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Today in History: Chicago officer Jason Van Dyke convicted for Laquan McDonald’s murder

October 5, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Oct. 5, 2018, a jury in Chicago convicted white police officer Jason Van Dyke of...

October 4, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Oct. 4, 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead in her Hollywood hotel...

October 4, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 4, according...

October 3, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 3, according...

October 3, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Oct. 3, 1974, Frank Robinson was named the American League’s first Black manager after...

October 2, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.

A team of excavators has found $1 million in treasure from a centuries-old Spanish shipwreck...

September 28, 2026 at 8:46 a.m.

Forty one years ago, the Cubs entered October as the National League East champions with...

October 2, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Oct. 2, 1942, the RMS Queen Mary, an ocean liner carrying thousands of American soldiers...

December 19, 2025 at 9:21 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 2, according...

October 1, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 1, according...