice in the kitchen or a seasoned chef, “Prep School” can help you become a better cook. This collection from the weekly column by chef, culinary instructor and award-winning food writer James DeWan is a go-to guide for perfecting any kitchen skill. It includes easy instructions for those starting out, and new techniques for professionals looking for greater culinary fluency.
All of your favorite Mary Schmich columns, including “Wear Sunscreen” and the 10 that won her the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, are presented in this Tribune book.
You may never need to know the human body contains a half-pound of salt, but that’s just one of the obscure facts you’ll find about sports, history, religion, politics, arts and culture, food and leisure, and science and technology in this collection of columns from Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer.
For over a decade, Amy Dickinson has been the Chicago Tribune’s signature general advice columnist, helping readers with questions both personal and pressing. This book, which collects over 200 question-and-answer columns from 2011 to 2013, is a testament to the empathetic counsel and practical common-sense tips that Dickinson has been distilling for years.
Clarence Page’s book commemorates the 30th anniversary of his column’s first appearance in the Tribune. It is the first such collection of the Pulitzer Prize winner’s columns, and a long overdue archive of his best work, covering topics such as politics, social issues, pop culture, race, family, new media and prominent figures, as well as his personal life.
This collection of photographs taken in the early 1900s through the 1950s features infamous criminals, small-time bandits, smirking crooks, pickpockets, hoodlums and wiseguys at crime scenes. Created from the Tribune’s archives of vintage glass-plate and acetate negatives, these images have been largely unseen and unpublished for generations, only having been witnessed by the photographers and police in the moments after an arrest or crime.
From the Civil War era through today, the Tribune’s photographers have captured thousands of people, from everyday Chicagoans to visitors to the Second City to well-known artists, athletes and politicians. This large-format coffee-table edition is a showcase for the unsung photographers who’ve quietly documented daily life in Chicago.
Using many never-before-published photographs and newspaper clippings from the Tribune’s archives, this coffee-table book chronicles the rise and fall of Al Capone. The photos and articles tell a fascinating story about Capone and those connected to him, including his family, mob rivals and targets.
How do you give a good wedding toast? How do you fix a clogged drain? How do you bowl without hurting anyone? Questions like these—some highly practical, others wildly funny—make up this engaging do-it-yourself guide. Collected from the Chicago Tribune how-to columns called "Life Skills," this book is filled with often humorous instructions on performing a variety of tasks.
Between 1933 and 1934, over 48 million visitors attended "A Century of Progress Exposition," the world's fair located in Chicago, Illinois. This collection of rare photographs from the world's fair has been carefully chosen from the Chicago Tribune's voluminous archives. Featuring an informative introduction by Tribune reporter and historian Ron Grossman, this book documents one of the most expansive displays of technological advancement and cultural diversity that took place in the 20th century.