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Today in Chicago History: Essanay Studios — briefly home to Charlie Chaplin — opens for movie production

August 10, 2025 at 8:04 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 10, according...

August 10, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Aug. 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein, accused of orchestrating a sex-trafficking ring and sexually abusing dozens...

August 9, 2025 at 9:24 a.m.

Nagasaki has marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic attack on the southern city...

August 9, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown Jr., a Black 18-year-old, was shot to death by a...

August 9, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 9, according...

August 8, 2025 at 4:59 p.m.

Three 9/11 victims’ remains have newly been identified, officials said this week, as evolving DNA...

August 8, 2025 at 3:20 p.m.

The first time the Dave Matthews Band swung through Chicago area in 2004, the group...

August 8, 2025 at 2:12 p.m.

It was the dawn of the atomic age and Pullman residents were reeling. One of...

August 8, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 8, according...

August 8, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Aug. 8, 1988, Wrigley Field hosted its first-ever night baseball game; the contest between...