This document provides secondary education instructional materials for teaching about selected areas of Chicago (Illinois) history. Designed to support 19th and 20th century U.S. history lessons, it features a lesson plan developed to introduce students to the history and contemporary focus of Chicago's public works. The lesson plan contains: (1) themes; (2) objectives; (3) required materials; (4) a focus; (5) a suggested teaching plan; (6) a timeline of Chicago history; (7) suggestions for the study of selected Chicago history documents; (8) discussion questions and activities; and (9) five references. An appendix includes reproductions of nine Chicago public works historical documents, along with accompanying discussion guides. (JHP)