1958: Shortly before classes were to be dismissed, a fire broke out in the basement of Catholic school Our Lady of the Angels ...

Floyd Patterson — at 21 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, and 5 days — became the world’s youngest heavyweight boxing champion by ...

When Prof. John W. Boyer published his landmark book on the history of the University of Chicago in 2015, his work gave a valuable new window into UChicago’s past. But for Boyer, a renowned historian ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Open outcry trading pit relics, an immersive theater, and ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

"Give us candy, give us cake, give us something sweet to take. Give us cookies, fruit and gum, hurry up and give us some. You had better do it quick or we'll surely play a trick." That quote is from ...

Since 1936, there have been as many Allied victories in Europe as there have been Steelers victories in Chicago. One. In 1995 ...