Sisters seek details about their grandfather’s Chicago baseball team, and his killing by a white police officer in 1925.
The city’s cagey on estimates, but suggests you bring your best walking shoes.
The city’s pushing pedestrian-friendly design, but it’s left one consideration at the curb.
Combine gangster-era liquor laws with a twist of modern creativity, add a dash of laid-back spirit, and you’ve got a cocktail that makes Chicago the BYOB capital of the country.
Each migratory season leaves a flurry of birds dead at the feet of skyscrapers. But does that make a dent in the bird population?
Yes, tornadoes can hit Chicago. Why do so many people think otherwise?
Why Illinois DMVs have literally hundreds of portraits of Secretary of State Jesse White.
Just in time for tax deadlines, here’s how the state spends more than it takes in. It’s worse than you thought. Also, very weird.
Back in the 1940s, Chicago school kids took local field trips that would be unthinkable today.
The village insists a decades-old rule to fight blockbusting continues to protect a precious suburban commodity: diversity.
If this retail mystery is keeping you up at night, here are answers. Plus: Have we hit peak mattress? Warning: More puns ahead!
If everybody agrees that buildings like the Tribune Tower and Wrigley Buildings are beautiful, why don’t we keep building in that style?
How Chicago’s Polish community won a Revolutionary War hero a holiday ... in a state he never stepped in. (Rebroadcast)
A half day from ... what? Why this suburban myth is not even half true, and why the same mistake was made again 600 miles away.
How bubblers, boats, and brawn keep the city safe each winter
Rifle sport shooting was so popular in the city that even ComEd and schools had competitive teams. Today, there’s not a range in sight.
Plenty of area church bells are automated, but some are still hand-rung. Here’s an interactive profile of five, each with its own distinct sound and community.
An audio exploration of 1910 Chicago's hottest tourism destinations — from omnibus tours of Lake Shore Drive, an African-American owned theater, and the city's notorious red light district, the Levee.
How one girl’s dream for a snow day came true during the infamous blizzard of 1967.
The city was once the nation’s meatpacking powerhouse. What, if anything, is left?