1987: Chicago Mayor Harold Washington was stricken by a heart attack while sitting at his desk just nine months after winning ...

Chicago Bears football player Harold “Red” Grange in 1925. The “Galloping Ghost,” Red Grange, was an America football icon ...

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

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 ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 21, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1901: The Chicago White Stockings ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1970: Gene Lewis was fatally shot in ...

Since 1936, there have been as many Allied victories in Europe as there have been Steelers victories in Chicago. One. In 1995 ...

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