JESSICA MLINARIC is a writer, photographer, and marketer based in Chicago.

Her work covering music, arts, and travel has ranged from major music festival coverage like Lollapalooza to all the fried food at the Iowa State Fair. Her writing and photography has recently appeared in Chicagoist, Condé Nast Traveler, Zagat, Eater, Crain's Chicago Business, Architect's Newspaper, Chicago INNERVIEW, Rabbit Hole Magazine, and elsewhere.

She founded urbnexplorer.com in 2010 to share her travel stories.

Jessica's first book on secret places in Chicago is forthcoming from Reedy Press.