Chicago History
Take a deep dive into Chicago’s storied history. In “This Week in History,” we revisit articles from the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News archives.
The Eenigenburgs descended from Gerit Eenigenburg and Jennetje Ton, who landed in the U.S. in 1849. They were among the first people to settle Roseland. One branch of the family was active in the Underground Railroad.
Chicago's historic heat wave may bring warmest stretch of nights in 91 years — what you need to know
The last time Chicago saw a seven-day streak of low temperatures above 70 degrees was in 1933, just months after Franklin D. Roosevelt was first sworn in as president, and Chicago was hosting its last world’s fair.
Damage was estimated at $50,000 from the bombing, which came as the club at Van Buren Street and Wabash Avenue was being prepared to reopen after being closed a year by federal injunction, according to the report published June 16, 1924.
The June 19 federal and state holiday honors the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans learned they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
With words by John Dudley and art by Scott Gray, “Big Shoulders” explores the journeys of several characters in Chicago who have big aspirations. The “urban fantasy” will feature aliens, dragons and immortal beings — but also plenty of Chicago history.
Prosecutors want a judge to give Chicago’s longest-serving City Council member a 10-year prison sentence for corruption. But defense attorneys hope to sway the judge to spare him any prison time with stories of Ed Burke’s good deeds.
360 Chicago, which has an observation deck and bar on the 94th floor of the former John Hancock Center, announced the purchase of the 95th and 96th floors of the building now known simply as 875 N. Michigan Ave.
“We need to make a lot of noise and draw attention to the people who get paid to investigate and look for missing people,” said “We Walk for Her” marcher Zakiyyah Muhammad, 78.
Former first lady Michelle Obama said her mother was ‘my rock:' ‘I simply wouldn’t be who I am today without her.’
Seaman 2nd Class Michael Malek died aboard the USS Oklahoma in 1941, but his remains weren’t identified until February 2021. His niece and namesake grand-nephew will attend his burial June 6 in Hawaii.
This Memorial Day comes amid a difficult time: Americans trying to come to grips with a hot button presidential election, our country’s role in overseas conflict and war being questioned.
Visitors are greeted by Bubba Wallace’s 23XI McDonald’s Toyota Camry show car, which is parked just steps away from the main entrance. The exhibit opens to the public on Friday and runs through July 7.
A science reporter shares a rare moment of awe surrounded by strangers gathered to experience the natural phenomenon that occurs every 221 years.
On May 21, 1924, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped Bobby Franks and bludgeoned him to death. The “thrill killing,” one of many to be dubbed “the crime of the century,” remains a puzzle.
Edificios centenarios podrían ser derribados para dar paso a otro centro de logística y distribución, añadiendo contaminación y molestias a la comunidad negra del oeste de la ciudad.
Century-old buildings may be torn down to make way for another logistics and distribution site, adding pollution, nuisance to a West Side Black community.
Now that I am 80 years old and climbing an actuarial table, Mom’s memory blossoms in my garden of her favorite pale pink roses, creeping into the quiet of my living room at dusk. I’m flooded with memories of her boundless affection, strict but quiet parenting, and some of the questions I had failed to ask.
Los sabores Chocolate Obsession, Cosmic Birthday, Minty City y Orange Dream se añadieron el miércoles al menú de la conocida heladería, que hasta entonces sólo ofrecía el Rainbow Cone de cinco capas.
Chocolate Obsession, Cosmic Birthday, Minty City and Orange Dream were added to the beloved ice cream shop’s menu Wednesday, which until then only featured the five-layered Rainbow Cone.
The nonprofit Landmarks Illinois released a list of 10 most endangered sites Tuesday, including the Portage Theater, the Sears Administration Building, and the Libby, McNeill and Libby canning factory.