Historians say it’s an impossible question to answer. Major events have shaped Chicago from its very start in 1837, but one ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 8, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the opening of Chicago’s first public library, ...

Among the other sculptures in the museum's North Garden, it is the only one by a living artist, and the only one by a Chicago ...

It has been exactly one year since the Chicago rathole became burned into the city's collective consciousness.

Polka-dotted window film was applied to windows at McCormick Place last summer ahead of the fall migration. The drop in ...

The Bears' quest for a new home, the latest on the Obama Center, the 1901 Project's goal to revive the West Side, and say ...

Sealed away indefinitely in a time capsule Friday at Neoga Elementary School were things like popular toys, coins, ...

The Calumet Heritage Partnership is making its Acme Steel Collection available to the general public. Acme Steel long ran a coke plant on Chicago's far South Side until it was shuttered in 2001. It ...

Step-by-step instructions for coming up with an engaging list of recommendations for things we should — or shouldn’t — read, watch, experience, eat or listen to. By Katherine Schulten If ...

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Right now, there's a critical need for blood donations in our community. Following the holiday week, and entering the New ...