1948: Superdawg Drive-In founders Flaurie and Maurie Berman opened their original hot dog stand, which was only supposed to ...

1896: The Tribune received a scoop on the Spanish-American War via telegram: Cmdr. George Dewey’s “complete victory” at Manila Bay in the Philippines. Without losing a man or a ship, Dewey’s squadron ...

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

Chicago’s architecture tours are drawing renewed interest because they turn the skyline into a readable timeline. Chicago is widely described as the birthplace of the modern skyscraper, so even a ...

Ever notice a branded stamp in the sidewalk? Some signify Depression-era infrastructure projects by the Works Progress ...

In the new book Fire and Clay, Brick of Chicago's Will Quam tracks the history of architecture through the endlessly varied ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — While Labor Day is celebrated nationwide as the unofficial end of summer, the holiday’s origins are deeply tied to Chicago’s labor movement in the late 19 th century. By the 1880s, ...