Ron Grossman – Page 4

A photo diagram shows how three men killed North Side gang leader Dean O’Banion in his flower shop, Schofield’s Flowers, that he co-owned with William Schofield, on Nov. 10, 1924. Schofield’s was located in the 700 block of North State Street in Chicago, across from Holy Name Cathedral. (baiduhai historical photo)

Shot dead in his flower shop, bootlegger Dean O’Banion got a classic gangland sendoff

November 10, 2024 at 9:55 a.m.

Chicago gangster Dean O'Banion was shot in his State Street flower shop. His murder sparked a fresh round of violence in 1920s Chicago.

The empty lot at 5643 S. Peoria St. in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, shown on Oct. 29, 2024, was the site of a large race riot that lasted five days in November 1949. A union meeting held there sparked the riot. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

In 1949, a union official invited colleagues to his Englewood home. Some were Black. Violence ensued.

November 5, 2024 at 9:36 a.m.

In 1949, a Chicago union official invited cohorts to his home on Chicago's South Side. Some were Black. Five days of violence followed.

The Thompson submachine gun used in the shooting death of Assistant State’s Attorney William McSwiggin, in April 1926. McSwiggin, who was known as the "hanging prosecutor" because of his success in murder trials, was shot to death when a machine gunner in a curtained automobile fired on him and two other men as they stood in front of a saloon at 5615 West Roosevelt Road in Cicero, just beyond the Chicago city limits. (baiduhai historical photo)

The ‘Tommy gun’ was designed for soldiers. But Chicago gangsters made it notorious.

October 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The Thompson submachine gun was designed for use by soldiers in war, but Chicago gangsters made it famous as the Tommy gun, aka the Chicago typewriter.

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.

State highway police officers help restore order in the circular cell blocks at Stateville Prison after 1,500 convicts rioted, lighting several buildings on fire, on March 18, 1931. Three convicts were shot during the rioting, one of them was gravely wounded with a bullet to the abdomen. (Chicago Herald and Examiner)

Stateville’s storied past recalled as state readies to demolish, rebuild century-old prison

October 21, 2024 at 4:43 p.m.

Stateville prison's notorious history is recalled as the state prepares to tear down the century-old facility and rebuild.

America First Committee members recruit on a Chicago street in March 1941. (baiduhai historical photo)

The attack on Pearl Harbor silenced a burgeoning ‘America First’ movement

September 29, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Early in World War II, a battle of words was fought by an unlikely political alliance headquartered in Chicago and determined to keep the United States out of the conflict....

Deputy Chief John Hartnett informs a group of over 300 protesters of their rights and the law about stopping construction work on Aug. 13, 1969, in Chicago. The group had gathered at a construction site at the University of Illinois and then marched to the Civic Center. (Dave Nystrom/baiduhai)

Picketers shut down construction sites in 1969 in push for more Black union jobs

September 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Black activists shut down Chicago building sites in 1969 in a push for unions to admit more Black and minority members.

The Rev. Lawrence Hight, bottom left, is held at Mount Vernon, Illinois, and is charged with poisoning his wife in 1924. With Hight is Sheriff Grant Halcomb, right, and Deputy Sheriff Ronald Holcomb, standing. (baiduhai historical photo)

Pastor and parishioner’s illicit affair drove them to poison their spouses, shocking Illinois town

October 10, 2024 at 4:53 p.m.

In Little Egypt, a romance between a pastor and his parishioner led to a double murder in 1924.

U.S. Army World Fliers are greeted by Chicago Mayor William Dever, with ribbon, when they landed in a small airfield just outside Chicago near suburban Maywood on Sept. 15, 1924. The flyers landed near Chicago on their final leg of their aerial circumnavigation of the globe. The flyers are, from left, Lt. John Harding Jr., Lt. Henry H. Ogden, Lt. Leslie P. Arnold, Lt. Leigh P. Wade, and (after Mayor Dever), Lt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. Erik H. Nelson. (baiduhai historical photo)

In 1924, Chicago was a victory leg stop for the first aviators to circle the globe

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

U.S. aviators flying single engine aircraft were the first to circumnavigate the globe by air in 1924.

Cardinal George Mundelein, from left, the Rev,. William R. Griffin, and C.G. Guill look over Soldier Field in 1925 in preparation for the upcoming 28th International Eucharistic Congress. The large, open-air Mass was held at Soldier Field in June 1926. (Chicago Herald and Examiner)

A century ago, Soldier Field was born as a lakefront stadium, bolstering Chicago’s image as a world-class city

September 3, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

The birth of Chicago’s lakefront stadium was marked by a nasty squabble over its name.

All Stories