Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 11, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 5, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 24, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Sports flashback: June 25, 1999 Mia ...

The four largest homicide waves in Chicago history have occurred over the course of a century, separated by the emergence of new political leaders and new social movements. But through those years, ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 29, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

Chicago's Great Fire sparked on October 8, 1871 and raged for more than 24 hours. Chicago History Museum, ICHi-002954 On a hot fall night in 1871, the O’Leary family awoke in a panic. Somehow, a blaze ...

Timuel Black, beloved Chicago historian, civil rights activist and University of Chicago alum, died Oct. 13 at his Hyde Park home. He was 102. Black, AM’54, is being remembered by the University ...

A new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum highlights the history of the city's Latino population. The exhibit, called "Aqui en Chicago," has been in the making for six years after students from ...