2009: Due to budget cuts, the city announced it would no longer display a giant Christmas tree in Daley Plaza that was ...
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 2, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...
1948: The Tribune was on deadline. In the absence of election results, the newspaper assumed that New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) would sink incumbent Harry S. Truman (Democrat). He didn’t.
Here are a few of local historian Adam Selzer’s favorite headcases — and a few others that have been profiled by the Tribune through the decades.
1995: A bus loaded with high school students was hit by an express commuter train at a crossing in Fox River Grove, tearing ...
The closures come after it was reported that the Dearborn and Dearborn Heights' Press & Guide would end operations Wednesday, ...
2004: Donald Trump, whose namesake building would be constructed on the site, watched as demolition began on the Chicago ...
1979: Edmonton Oilers rookie Wayne Gretzky made his NHL debut against the Chicago Blackhawks at Chicago Stadium. He was held ...
2023: Twenty-three-year-old Kelvin Kiptum set a world record in the Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:00:35. Kiptum ran to ...
2018: Chicago native Derrick Rose scored a career-high 50 points in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 128-125 win over the Utah Jazz in Minneapolis. Rose became the fourth player that season to score at ...