Marianne Mather –

September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago has been celebrating Mexican Independence Day as long as Mexican immigrants have lived in the city — that is, for a really long time.

August 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

In addition to smoother rides and cleaner air, electrified trains also benefited development of Chicago's South Side and south suburbs.

June 18, 2026 at 2:41 p.m.

For five days in 1926, Chicago was the center of the Catholic world as it hosted the International Eucharistic Congress at Soldier Field.

June 15, 2026 at 10:27 p.m.

Here's a look back at players who have earned a single, double, triple and home run in a game when they were with the Cubs.

June 11, 2026 at 9:26 a.m.

Here's a guide to the Chicago-area locations as they appeared in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," which reportedly took place on June 5, 1985.

May 21, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Here's a look back at major milestones in Six Flags Great America's five-decade history.

May 1, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

As the first Black major league player in Chicago, Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso was the White Sox’s Jackie Robinson.

April 17, 2026 at 3:34 p.m.

Four future Hall of Famers — including "Jumbo" Joe Stydahar — were part of the NFL's inaugural draft class in 1936.

April 2, 2026 at 7:11 p.m.

Flower vendors were banned from the city's streets in 1899, but Chicago by the 1920s became the epicenter for growing and shipping flowers.

March 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

One hundred fifty years ago, the game was called "base-ball" and the city's team was known as the "Chicago Club" not the Chicago Cubs.

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