Sources. Bibliography

1)Chicago Fact Book Consortium, ed. Local Community Fact Book: Chicago Metropolitan Area, 1990. 1995. 
Hamzik, Joseph. “Brighton Park History.” Binders, 1952–1976. Brighton Park Public Library.
Hamzik, Joseph. “Gleanings of Archer Road.” December 1961. Brighton Park Public Library.

The history of the railroads and churches.

2)"Five Holy Martyrs History." Five Holy Martyrs History. Chicago Archdiocese, 2008. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.fiveholymartyrs.org/en-us/parishhistory/fiveholymartyrshistory.aspx>.
The national parish for Polish people in Brighton Park.

3)Solomon, Alan. "Brighton Park, McKinley Park." Explore Chicago. N.p., 2010. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/neighborhoods/brighton_park___mckinley.html>.
Information on how Brighton Park is now.

4) Pacyga, Dominic A. Polish Immigrants and Industrial Chicago: Workers on the South Side, 1880–1922. 1991.
Parot, Joseph. Polish Catholics in Chicago. 1981.
Poles of Chicago, 1837–1937. 1937.

The history of the Polish community.

5)"St. Pancratius Church History." Polish Genealogical Society of America. Chicago Archdiocese, Feb. 2004. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.pgsa.org/ArchChiPolPar/archchicago_descr.php?pageID=46>.

St. Pancratius Church served the Polish families in Brighton Park, that belonged to Five Holy Martyrs parish.

6) "Brighton Park, Chicago." Information, Videos, Pictures and News. RTBOT, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2012. <http://www.rtbot.net/Brighton_Park,_Chicago> 
The formation of B.p.

7) Dumke, Mick. "Old-School Politician Thrives in a Changed Ward." New York Times [Chicago] 18 12 2010, n. pag. Print.<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/us/19cncbrightonpark.html?_r=0>.

The political aspects on the demographic shift.

8) Benefield, Nathan, and Ang Ling Ling. "Bright on Park Community Study 2004." Center for Urban Research and Learning Loyola University Chicago . (2004): 2-24. Print.
Explores the demographic shifts and how it affected business and many other things.

9)Paral, Rob, Timothy Ready, Sung Chun, and Wei Sun. "Latino Demographic Growth in Metropolitan Chicago." Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame. 2004.2 (2004): 15-21. Print. http://latinostudies.nd.edu/publications/pubs/paral.pdf.


Statistics of the population change through 1990-2000.

10) Paral, Rob. "The Polish Community in Metro Chicago." Polish American Association. (2004): 1-17. Print. http://www.robparal.com/downloads/Polish Community in Chicago.pdf.

The needs of Polish immigrants that were formed when they came to Chicago.

11) "Demographics." ChicagoHealth77. Northwestern University, 2011. Web. 11 Oct 2012. <http://chicagohealth77.org/characteristics/demographics/>.
Statistics of race, ethnicity, and primary language. 

12)Goerge, Robert, John Dilts, Duck-Hye Yang, Miriam Wasserman, and Anne Clary. "Chicago Children and Youth 1990-2010." Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago. (2007): 8-11. Print. <http://www.chapinhall.org/sites/default/files/old_reports/332.pdf>.
The racial demographic change among children during 1990-2010.

13."About Us." Brighton Park Neighborhood Council. Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, 2011. Web. 11 Oct 2012. <http://www.bpncchicago.org/aboutus/>.
Brighton Park's neighborhood council  and its statistics. 

14. Farr, Marcia. Latino Language and Literacy in Ethnolinguistic Chicago. 279. eBook. <hbooks.google.com/books?isbn=0805843477>.
Brighton's employment changes.

15. Durkin Keating, Anne. Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs: A Historical Guide. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. 116. eBook.
Its ethnic character and the creation of jobs. 


16.Lewis, Robert. Manufacturing Suburbs: Building Work and Home on the Metropolitan Fringe. Temple University Press, 2004. 58-60. eBook.
The impact of railways. 

17. Arrendondo, Gabriela. Mexican Chicago: Race, identity and Nation. University of Illinois Press, 2008. 44-51. eBook.
The Mexican settlement expansion. 

18. Kantowicz, Edward. Polish-American Politics in Chicago. University of Chicago Press, 1975. 25-27. eBook.
Chicago Poles.


19. Koval, John, Larry Bennett, Michael Bennett, Fassil Demissie, Roberta Garner, and Kiljoong Kim. The New Chicago: A Social and Cultural Analysis. Temple University Press, 2006. 105-108. eBook.
The culture and demographic history of Mexicans. 

20.Carger, Chris. Dreams Deferred: Dropping Out and Struggling Forward. IAP, 2009. 50-51. eBook.
The hope for Mexican immigrants migrating to Chicago (Brighton Park).