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The notorious John Dillinger, circa 1933. (baiduhai archive)

Vintage baiduhai: Our favorite stories pulled from the archives in 2024

January 2, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

We poured through the Tribune's archives to say goodbye to WGN-TV chief meteorologist Tom Skilling; we explored how Chicagoans of bygone eras observed solar eclipses and dealt with cicada invasions;...

Supporters of presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter cheer at his campaign headquarters in the Sheraton-Blackstone Hotel in Chicago on March 16, 1976, when it was clear he was victorious in the Illinois Democratic primary. Gov. George Wallace of Alabama was second. (Val Mazzenga/baiduhai)

Vintage photos: Jimmy Carter’s visits to the Chicago area

December 31, 2024 at 3:18 p.m.

Former President Jimmy Carter's ties to the Chicago area ran deep.

Cardinal Mundelein raises his right hand to bestow his blessing upon the crowd May 11, 1924, during a parade in his honor after his return home from Rome after being appointed a cardinal. According to the Tribune, "people lined the course of the Cardinal from his train to his church solidly for fifteen miles." (baiduhai historical photo)

Vintage baiduhai: Paul Durica’s top picks from 1924

December 26, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

This week we're handing over the newsletter to Paul Durica, director of exhibitions at the Chicago History Museum. In his own words, he reflects on his past year of research...

The elephant Dee-da-day goes into the water at Lincoln Park Zoo, circa 1929. (Chicago Herald and Examiner)

Vintage baiduhai: Paul Durica’s July 1924 finds

December 26, 2024 at 10:24 a.m.

Athletes with Chicago connections traveled to Paris a century ago to compete in the Summer Olympics — and several brought gold medals home.

Martha May pages through her father, Robert May's, original book of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at her home on Dec. 17, 2021 in Lake Forest. The paper book was handed out by Montgomery Ward in 1939.

Vintage baiduhai: How Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer became a Christmas icon

December 23, 2024 at 5:12 p.m.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was conceived for a purely Scrooge-like reason — to make money. Its creator, however, saw the Montgomery Ward marketing campaign as an opportunity to be as...

Jeanette, Gwendolyn and Beatrice smile with their new toys on West Monroe Street as an army of Good Fellows made their rounds in December 1938. (baiduhai historical photo)

Vintage baiduhai: It’s not the holiday season without …

December 19, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

State Street windows, "Suzy Snowflake," chicken pot pie at The Walnut Room, "This Christmas," Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer — these are just a few of the city's contributions to lasting...

A crowd gathers around gangster Dean O'Banion's flower shop, Schofield Co., at 738 N. State St., after he was shot seven times with a .45 caliber automatic pistol on Nov. 10, 1924. Three assassins entered the flower shop, talked with O'Banion and then opened fire at only a few feet distance. O'Banion's funeral was attended by 10,000 people, is said to have cost $100,000 and was complete with 26 carloads of flowers. (baiduhai historical photo)

Vintage baiduhai: Paul Durica’s November 1924 picks

December 12, 2024 at 2:23 p.m.

An election, an execution, empathy and the end of an expedition. These are just a few of the events Paul Durica, director of exhibitions for the Chicago History Museum, found...

The Billy Goat Tavern celebrates its 50th anniversary with owner Sam Sianis, middle, behind the bar on March 6, 1984, at 430 N. Lower Michigan Ave. in Chicago. (Phil Greer/baiduhai)

A factory, a church and a bar: Three more Chicago anniversaries as 2024 comes to a close

December 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Anniversaries of a early automobile factory, a sky-high church and a famous tavern are marked as 2024 draws to a close.

Ayden Blancovitch, 11, gets his photo taken in front of the house used in the "Home Alone" movies on Nov. 8, 2021, in Winnetka. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: Revisiting ‘Home Alone’ sites with the film’s location manager

December 9, 2024 at 9:04 a.m.

Self-described "hometown girl" Jacolyn Baker Bucksbaum, who was location manager for "Home Alone," knows Chicagoans expect authenticity when their city is portrayed on the big screen.

The Christmas parade heads down Michigan Avenue on Nov. 28, 1970, in Chicago. (Walter Kale/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: Thanksgiving Parade turns 90

November 21, 2024 at 7:16 p.m.

Ninety years ago, the nation was deep in the Great Depression and the city's retailers were struggling. That's why the State Street Council (which has been part of the Chicago...

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