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Lake Forest, Ill. – The first title from the Lake Forest College Press, Beyond Burnham: An Illustrated History of Planning for the Chicago Region, by Joseph P. Schwieterman and Alan P. Mammoser, is now available.

"This work is the culmination of the early start-up phase for Lake Forest College Press," says Director of Lake Forest College Press Davis Schneiderman. "And, it would not have been possible without the assistance of many members of the College community."

Schneiderman, also an associate professor of English at the College, also recognized several individuals for their work on the project: "Lake Forest College Press student assistants Emily Snowberg '11, Sarah Spoto '12 and Edward Brown '10, who each devoted considerable time to the minutiae of manuscript preparation; College Archivist Art Miller, Archives and Special Collections Associate Stephen Vignocchi and Joshua Anderson '10 in Special Collections for their assistance with the text's archival materials from the collection of Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III; Professor of History Emeritus Michael Ebner, Art Miller, and Professor of Art Emeritus Franz Schulze, for their advice and evaluations of the early manuscript; and Emma Therieau (and before her, Omar Garcia) for design work along with Leslie Taylor, director of Visual Communications, for her fine coordination of all aspects of printing and production."

This lushly illustrated book provides a fascinating account of a century of visionary planning for metropolitan Chicago. From Daniel H. Burnham and Edward H. Bennett’s famed 1909 Plan of Chicago to the push for superhighways and airports to battles over urban sprawl, the book showcases an illustrated portrait of the big personalities and the ‘big plans’ they espoused.

The human face of planning appears in the interplay between public officials and citizen advocates. Powerful institutions--the Chicago Plan Commission and Regional Transportation Authority, among others--emerge to promote metropolitan goals. Some efforts succeed while others fail, but the work of planners lives on in efforts to shape new visions for the region’s future.

Schwieterman and Mammoser’s brisk history, with its numerous maps and historical photographs, will at once entertain, inform, and engage in the spirit of this perhaps greatest of metropolitan regions.

Joseph P. Schwieterman is professor in the School of Public Service and director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University. He is author of several books, including The Politics of Place: A History of Zoning in Chicago and When the Railroad Leaves Town: American Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment.

Alan P. Mammoser, a Chicago-based writer and regional planner, has written numerous articles on urban and environmental issues. He worked for six years at the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission and later served as executive director of a community-based environmental agency on Chicago's southeast side. He holds an M.A. in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The Chicago Tribune reviewed the book on August 24, which can be read on the Chicago Tribune Web site.

The book is being distributed by Northwestern University Press and is available on Amazon.com and the other online vendors. The volume will also be available for $19.95 in a variety of places, including:

1) Lake Forest College online store

2) Northwestern University Press

3) The Lake Forest College campus bookstore.

Lake Forest College is a national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,400 students representing 45 states and 69 countries.

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Will Pittinos '06
847-735-6177
pittinos@lakeforest.edu