Synopses & Reviews
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things
the Windy City has to offer! Whether youre a born-and-raised Chicagoan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Chicago Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Scotti Cohn takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Windy City.
Watch Daedalus and Icarus fly across the façade of the Savings of America Building—and wonder if
the murals location might carry a message for the financial industry. . . .
A baboon with wings? A predatory grasshopper? Figure out for yourself just what Picassos “gift to
Chicago”—a sculpture unveiled in 1967—represents.
Want to stand out? You can do so at the Ledge at Skydeck Chicago, an all-glass architectural wonder
attached to the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower).
Meet the man who travels the world impersonating President Obama.
Synopsis
The definitive collection of Chicago's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Chicago residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
About the Author
Scotti McAuliff Cohn is a writer and freelance editor specializing in history and young-adult fiction. Her other books include It Happened in North Carolina and More than Petticoats: Remarkable North Carolina Women.