Chicago History Authors Series Kicks Off Saturday at Lisle Depot Museum

The third annual Chicago History Author Series starts Saturday and will continue through Nov. 17, at the Museums at Lisle Station Park. The Saturday sessions will be held at 4 p.m. in the Baggage Room of the Depot.

The series entails discussions with local authors that focus on different aspects of the city's past.

Find a detailed description of each author's book on the Park District web site.

Admission is free and this event is designed for the whole family.

Schedule of events:

• Sept. 22: Steve Macek & Benet Haler, Kick-off Talk: City Planning and the Development of Chicago
• Sept. 29 - Denese Neu, Chicago by the Pint: A Craft Beer History of the Windy City
•  Oct. 6 - Wayne Klatt & Robert P. Ledermann, King of the Gold Coast: Cap’n Streeter, the Millionaires and the Story of Lake Shore Drive and State Street: One Brick at a Time 
• Oct. 13 - Michael Branigan, A History of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport 
• Oct. 20 - Jenny Lewis, CCE, CHE, Midwest Sweet Baking History: Delectable Classics around Lake Michigan 
• Oct. 27 - Gregory T. Peerbolte, Randhurst: Suburban Chicago’s Grandest Shopping Center 
• Nov. 3 - David Witter, Oldest Chicago 
• Nov. 10 - Christopher Lynch, When Hollywood Landed at Chicago’s Midway Airport 
• Nov. 17 - Kermit Eby, Where do we go from here, Chicago of the future