Chicago Historical Society "As the flames had leaped a vacant space of nearly two hundred feet to get at [the Courthouse] roof, it was evident that most of the business portion of the city must go ...

As the third largest city in the United States, Chicago, Illinois, is full of exciting things to experience. From historical ...

Cholera kills 60 residents every summer day in Chicago. Six percent of the city's human population dies ... found the Art Institute of Chicago. Society queen Bertha Palmer later donates her ...

Chicago’s path to being a sanctuary city began more than 40 years ago. Here’s a look back at the leaders and laws that have shaped Chicago’s involvement with the sanctuary movement. July 18, 1982: ...

Sabulsky, president of the Tri-City Historical Society, hopes having a museum where people can see items from New Kensington’s past will help with gathering more of it. It will be open for the ...