Democrat Barack Obama has become the first African-American to win the White House. Here are his remarks to a huge crowd in his home city of Chicago.

Years ago, when Frank Sinatra sang the praises of "my kind of town," he was saluting Chicago. Chicago is still a truly vibrant and eclectic city that constantly reinvents itself. Cosmopolitan yet not elitist, sophisticated in some ways yet refreshingly brash in others, Chicago is wonderfully entertaining and welcoming. There’s plenty to do and this guide clues you in with the latest info on:

    * Four options for exploring the city
    * Five day trips to nearby attractions
    * Accommodations, ranging from three of the world’s best luxury hotels to wonderful historic getaways with modern amenities
    * A shopping guide that covers power shopping along the Magnificent Mile and bargain hunting in unique shops
    * The action and attractions, ranging from Soldier Field or Wrigley Field to the Hancock Observatory to Navy Pier
    * Restaurants, including everything from elegant to family-style, and from Chicago’s famous deep-dish pizza to all kinds of ethnic cuisine
    * Intriguing architecture and incredible museums, including the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the Art Institute of Chicago
    * Fantastic outdoor attractions, including Millenium Park, Grant Park, North Avenue Beach, two great zoos, and more
    * What to do when the sun goes down, whether you like the blues, ska, or hip-hop… the hot night spots or great theater
    * Culture, ranging from Lyric Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to The Second City and Improv Olympics
    * Sports—baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and more—in a city of notoriously passionate fans

Latino Language and Literacy in Ethnolinguistic Chicago
This volume--along with its companion Ethnolinguistic Chicago: Language and Literacy in the City's Neighborhoods--fills an important gap in research on Chicago and, more generally, on language use in globalized metropolitan areas. Often cited as a quintessential American city, Chicago is, and always has been, a city of immigrants. It is one of the most linguistically diverse cities in the United States and home to one of the largest and most diverse Latino communities. Although language is unquestionably central to social identity, and Chicago has been well studied by scholars interested in ethnicity, until now no one has focused--as do the contributors to these volumes--on the related issues of language and ethnicity.