Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 20, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Flashback: May 21, 1987 On May 20, 1987, ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...

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 ...

Students who protested what they saw during a field trip to Chicago's History Museum sparked a new exhibit that will open this month after years in the making. "Aquí En Chicago," which opens to the ...

Thought you knew everything about Chicago? So did we, but wait until you see what new things we learned thanks to the help of the Chicago History Museum.

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7 Chicago celebrates Black History Month with vignettes, a series of news stories, programming and a half-hour special, "Our Chicago: History & Heritage." Hosted by ABC 7's Cheryl ...

The four largest homicide waves in Chicago history have occurred over the course of a century, separated by the emergence of new political leaders and new social movements. But through those years, ...

Chicago's Great Fire sparked on October 8, 1871 and raged for more than 24 hours. Chicago History Museum, ICHi-002954 On a hot fall night in 1871, the O’Leary family awoke in a panic. Somehow, a blaze ...

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