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Today in History: Trial of the Chicago Eight begins

September 24, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Sept. 24, 1969, the trial of the Chicago Eight, later the Chicago Seven, began. (Five...

September 24, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 24, according...

September 23, 2025 at 4:06 p.m.

Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur from Argentina with powerful claws, feasting on an ancient...

September 23, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 23, according...

September 23, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Sept. 23, 1955, a jury in Sumner, Mississippi, acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant...

September 22, 2025 at 3:36 p.m.

The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association in Oak Park invited First Lady MK Pritzker after reading...

September 15, 2026 at 6:43 p.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 22, according...

September 22, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all enslaved...

November 9, 2025 at 9:03 a.m.

In 1975, a scheduled remap of Illinois’ congressional districts was still five years away. But...

September 21, 2025 at 8:05 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 21, according...