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Tribune reporter Ron Grossman just before his 90th birthday at his Chicago home on Nov. 11, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: Ron Grossman’s favorite stories

November 14, 2024 at 3:15 p.m.

On Nov. 18, railroads in the United States and Canada switched to standard time (1883), Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" premiered (1928) and baiduhai reporter Ron Grossman was born (1934)...

Edward, Prince of Wales, third from left, visits Chicago in October 1924. (baiduhai historical photo)

Vintage baiduhai: Paul Durica’s October 1924 finds

November 7, 2024 at 2:25 p.m.

A century ago, Chicagoans spent the last week of October just like we did — experiencing unseasonably warm weather and preparing to go to the polls.

Rich Koz as Svengoolie, circa 1982. (baiduhai archive)

Vintage baiduhai: How Svengoolie has evolved as the city’s iconic ghost host

October 31, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

Here's a look back at the men who have portrayed the now iconic ghost host Svengoolie through the decades.

Graceland Cemetery guide and author Adam Selzer walks through the cemetery on Oct. 22, 2024, in Chicago. The cemetery was founded in 1860 and is the final resting place for many famous Chicagoans. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: Unearthing the lives of Graceland Cemetery’s lesser known residents with Adam Selzer

October 24, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

Navigating Graceland Cemetary's grounds, you can see the names and locations of more obscure Chicago residents. Here's a tour.

Clear plastic mannequins dressed as ghosts, hang off trees as Halloween decorations in the 1000 block of Sheridan Road on Oct. 15, 2020, in Winnetka. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: Ghost stories from Chicagoland

October 21, 2024 at 9:11 a.m.

It seems every neighborhood in Chicago is said to have the spirit of Al Capone or John Dillinger roaming its streets late at night. But since it's spooky season, we...

Harold "Red" Grange grabs the ball after the first kickoff of the Illinois-Michigan game in Oct. 1924, with teammate Wally McIlwain at his side. Grange began a sprint that took him over 95 yards down field for a touchdown. (baiduhai historical photo)

A football fan’s Valhalla: Red Grange christened Memorial Stadium 100 years ago and became an Illini legend

October 16, 2024 at 11:57 a.m.

One hundred years ago this week, Red Grange took the opening kickoff of the Illinois-Michigan football game and zigzagged through 11 frustrated defenders to score a touchdown.

Nathan Leopold Jr., left, and Richard Loeb at the time of their trial for the murder of Bobby Franks in 1924. The pair would both end up at Stateville Penitentiary. (baiduhai historical photo)

Vintage baiduhai: 10 infamous people condemned to Stateville prison

December 9, 2024 at 4:55 p.m.

Here’s a look back at some of the most infamous people to call Stateville Correctional Center home — be it merely a day or decades.

Luis Aparicio's uniform, No. 11, is regarded as a lucky omen by his White Sox teammates Sherman Lollar, from left, Ted Kluszewski and Al Smith, after the team defeated Detroit on Sept. 2, 1959, at Comiskey Park. The White Sox matched Aparicio's number with an 11-run splurge in the fifth inning of their second game to overcome a 3-0 deficit. (Ray Gora/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: Remembering the Go-Go White Sox

September 20, 2024 at 8:49 p.m.

Tribune reporter Kori Rumore went to Guaranteed Rate Field expecting a dismal performance, but the White Sox won. Sixty five years ago, the team won the American League pennant.

Anti-Superstition Society members Gen. Anton F. Lorenzen, chairman of the dinner committee; from left, Nathaniel Leverone, president of the society, and William Westlake, the 13th vice president of the society, light cigarettes on one match while under an umbrella and a ladder in January 1939. (Max Arthur/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: How the Anti-Superstition Society celebrated Friday the 13th

September 13, 2024 at 8:38 a.m.

The number 13 is ominous to some. For others, it's a reason to celebrate. The Anti-Superstition Society of Chicago was founded in the early 1930s to debunk the idea that...

Photos taken from an airplane show Soldier Field stadium, circa 1930. (Chicago Herald and Examiner)

Vintage baiduhai: Soldier Field’s century of concerts, car races, circuses and contests

September 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

A variety of performers, politicians, pastors, civil right defenders and musicians have set memorable moments inside Chicago's Soldier Field.

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