Marianne Mather – Page 18

During his run for president, Edward "Ted" Kennedy made an appearance at Chicago's St. Patrick's Day parade in 1980.

Vintage baiduhai: IRISH in Chicago

March 10, 2022 at 3:17 p.m.

Get out your green, Chicago! St. Patrick's Day is next Thursday but we're getting an early start due to Saturday's dyeing of the Chicago River — a 60-year tradition —...

Florence Scala speaks for a property owners group during a public hearing at City Hall on the proposed site for the University of Illinois at the Harrison and Halsted Street area on April 13, 1961. Scala was opposed to the site being used for the college campus since it would mean the destruction of the neighborhood where she lived.

Florence Scala, who fought for a ‘gutsy’ Chicago

March 9, 2022 at 6:15 p.m.

Florence Scala speaks for a property owners group during a public hearing at City Hall on the proposed site for the University of Illinois at the Harrison and Halsted Street...

Youngsters huddle under a sheet of plastic as protection against rain while watching the city's birthday parade in the Loop on Aug. 24, 1962. Torchlights were ignited at each corner along the route and Mayor Daley and other officials rode in open auto's despite inclement weather.

Vintage baiduhai: Go CHICAGO, it’s your birthday!!! Go CHICAGO, it’s your birthday!!!

March 4, 2022 at 10:40 a.m.

That's right, my friends, our sweet home celebrates 185 years as a city Friday, March 4. If it were the late 1990s and Chicago were a person, then I imagine...

Jeff Giles, chef at Gaper's Caterers, puts finishing touches on a cake designed for the city's 149th birthday, March 3, 1986. After spending the night in cold storage, the lemon-flavored delicacy will be transported to City Hall on March 4, 1986, for a party hosted by Mayor Harold Washington. The cake shows the city's skyline.

Chicago’s birthday celebrations

March 2, 2022 at 2:16 p.m.

Nancy Gerth, 3, a fourth generation Chicagoan, lights candles on the city's birthday cake with an assist from John Lundgren, left, of the Garfield Park Conservatory, and William Q. Pirie,...

Costumed children peer, peek and applaud as Mayor Jane Byrne arrives at the festivities of the Ukrainian Community Association in May 1981.

Vintage: Chicago’s Ukrainian community

March 24, 2022 at 11:28 a.m.

Costumed children peer, peek and applaud as Mayor Jane Byrne arrives at the festivities of the Ukrainian Community Association in May 1981. Some of the 5,000 Chicagoans of Ukrainian ancestry...

Harold Washington greets supporters while campaigning in the Loop on Feb. 27, 1983, only days after winning the Democratic nomination for mayor.

Vintage baiduhai: 24 incredible Black Chicagoans

February 15, 2024 at 9:10 a.m.

Black History Month is almost over, Chicago — but our appreciation for the men and women of this beautiful community continues throughout the year. Today's newsletter focuses on 24 Black...

Feb. 16, 1932: Portrait of German bobsledder Werner Zahn presenting the Olympic trophy to American bobsledder William L Fiske, while the rest of the four-man winning American bobsled team looks on, at the Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, New York. Eddie Eagan is just to the right of Fiske.

Vintage baiduhai: 4 Illinois athletes who won GOLD at the Winter Olympics

January 27, 2026 at 7:47 p.m.

You made it to Thursday, Chicago — you deserve a gold medal! If it were only that easy, right? Late last night/early this morning the United States women's hockey team...

Martin Kramer fills pans with peppermint patties at Fannie May Candy Co. in 1948.

Chicago once was dubbed the ‘Candy Capital of the United States’

February 17, 2022 at 12:23 p.m.

Martin Kramer fills pans with peppermint patties at Fannie May Candy Co. in 1948. Miss Lucy D, Smith, from left, Mrs. Ora H. Snyder and Mrs. E. H. Duff in...

Fans carry a banner during the Chicago Bears victory parade on LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago on Jan. 27, 1986.

Vintage baiduhai: The Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 46-10 to win Super Bowl XX

February 10, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

Hello and welcome to annuder edition of da newsletter, Chicago. Marianne Mather and myself, I've gotta tell you, we're not here to start no trouble. But we are ready to,...

A cold and windy Feb. 3, 1974, on Maxwell Street didn't hamper bargain hunters.

New Vintage baiduhai newsletter: Here’s how to sign up.

February 4, 2022 at 9:48 a.m.

The baiduhai's photo files, newspaper clippings, recipe cards, book collection and other accumulated ephemera have been for the exclusive use of its staff during the paper's almost 175 years...

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