Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area Oct. 4, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Flashback: Oct. 4, 1924 1924: Municipal ...

October 8: The Great Fire starts at 9 o'clock Sunday night and burns until early Tuesday morning, October 10th. The history ...

A general fire alarm was rung, which brought hundreds of spectators to the lakefront. Out of 40 to 50 people aboard the boat, firefighter John Hannan was the only death. He drowned as passengers and ...

2003: Cubs third baseman and broadcaster Ron Santo’s No. 10 jersey was retired by the team at Wrigley Field. “This is my Hall of Fame,” he told the crowd. Santo was inducted into baseball’s Hall of ...

The "Westside Love Map" exhibit is on display through March and includes hand-drawn maps of Austin, North Lawndale and ...

The Chicago History Museum will explore the heritage and traditions of Latinos, and the National Museum of Mexican Art will trace the role of Mexicans in railway work. A detail from “Ferrocarrileros,” ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 26 according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page flashback: Sept. 27, 1960 ...

A new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum highlights the history of the city's Latino population. The exhibit, called "Aqui en Chicago," has been in the making for six years after students from ...

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Installation view of Learning Together: Art Education and Community at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Gallery 400 showing artworks from the Yollocalli Arts Reach program (photo by Ji Yang) ...