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In 1976, Illinois buried a ton of time capsules. What we’re digging up now is complicated, or sometimes weird.

July 21, 2026 at 5:45 a.m.

JCPenney catalogs, an old baseball, essays to the future. Or sometimes just boring paperwork. In...

July 21, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

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

July 21, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On July 21, 2024, President Joe Biden dropped his bid for reelection following a disastrous campaign...

July 20, 2026 at 2:37 p.m.

Karen Bidus, a teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in Tinley Park, attended the Jewish Foundation...

July 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

To generations of Chicagoans, the first Rainbow Cone of the season means summer has arrived....

July 20, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 20, according...

July 20, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On July 20, 2012, gunman James Holmes opened fire inside a crowded movie theater in Aurora,...

July 19, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

The Genesis Center is now weeks away from demolition and a nearby 40-foot statue called...

July 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The pair placed bets that onion prices would plunge, released their glut of onions into...

July 19, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 19, according...