Forest Park is home to more dead people than living (half of its land is cemetery space), which might explain why it's also home to one of the best history and mystery bookstores in the Chicago area. Opened in Oak Park in 1990, Centuries & Sleuths moved to Forest Park in 2000, where it's now a one-room bookshop decked out mainly in forest greens, deep reds and plenty of rocking chairs...
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Originally published 2006, Centerstage Chicago