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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…...
Today in Chicago History: Illinois experiences its last total solar eclipse for decades
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…...
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…...
Today in Chicago History: Brookfield Zoo’s Ziggy the elephant allowed outdoors for first time in 29 years
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (295+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 23, according to the Tribune’s archives. Gale Sayers, the Chicago Bears’ Hall of Fame running back, dies at 77: ‘He was poetry in motion. His like will never be…...