2004: Donald Trump, whose namesake building would be constructed on the site, watched as demolition began on the Chicago ...

2009: Chicago’s candidacy to host the 2016 Summer Olympics landed with a thud. The city was eliminated in the first round of ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 21, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

Authors and researchers Carla Bruni and Phil Thompson left no greystone — or terracotta — unturned in the more-than-300-page ...

Studs Terkel, Mike Royko and Upton Sinclair are on our readers' list, along with lesser-known authors who write about Chicago ...

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.

The city is home to a vibrant jazz scene and the Chicago Jazz Festival. But it’s hard to catch the genre on the local radio ...

Since 2018, brick aficionado Will Quam has led tours giving people a closer look at the material that helped rebuild Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871. The “Brick of Chicago” tour, named after Quam ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- For the ninth straight year, Chicago has been voted the best big city in the U.S. by Condé Nast readers. The winning streak is the first in the award's 30-year history. The magazine ...

The history of American soldiers in Chicago — about to get a significant new chapter with President Donald Trump planning to deploy the National Guard to the city — is checkered. Chicago began with ...