OUR STAFF
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PATTI SWANSON
Founder & Executive Director Patti Swanson is an architectural historian, educator, preservation enthusiast, and bookmaker living in Chicago. Raised near Austin, Texas, Patti came to Chicago in 2011 to pursue a degree in art history at School of the Art Institute of Chicago and stayed for the city's rich history, friendly people, and balmy winters. She worked as a tour guide for four years in various capacities before starting Chicago for Chicagoans in 2016. Patti factors lots of local collaboration into her tours and strongly believes in making history inclusive & accessible to everyone. She is best described as "Shazam for buildings," and is a proud Candidate Member of the CTPA! |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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ERICA RUGGIERO
Board President McKinley Park, Edgewater, industrial history, transportation expert, and well-versed in historic pollution |
ERIC FILSON
Board Member Albany Park, Irving Park, North Park, gardens, chickens, spreadsheet wizard |
VITALIY VLADMIROV
Board Member Uptown, Edgewater, Asia on Argyle, immigration and segregation history, urban planning, and queer history |
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JULIANA GLASSCO
Board Member Logan Square, historic religious spaces, and preservation |
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KORENA DILL
Board Member Roscoe Village, bike and running paths, and boundless enthusiasm |
OUR COLLABORATORS
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ANTHONY ALFARO
West Ridge, Rogers Park, cartography, deltiology |
BEN ARCHER
Ravenswood, financial history, criminals, and more |
AVA BATTOCCHIO
Trains, busses, advertising, and vintage attire |
WENDY BRIGHT
Rogers Park, commerce, and our Milwaukee connection |
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PAUL DAILING
Political history, corruption, and vintage journalism |
LIZ GARIBAY
Old Town, Chicago, and all things booze & brews |
LIZ GOMEZ
Pilsen, Chicago artists, and civic pride in Chicago |
BEATRICE HARDY
Pullman, black history, and civic pride in Chicago |
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MARGARET HICKS
Printer's Row, the Pedway, and badass winter tours |
WALTER KIEFER
Lakeview, insurance maps, and historical sleuthing |
DEBBIE LIU
Chinatown, South Loop, and urban planning |
BARRY LOVE
Roscoe Village, genealogy, and the Pencil Factory |
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TIM MORAN
Beverly, Morgan Park, Mt. Greenwood, the South Side Irish, and hyper-local journalism |
ELIZABETH NIETO & AUDREY MARQUEZ
Albany Park community activists & Spanish speakers |
SAM PRESTIGIACOMO
Edgewater, Rogers Park, queer history, ghost stories, and Jewish history |
WILL QUAM
Ravenswood, Albany Park, and more about Chicago Brick than you thought possible |
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LEYLA ROYALE
Andersonville, Uptown, theatres, music, population growth, and historic deaths |
BILL SAVAGE
Rogers Park, the World's Fair, neighborhood taverns, Nelson Algren, and more |
LAURA SCHUETZ
Pilsen, Cultural Geography, historic religious spaces, and preservation |
AMY SIMONEAU
Prairie Avenue, Armour Square, and Hyde Park |
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BLANCA TORRES
Pilsen, education, and community activism |
LOREN ROSEWSKI
Principal Photographer |