1909: Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago was unveiled. 1916: Municipal Pier (later known as Navy Pier) opened.

Kimalu (KEE-ma-loo), a 12-year-old female beluga whale, is resting comfortably following a historic procedure at Chicago's ...

The longest, strangest trip embarked upon by a rock ’n’ roll band ended 30 years ago at Soldier Field when the Grateful Dead ...

A long-awaited memorial to honor survivors of police torture in Chicago is on track to break ground by the end of this year, ...

Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of ...

1933: An estimated 125,000 people attended “The Romance of a People” Jewish pageant. It was one of many cultural or religious ...

Baude: On its own terms, Justice Barrett’s opinion is excellent. Sophisticated, careful, clear and correct. Giving the lower ...

Twenty-six members of the University of Chicago faculty have received distinguished service professorships or named ...

The first-ever NFL Draft pick, Jay Berwanger of the Philadelphia Eagles, never played a down in the pros due to his salary ...

One of just three surviving MLB players who served in World War II, the 98-year-old was credited with driving in the final ...

President Donald Trump said last week that he will announce his pick to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “very ...

Stacker identified the best big-city college towns using the Best College Towns in America report from WalletHub, which ranks ...