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The Rundown: Rage rooms’ 1960s Chicago roots
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1120+ words) Breaking Point Rage Room in Chicago Heights. Good afternoon! It’s Wednesday — and that time of year when I drink iced pumpkin spice lattes at the lake. Here’s what you need to know today. 1. Here’s why one Chicago motel encouraged guests…...
Today in Chicago History: Lady Elgin — the Titanic of the Great Lakes — sinks off the North Shore
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Today in Chicago History: The ‘L’ extension to O’Hare International Airport is opened
1+ week, 4+ day ago (439+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 3, according to the Tribune’s archives. Flashback: Sept. 4, 1894 1894: Despite rain, at least 6,500 members of the carpenters, painters, plumbers, gas-fitters, tile-layers union and more led a grand procession to…...
Today in Chicago History: Northwestern shocks No. 9 Notre Dame with 17-15 victory in South Bend
1+ week, 5+ day ago (187+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 2, according to the Tribune’s archives. Flashback: Sept. 2, 1945 1945: “The entire world is quietly at peace,” Gen. Douglas MacArthur declared after Japan formally surrendered aboard the deck of the…...
Monument Moment: Elgin’s lost watchmaking empire still ticks through Chicago history
1+ week, 4+ day ago (46+ words) FOX 32 Chicago Once the nation’s largest watchmaker, Elgin National Watch Company produced more than 60 million timepieces and employed thousands before its factory disappeared—but its legacy still lives on in Elgin and Chicago....
Today in Chicago History: The city’s street grid system — centered at State and Madison — instituted
1+ week, 6+ day ago (686+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 1, according to the Tribune’s archives. Flashback: Sept. 2, 1982 1982: Architect Helmut Jahn, Gov. Jim Thompson and Mayor Jane Byrne attended a “topping out” ceremony for the State of Illinois…...
Today in Chicago History: 1968 Democratic National Convention begins with ‘the whole world watching’
2+ week, 4+ day ago (695+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 26, according to the Tribune’s archives. Sports front flashback: Aug. 27, 1984 1984: Almost 40,000 fans watched as John Henry became the only horse to win the Arlington Million twice (which also…...
Today in Chicago History: Drowning death prompts Park District to install life rings along lakefront
3+ week, 2+ day ago (375+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 22, according to the Tribune’s archives. Flashback: Aug. 22, 1929 1929: The Music Box Theatre opened. It was nearly named the New Blaine Theatre, in honor of Blaine Elementary School across…...
Today in Chicago History: First segment of the Illinois Tollway opens
3+ week, 4+ day ago (576+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 20, according to the Tribune’s archives. Front page flashback: Aug. 21, 1958 1958: The first 76-mile segment of the Illinois Tollway opened. Drivers cruised up to 65 miles per hour from Higgins…...
Today in Chicago History: Monarch butterfly becomes the state’s official insect
3+ week, 5+ day ago (474+ words) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Flashback: Aug. 19, 1895 1886: Eight radicals who had been rounded up after the Haymarket Affair on May 4, 1886 — in which a bomb was thrown during…...