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Today in Chicago History: ‘Big’ Jim Colosimo gunned down inside his cafe

May 11, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 11, according...

May 11, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On May 11, 1984, Claus Barbie, the Nazi Gestapo chief known as the “Butcher of Lyon,”...

May 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

By 1911, critics were complaining about rowdy behavior and “scantily clad bathers” at Chicago beaches.

May 10, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

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

May 10, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On May 10, 1994, the state of Illinois executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy, 52, for...

May 9, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

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

May 9, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On May 9, 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved Enovid for use...

May 8, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

The onetime foreign correspondent's 1977 memoir, “A Rumor of War,” laid bare his searing experiences...

May 8, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

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

May 8, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On May 8, 2025, a papal conclave chose Robert Prevost as the first U.S.-born pope, making...