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Today in Chicago History: Monarch butterfly becomes the state’s official insect
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…...
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…...
Exhibit re-creates Anne Frank's hidden annex
2+ mon, 4+ week 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...
Intuit Art Museum cofounder Marjorie Freed's collection of folk art going up for auction
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (210+ words) June 8, 2026 / 12:31 PM CDT / CBS Chicago The eclectic art collection of Intuit Art Museum cofounder Marjorie Freed is going up for auction this week. On Thursday, June 11, Rivich Auction, based in Chicago's Fulton Market district, will present Fried's catalogue of folk…...
Tour the Hyde Park Art Center
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (24+ words) Jackie Kostek is jumpstarting your day at the Hyde Park Art Center. Tour the Hyde Park Art Center Tour the Hyde Park Art Center...
Exploring the Cornelia Arts Building in Roscoe Village
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (19+ words) Join Jackie Kostek at the Cornelia Arts Building in Roscoe Village. Exploring the Cornelia Arts Building in Roscoe Village...
Today in Chicago History: Chicago Cardinals owner Charles Bidwill dies, leaving the team to his widow Violet
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…...
Edward Keegan: Frank Lloyd Wright’s chairs get a thoughtful presentation in Wisconsin
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…...
"The Other Art Fair" this weekend in Ravenswood - CBS Chicago
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (29+ words) Take a look inside "The Other Art Fair" happening this weekend in Ravenswood. "The Other Art Fair" this weekend in Ravenswood...