Coming early 2022: new, self-guided walking tours based on the bestselling book by Theresa L. Goodrich, "Living Landmarks of Chicago." Each tour, narrated by Jim Goodrich, will unveil stories that bring the city to life. You'll meet the woman who saved vaudeville, the man shipped home in a rum barrel, and the runaway who built a skyscraper with nickels. You'll discover the secrets of the people that rebuilt again and again, that defied expectations to create one of the greatest cultural destinations in the world, that, through sheer force of will (and lots of sand) built a city on a swamp.

Stroll down LaSalle or Dearborn or State and you’ll see skyscrapers that have been there for a century or more. It’s easy to scurry by, to dismiss the building itself, but a hunt for placards turns up landmarks every few feet, it seems. Here’s a Chicago landmark; there’s a National Historic landmark. They’re everywhere and the book and upcoming tour will point out these very spots.

In this dive into history, Emmy-winning author Theresa L. Goodrich tells the stories of fifty landmarks in Chicago. Each chapter is a vignette that introduces the landmark and brings it to life, and the book is organized chronologically to illustrate the development of the city’s distinct personality. Sign up here for info about the walking tours: https://lp.thelocaltourist.com/llocwalkingtours.  And to order your autographed copy, click here: https://livinglandmarksofchicago.com/product/living-landmarks-of-chicago/