3+ week, 4+ day ago   (474+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Flashback: Aug. 19, 1895 1886: Eight radicals who had been rounded up after the Haymarket Affair on May 4, 1886 — in which a bomb was thrown during…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (404+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 25, according to the Tribune’s archives. Front page flashback: July 29, 1994 1994: Chicago Transit Authority employee Cecil Calimee was set afire shortly after opening his ticket booth around 4 a.m....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (420+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 16, according to the Tribune’s archives. Flashback: July 16, 2009 2009: Sears Tower officially was renamed Willis Tower — but does anyone really call it that? Vintage Chicago Tribune: History of Tower…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (563+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Front page flashback: April 20, 2023 2023: 14th Ward Ald. Edward Burke attended his final City Council meeting as an alderman. Burke was the 14th Ward alderman…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (421+ words) The exhibition was curated by Eric Vogel and Thomas Szolwinski with Jennifer Gray. Szolwinski, who is curator of architecture and design at MOWA, notes that while Wright has been the subject of dozens of exhibitions and more than a thousand…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (226+ words) CAIRO — A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh is being assembled in full view at the Grand Egyptian Museum’s exhibition hall. Staff began piecing together the cedarwood boat, one of two that were found that belong to King Khufu, Tuesday…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (514+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 8, according to the Tribune’s archives. Arts & Entertainment flashback: April 9, 2013 2013: Hundreds of film executives, politicians, media personalities and friends gave a standing ovation as Chaz Ebert, wife of…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (201+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 2, according to the Tribune’s archives. Front page flashback: April 3, 1995 1995: After a 4 ½-hour meeting with Major League Baseball owners at the O’Hare Hilton in Chicago, acting Commissioner Bud Selig…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago   (558+ words) The 250th anniversary of the United States this year has inspired a new exhibit at the Geneva History Museum exploring how local people experienced the unfolding of American history. On Friday night, a members only preview of the exhiibit was held…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1037+ words) As members of the Hinsdale Historical Society capped a year in which they celebrated the organization’s 50th anniversary, they received some good news in the form of a grant from Landmarks Illinois, which will help their efforts to preserve the R....