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When it comes to Chicago style, most people envision a large section of footnotes at the bottom of each of their paper’s pages. This is pretty standard. However, the latest edition of Turabian’s guide to Chicago style offers a few alternative methods to citing sources in the text—sans the footnote or endnote.*

Weaving Citations into the Text: Sometimes, Chicago style suggests that
bibliographic information can be woven into the text as opposed to appearing in
a footnote or endnote, i.e., incorporating the author’s name, the title of the work,
and the year into the text.

For example:  This research is also supported by Sandwich in her book Grilled Cheese Is the Best (2011); in the book Sandwich states, “Munster is a good option.”

Incorporating Parenthetical Notes into the Text: In many fields, parenthetical
notes can be used when discussing a particular work at length. The first time the
work is discussed, provide the full bibliographic data in the footnote or endnote;
for subsequent references, type parenthetical notes into the text instead of
shortened footnotes or endnotes. The parenthetical note appears before any
end punctuation and includes the author’s last name, a shortened version of the
title, and the page number, all separated by commas.

For example:  The research confirms that typing an entire paper onto an iPhone is not a time-efficient way to perform schoolwork (Duh, “Pointless Studies,” p. 4).

* Please note that this is a new practice within Chicago style, so you should consult your instructor before incorporating these alternative citation methods into your paper.