Nearly 40 years ago, Mayor Harold Washington dedicated the spit of land where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan as DuSable Park, in honor of Chicago’s first permanent non-Indigenous settler, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable. On Tuesday, politicians and civic leaders officially…
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 27, according to the Tribune’s archives. Front page flashback: Oct. 31, 1982 1982: During the manhunt to find a suspect in the Tylenol murders, James Lewis mailed the first of three…
February 19, 2025 / 6:13 PM CST / CBS Chicago This week, the historic community of Pullman on Chicago's Far South Side is celebrating 10 years of being part of the National Park Service. Its history not only preserved through its architecture and its role in…
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area Oct. 22, according to the Tribune’s archives. Front page flashback: Oct. 22, 1974 1974: Thieves entered a vault on the premises of the Armed Express Co. (a division of Purolator Security), 127 W. Huron…
Updated on: October 19, 2026 / 11:24 AM CDT / CBS Chicago "The devil went down to… Bridgeport?" Look up that title and you might come across a YouTube video of a Blues Traveler concert from 2013. You'll also notice that it has nothing to do…
Four new episodes are coming Fridays in October, telling Chicago stories that you may have heard before, but are filled with fresh insights and information. The latest batch of documentaries arriving from WTTW-Ch. 11’s generally worthwhile and entertaining “Chicago Stories…
The town's story and the places that keep it.