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Caretaker Jose Billegas picks up some of the tributes left by well-wishers on the doorstep of the former residence of Cardinal Bernardin after his death, Nov. 21, 1996. The items were taken inside and dried and saved for the Cardinal's family.

The life of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, 25 years after his death

August 25, 2022 at 5:12 p.m.

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, who led the Archdiocese of Chicago for 14 years, died 25 years ago. Here's a look back at his remarkable life. This edited story originally ran in...

The new Mercy Hospital can be seen behind the existing hospital as it is being built, circa October 1966.

Flashback: Mercy Hospital’s major milestones

June 20, 2022 at 11:45 a.m.

Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Bronzeville was Chicago's first private hospital.

Nurses care for victims of the Spanish influenza epidemic outdoors amidst canvas tents during an outdoor fresh air cure in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1918.

How the 1918 flu pandemic mirrors today’s coronavirus crisis

April 25, 2020 at 2:55 a.m.

The 1918 influenza pandemic swept across the globe, sickening one-third of the world's population, or about half a billion people, by the end of its terrifying run. At least 50...

Earth Day was a bash for Fred High of Freeport, a student at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb on April 22, 1970.

Vintage: Celebrating the first Earth Day

April 22, 2025 at 9:17 a.m.

Earth Day was a bash for Fred High of Freeport, a student at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb on April 22, 1970. A participant at the first Earth Day rally...

On his 22nd birthday, Chester Weger, is convicted of the murder of Lillian Oetting in a LaSalle County courtroom on March 3, 1961. "You never know what Chester is thinking," said his attorney, John A. McNamara. "It's hard to get through to him."

Timeline: The March 1960 Starved Rock murders and convicted killer Chester Weger’s release from prison

March 2, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

On March 14 1960, three Chicago-area women set out for a hike at Starved Rock State Park near Utica, Ill. They never returned. Here's a look back at their case...

Drovers National Bank, one of the tallest structures in the stockyards area and housing one of its most important financial institutions, was left in ruins by the Union Stock Yards fire on May 19, 1934. It stood at 4201 South Halsted St. The structures in the foreground contained living quarters for stockyard workers. (baiduhai historical photo)

Union Stock Yard fire of 1934

May 16, 2025 at 11:14 a.m.

The Union Stock Yards fire of May 19, 1934, was second only to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 in its destructiveness. By 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, the day it...

Soldiers and Women's Army Corps personnel look over an invasion map as they follow the line of the D-Day invasion in France on June 6, 1944. The group was at the Orientation Center at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

ALLIES INVADE FRANCE: Scenes from the city as D-Day news reaches Chicago

June 6, 2022 at 6:12 p.m.

Soldiers and Women's Army Corps personnel look over an invasion map as they follow the line of the D-Day invasion in France on June 6, 1944. The group was at...

Mayor Harold Washington acknowledges an ovation from supporters after his introduction May 2, 1983, at his first council meeting at City Hall. He adjourned the meeting shortly afterward.

Chicago’s Council Wars pitted defiant white aldermen against a reform-minded Harold Washington

June 16, 2022 at 12:02 p.m.

Angry supporters of Mayor Harold Washington jeer the council proceedings after Ald. Ed Vrdolyak seized control of the podium on May 2, 1983. Vrdolyak had taken control of the meeting...

Illinois state Rep. Lottie Holman O'Neill, of Downers Grove, raises her right hand in front of Chief Justice Floyd Thompson in Illinois, circa 1923.

The swearing-in of Illinois’ first female state legislator

June 20, 2019 at 3:44 p.m.

Lottie O'Neill was the first female state legislator in Illinois, taking her seat in January 1923. She modestly claimed to be only a foot soldier in the fight for women's...

Members of the jury for Robin Gecht examine the van used in the attempted murder of a North Side woman who was raped, sexually mutilated and left for dead along railroad tracks in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, Sept. 22, 1983.

Timeline: Sadistic exploits, innocent victims of the Ripper Crew

June 19, 2019 at 3:04 p.m.

The infamous four-man gang known as the Ripper Crew is thought to be responsible for the ritualistic slayings of as many as 17 women and the fatal shooting of a...

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