Chicago’s least-snowy winters occurred in the winters of 1920-21 and 1921-22. The 1920-21 winter recorded 9.8 inches of snow. The snowiest month was December, with 4.4 inches, followed by 3.2 inches ...

Once described as able to “fight her weight in wildcat,” University of Chicago graduate Gertrude Beasley came out swinging in her 1925 memoir, “My First Thirty Years.” In the first sentence, she ...

Chicago leads America in homicides” or that it was the “murder capital of the world.”² “No other city in the United States,” its police superintendent conceded in 1913, “is more open to the ...

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Any book about a young girl growing up in a poor immigrant neighborhood in a large city sometime in the early part of the last century faces comparison to Betty Smith’s classic A Tree Grows in ...

The story of the most populous cities in the United States is an evolving one that reflects economic, cultural and demographic shifts. Few nations have experienced such profound changes as the United ...

Join Bears linebackers Tremaine Edmunds and T.J. Edwards for an all-access, action-packed day at training camp. Go beyond the sidelines with exclusive footage inside team meeting rooms, listen in as ...

A University of Chicago law professor compares current market speculation to the era before the 1929 crash, raising alarms about regulatory oversight.

Go behind the scenes as the Bears get to work with general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus on the upcoming episode of 1920 Football Drive, brought to you by Hyundai. Go behind the ...

"My favorite room in the loft is the living room, thanks to the expansive windows that flood the space with natural light," Briana begins. "From here, we have a clear view of our balcony, where I’ve ...