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The Spanish Court, shown Sept. 19, 1936, consisted of apartment buildings and stores in No Man's Land. On the right is the Teatro Del Lago.

Flashback: A den of gamblers and bootleggers: No Man’s Land was party central for North Shore’s bored suburbanites

April 26, 2020 at 10:19 a.m.

It was bitterly cold on March 8, 1932, when a fire broke out shortly before 5 p.m. at Miralago, an art deco nightclub and casino on the North Shore. Today,...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, left, sits with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Casablanca, Morocco, in early 1943. It was the site of the historic Allied war conference.

Column: A stirring Trump speech — that he never gave

April 22, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

At this juncture, Donald Trump's reelection ought to be a slam-dunk. In perilous times, voters are skittish about changing horses in midstream. They have a visceral need to rally around...

Dr. Anthony Fauci listens to President Donald Trump during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic at the White House on March 26, 2020.

Column: Dr. Fauci, you’re a man of science. Step away from President Trump, a man of fiction.

April 16, 2020 at 12:35 p.m.

I have a crush on Dr. Anthony Fauci. It's strictly platonic, but I adore the voice of reason he brings to a White House microphone. He has the gentle manners...

A nearly empty LaSalle Street looking south from Grand Avenue on April 9, 2020.

Column: In Chicago streets emptied by pandemic, memories fill in for the lack of bustle

April 13, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Under a stay-at-home order, the city's streets are empty, giving Chicago the look of a movie set before the cameras roll. The details are perfect, except for one: You could...

The then-new Eleanor Club at 1550 Dearborn Pkwy. in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood on Feb. 14, 1956.

Flashback: A lifeline in the big city: Women’s clubs, started in Chicago in 1898, gave women a home and an instant support network

April 23, 2020 at 4:55 p.m.

Susan Rodriguez was furious upon hearing that she and a few others would be the last residents of the Eleanor Club on Dearborn Parkway, an apartment-style building for working women...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, left, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, walks past President Donald Trump after answering a question during a coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 29, 2020.

Column: We must be vaccinated against politics if we’re going to beat coronavirus

March 30, 2020 at 12:54 p.m.

At a recent White House briefing, President Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci stood side by side, debating an anti-malarial drug that the president has touted as a treatment for...

Flashback: ‘That terrible scourge’: Chicago witnessed the ravages of an epidemic as it spread fear and death in the 1860s

March 9, 2020 at 10:35 a.m.

On May 1, 1861, Stephen A. Douglas rallied Chicagoans to support President Abraham Lincoln with a speech at the Wigwam, the city's convention and meeting hall. It marked a U-turn...

The West Side Irish Club float heads down State Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 1967.

Politics and parades: Chicago’s long history of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day

March 2, 2020 at 12:43 p.m.

With a weekend of St. Patrick's Day revelry upon us, it may seem that Chicago has always celebrated the holiday with parades and politicians. And that's almost true. The first...

Dorothy Day is led off to jail after challenging court limits on United Farm Workers union picketing Aug. 2, 1973, in Fresno, California. Day said jail in Fresno was "a paradise compared to others" she'd seen during decades of activism.

Flashback: The reluctant saint: Dorothy Day lived a complicated earthly life with a sacred calling

February 28, 2020 at 11:29 a.m.

As a child, Dorothy Day fell in love with God and became a Christian. Moved by the plight of the poor, she became a socialist and tried to juggle her...

The main entrance to Cook County Hospital is mostly empty in 2003, except for a woman who had toured the closed building.

Flashback: Cook County Hospital was home to big egos, surgical drama and stalwarts who found purpose in treating the poor

February 20, 2020 at 11:50 p.m.

When the long-shuttered Cook County Hospital is refurbished and reopens as a hotel, shops and offices, visitors may sense being in a hallowed space. Perhaps they will spot a plaque...

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