A lifelong Chicagoan, Ellen Shubart has worked as a teacher, a journalist, and ended her career as a sustainable city planning advocate. A historian by training, with masters degrees in US history and historic preservation, she has written three books for Reedy Press: What's With Chicago?, Chicago: An Illustrated Timeline, and Secret North Shore-Chicago. In retirement, she is a volunteer docent at the Chicago Architecture Center, leading walking, bus, and river cruise tours.