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Today in History: IRA decommissions weapons

September 25, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 25, 2005, in the presence of disarmament observers, the Irish Republican Army decommissioned its...

September 24, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.

The Ridge Historical Society in Chicago has thousands of artifacts and boxes of unsorted material...

September 24, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

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

September 24, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

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

September 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Cook County leaders and health officials sounded the alarm Wednesday, warning that changes in the...

September 23, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

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

September 23, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

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

September 22, 2026 at 11:40 a.m.

Chicago History Museum curator Elena Gonzales will discuss the new exhibit Aqui en Chicago at...

September 22, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

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

September 22, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 22, 1985, rock and country music artists participated in Farm Aid, a concert...