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Today in History: Chicago Cubs win the World Series

November 2, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Nov. 2, 2016, ending a championship drought that had lasted since 1908, the Chicago Cubs...

November 1, 2025 at 5:02 a.m.

The death of 19-year-old Homewood resident Lester Wolf in 1926 is going national as an...

November 1, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 1, according...

November 1, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Nov. 1, 1765, the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect,...

October 31, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Oct. 31, 1913, the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across the United States, was...

October 31, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 31, according...

October 30, 2025 at 2:31 p.m.

In this treat from the Tribune's archives, learn about these men who spent their days...

October 30, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On Oct. 30, 1972, an Illinois Central Gulf commuter train was struck by another train...

October 30, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 30, according...

November 1, 2025 at 2:20 p.m.

In doing her research, playwright India Nicole Burton says she found that "I cannot not...