{"title":"Bill Franz","description":"\u003cp\u003eBILL FRANZ is the author of two travel books covering Illinois, including \u003cem\u003eAlternative Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e, a guidebook to the offbeat aspects of Chicago, and \u003cem\u003eIllinois Off the Beaten Path\u003c\/em\u003e, co-authored with Bob Puhala and Lyndee Jobe Henderson across multiple editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranz has written for local nightlife and music publications in the Chicago area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Franz’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"alternative-chicago","title":"Alternative Chicago (2nd Edition): Unique Destinations Beyond the Magnificent Mile","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere in the world is the Land of the Lost Vintage? How about Una Mae's Freak Boutique? Have you been to Flashy Trash? Tried a Chicago-style pizza at Nancy's? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike many guidebooks, \u003cem\u003eAlternative Chicago, 2nd Edition\u003c\/em\u003e does not tell you where to stay or how to get around in the city, or even what sights you should see. There are already dozens of guidebooks that concentrate on these subjects. Rather, \u003cem\u003eAlternative Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e contains neighborhood-by-neighborhood accounts of the out-of-the-way places you want to know about—resale and vintage shops, record stores and bookstores, offbeat eateries, and cool bars and clubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike the other guidebooks, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlternative Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e is not your parents' guidebook. It's for younger, discriminating folk, not necessarily chronologically, but young at heart. Anyone from sixteen to sixty can appreciate this different kind of guidebook. It will not tell you where the nearest Tower Records or Starbucks is situated, but it will point you to local institutions like Bookworks and Hi-Fi Records. Hard Rock Cafe? How about the Heartland Cafe? Water Tower Place? What about Wacky Cats? Never heard of them? Of course not—but these are all distinctly Chicago places, and that is what you will discover in \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlternative Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeighborhoods covered include The Loop, River North, Old Town, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Wrigleyville, Ravenswood, Uptown, Korea Town, Rogers Park, Greek Town, Little Italy, Pilsen, China Town, Little Tuscany, Hyde Park, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1681629259\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781681629254\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Bill Franz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43233319780568,"sku":"9781681629254","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/AlternativeChicagoHighres_mockup_v2_1666900280_ba050eff-9e45-42fb-92cd-fd35fa3be449.jpg?v=1791022384"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-bill-franz.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}