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Today in Chicago History: Monarch butterfly becomes the state’s official insect
3+ week, 6+ 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…...
Today in Chicago History: Douglas Aircraft Co. announces plans to build assembly plant near Orchard Place
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....
Today in Chicago History: ‘Chance the Snapper’ caught in the Humboldt Park lagoon
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…...
Old Town Art Fair draws crowds to historic Chicago neighborhood
3+ mon, 1+ hour ago (174+ words) June 14, 2026 / 10:51 AM CDT / CBS Chicago The Old Town Art Fair was under way this weekend in one of Chicago's most historic neighborhoods. The volunteer-run event brings more than 200 artists to the Old Town Triangle area. The event also features a…...
Exhibit re-creates Anne Frank's hidden annex
3+ mon, 2+ hour ago (36+ words) A historical exhibit at Chicago’s Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is giving visitors a chance to walk through a re-creation of Anne Frank’s hidden annex. Exhibit re-creates Anne Frank's hidden annex...
Obama Presidential Center tickets on sale Wednesday morning for Chicago museum and library
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (483+ words) Updated on: May 6, 2026 / 8:44 AM CDT / CBS Chicago If you want to visit the Museum at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago after it opens on Juneteenth, you can buy your tickets online. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, on…...
Tickets to Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on sale Wednesday morning
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (39+ words) If you want to visit the Museum at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago after it opens on Juneteenth, you can buy your tickets online starting Wednesday morning. Tickets to Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on sale Wednesday morning...
Today in Chicago History: Illinois experiences its last total solar eclipse for decades
5+ mon, 6+ 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…...
Today in Chicago History: ‘Svengoolie’ broadcast across the country for the first time
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…...
Chicago’s first art galleries elevated the city’s image, but created barriers
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (708+ words) Interior view of gallery in the Palace of Fine Arts at the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893. Art galleries in the city predate the Great Fire. What started as a small trading post turned into a busy industrial hub. This…...