Segregation, overcrowded schools and mobile classrooms combined to create turmoil in the 1960sSixty years ago, Chicago Public Schools responded to overcrowded classrooms in Black neigbhborhoods with mobile classrooms, leading to walkouts. August 06, 2023
Landmarks: Kensington, Ivanhoe train stops offer a glimpse back in timeMysteries along the old Illinois Central, now the Metra Electric Line, include stations named after places that no longer exist, like Kensington, and promotional stunts from a century ago as with Ivanhoe. August 05, 2023
Vintage Chicago Tribune: How Wrigley Field got lights and why Cubs fans had to wait past 8-8-88 to raise ‘W’ flagVintage Chicago Tribune offers a look back at events, places and people involved in shaping Chicago’s past, present and future, in ways both small and big. August 03, 2023
With 36 runs total in consecutive games, it’s beginning to look like 1897 all over again for the Chicago Cubs offenseThe Chicago Cubs turned the clock back to 1897 with two-game offensive outburst against the Cincinnati Reds. August 03, 2023
Emmett Till signage unveiled at Bronzeville church that’s becoming a national monumentTill’s murder and the activism of his mother caught the nation’s attention about the harsh cruelty of racism and helped spur the fight for civil rights. August 01, 2023
Soldier Field said Ed Sheeran show’s 73,000 tickets was ‘largest concert that’s ever been here.’ But that’s wrong.In a tweet posted to the lakefront venue’s Twitter account, the claim was Sheeran’s concert was “the largest concert that’s ever been here.” July 31, 2023
Vintage Chicago Tribune: The 5 hottest days in city historyVintage Chicago Tribune offers a look back at events, places and people involved in shaping Chicago’s past, present and future, in ways both small and big. July 27, 2023
Here are Chicago’s hottest days — with temperatures of 100 degrees or higher — on recordThe last time O’Hare International Airport, Chicago's official recording site, experienced a temperature of 100 degrees or higher was July 6, 2012. July 26, 2023
10-year-old in custody after firing gun at police in Beverly: Chicago policeA 10-year-old was taken into police custody Monday after he was able to get a hold of a gun that he later fired at police in the Beverly neighborhood on the Far South Side. July 24, 2023
As Black leaders pushed for ‘community control of police’ 50 years ago, one activist cop was assigned to patrol an alleyChicago police officer Renault Robinson was assigned to a beat in an alley behind police headquarters in the 1970s, part of a pattern of discrimination against the head of the Afro-American Patrolmen's league. July 23, 2023
Landmarks: ‘Oldest standing brewery in Illinois’ built around water bubbling from deep undergroundAndy Howell, a founder of Thornton Distilling Co., says an underground mineral spring near Thorn Creek is a source of clean, cold mineral water that attracted immigrants who brewed beer. July 22, 2023
Vintage Chicago Tribune: The first Special Olympics at Soldier Field — 55 years agoVintage Chicago Tribune offers a look back at events, places and people involved in shaping Chicago’s past, present and future, in ways both small and big. July 20, 2023
Chicago cheered as Italo Balbo led a squadron of 24 Italian aircraft that splashed down in Lake Michigan 90 years agoItalo Balbo led a squadron of 24 aircraft into Chicago 90 years ago. The city cheered, awarding honors that included the renaming of a city street. July 16, 2023
Landmarks: ‘Often forgotten’ reversal of Calumet River a key part of Chicago area water strategyDick Lanyon, who worked 48 years with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, will talk about the reversal of the Calumet River and draining the south suburbs July 23 at Pullman Exhibit Hall. July 14, 2023
Vintage Chicago Tribune: 5 largest crowd estimates in city historyVintage Chicago Tribune offers a look back at events, places and people involved in shaping Chicago’s past, present and future, in ways both small and big. July 13, 2023
These tour guides are fighting segregation in Chicago. Here’s how you can too.TikTok star Shermann "Dilla" Thomas and Tonika Johnson use bus tours to shine a spotlight on the history of overlooked neighborhoods. July 10, 2023
Pioneering female lawyer bucked tradition and raised her girls to ‘do as they please,’ making news along the wayMary Belle Spencer was the public guardian of Cook County around 1920, but it was her laissez-faire child-rearing methods that garnered publicity. July 09, 2023
Vintage Chicago Tribune: We started baseball’s first All-Star Game — 90 years ago90 years ago, the biggest names in baseball played against each other for the first time. The annual tradition was created by the Tribune’s sports editor. July 06, 2023
Will County reenactor group setting up camp Sunday in Manhattan, offering ‘family friendly’ glimpse of life during Civil WarThe Cypress Company Civil War Reenactors, who portray the 100th Illinois Infantry, the Will County Regiment, will set up camp Sunday in Manhattan, offering a glimpse of life between battles during the Civil War. July 06, 2023
What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditionsThe Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks. July 03, 2023
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Nine No. 1 draft picks made by Chicago’s professional sports teamsVintage Chicago Tribune offers a look back at events, places and people involved in shaping Chicago’s past, present and future, in ways both small and big. June 29, 2023
Reliving Triple Crown winner Secretariat’s victory at Arlington Park 50 years ago: ‘He responded magnificently’ Secretariat raced before a crowd of 41,223 in the custom-made $125,000 Arlington Invitational Stakes on June 30, 1973, and won in a nine-length runaway. June 27, 2023
The only other time the Chicago Blackhawks had the No. 1 pick, they landed Patrick Kane. A look back at the 2007 NHL draft.As the Chicago Blackhawks ponder what to do with their second-ever No. 1 pick, here’s a look back at how Patrick Kane’s selection affected almost two decades of hockey. June 25, 2023
During Chicago’s auto racing heyday, a NASCAR race in Soldier Field ended in a razor-slim victory by Fireball RobertsThe NASCAR drivers who will roar around downtown Chicago were preceded by stock car racers circling a Soldier Field track 67 years ago. June 25, 2023
A Fourth of July editorial from 150 years ago reflects our struggle with cynicism — and the hope that persistsA July 4, 1873, Tribune editorial shows that our nation’s concerns and vexations haven’t changed much. June 25, 2023
Vintage Chicago Tribune: The disappearance of ‘Foolkiller No. 3′ in Lake MichiganVintage Chicago Tribune offers a look back at events, places and people involved in shaping Chicago’s past, present and future, in ways both small and big. June 22, 2023
A Chicago man crossing Lake Michigan in a watermelon-shaped craft went missing 120 years ago. Here’s what we know.Known as Foolkiller No. 3, the 30-foot-long and 20-foot-wide canvas-covered vessel looked more like a floating blimp than a submersible. June 22, 2023
The little airline that could: How Midway Airlines saved Chicago’s Southwest Side airportMidway Airport was a virtual ghost town before being revived by a startup carrier, Midway Airlines, in the late 1970s. June 18, 2023
Historic Austin home that predates Great Chicago Fire, damaged in fireThe Seth Warner house of Austin survived the Great Chicago Fire only to be damaged in an early morning fire on Thursday. June 15, 2023
Vintage Chicago Tribune: 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s ‘runaway’ race at Arlington Park in 1973Vintage Chicago Tribune offers a look back at events, places and people involved in shaping Chicago’s past, present and future, in ways both small and big. June 15, 2023