Private company

Chicago Review Press

Logo: chicagoreviewpress.com3

U.S. book publisher

Chicago Review Press, or CRP, is a U.S. book publisher and an independent company founded in 1973. Chicago Review Press publishes approximately 60 new titles yearly under eight imprints: Chicago Review Press, Lawrence Hill Books, Academy Chicago, Ball Publishing, Council Oak Books, Zephyr Press, Parenting Press, and Amberjack Publishing.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Chicago Review Press, or CRP, is a U.S. book publisher and an independent company founded in 1973. Chicago Review Press publishes approximately 60 new titles yearly under eight imprints: Chicago Review Press, Lawrence Hill Books, Academy Chicago, Ball Publishing, Council Oak Books, Zephyr Press, Parenting Press, and Amberjack Publishing.2

Timeline

  1. 1973Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$2.0M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $2.0M in all. PPP loans $2.0M.$0$1M$2M$3M2020 · PPP loans: $2.0M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$2.0M$2.0M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 6, 2020$2.0M PPP loan (first draw) from Lakeside Bank4To CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS, INC., Chicago IL; $2.0M forgiven Jun 16, 2021

Sources

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