Today in Chicago History

Before the fall: The ill-fated 1919 White Sox strike relaxed poses for a team picture. Eight Sox players were later charged with conspiracy to commit fraud after taking money to throw games. (National Baseball Library)

Today in Chicago History: White Sox lose best-of-nine 1919 World Series to Cincinnati Reds

By Kori Rumore

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

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

Earl “Hymie” Weiss, shown circa 1925, became a top bootlegger and gangster in the Prohibition era before getting assassinated while walking on State Street. (Chicago Herald and Examiner)

Vintage baiduhai: The violent life and ambush death of gang leader Earl ‘Hymie’ Weiss

By Kori Rumore

October 8, 2026 at 6:36 p.m.

Here's a look back at Weiss's life and death, with rarely seen photos and stories...

Kelvin Kiptum celebrates his Chicago Marathon world record victory, 2:00:35, with Bank of America Chicago Marathon Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski, left, in Chicago’s Grant Park on Oct. 8, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum sets a world record in the Chicago Marathon

By Kori Rumore

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

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

World War II fighter pilot Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, right, is congratulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 21, 1942, during a White House ceremony in Washington, D.C. O'Hare's wife, Rita, places the Medal of Honor around his neck. (baiduhai archive)

Today in Chicago History: World War II hero Edward ‘Butch’ O’Hare — the airport’s namesake — downs Japanese bombers

By Kori Rumore

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

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

More than 500 demonstrators led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson march in the Loop on Jan. 5, 1979, protesting the school’s financial plight. (Walter Kale/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: Five phases of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s legendary life

By Kori Rumore

February 19, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

There are some aspects of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's life that might have been forgotten....

Chicago police officers carry Bernie Sanders, 21, to a police wagon from a civil rights demonstration at West 73rd Street and South Lowe Avenue in August 1963. He was charged with resisting arrest, found guilty and fined $25. He was a University of Chicago student at the time. (Tom Kinahan/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Young Bernie Sanders arrest photo emerges

By Kori Rumore

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

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

Chicago police officers stand outside Holy Name Cathedral before the viewing for Harry Caray on Feb. 26, 1998. A large billboard with Caray's likeness is visible in the background on State Street. Caray died on Feb. 18, 1998. (Terrence Antonio James)

Today in Chicago History: Cubs announcer Harry Caray dies after collapsing on Valentine’s Day

By Kori Rumore

February 18, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 18, according...

U.S. Attorney James Burns announces charges in Chicago on July 27, 1994, in the 1979 disappearance of candy heiress Helen Vorhees Brach. Richard Bailey, 62, was indicted on charges of hiring someone to kill Brach. Prosecutors believe Bailey hired someone to kill Brach when she began to suspect he was conning her into buying racehorses at inflated prices. (John Swart/AP)

Today in Chicago History: Candy heiress Helen Vorhees Brach was last seen alive

By Kori Rumore

February 17, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

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Dorothy Mae Stevens, 23, who almost froze to death, is shown with her hands bandaged as two nurses, Jennie Molten and Eleanor Shay, watch over her on Feb. 16, 1951. (Swain Scalf/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: ‘Frozen woman’ Dorothy Mae Stevens feels ‘wonderful’

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February 17, 2026 at 9:33 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 16, according...

Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak is helped after being shot in a Miami park while talking to President-elect Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. (UPI)

Today in Chicago History: Mayor Anton Cermak shot. ‘I’m glad it was me instead of you.’

By Kori Rumore

February 15, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 15, according...

A crowd gathers in the alley behind 2122 N. Clark St., as police remove the victims of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. (baiduhai historical photo)

Today in Chicago History: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

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February 14, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 14, according...

Parking meters along Canal Street, just north of Roosevelt Road on Dec. 2, 2008, in Chicago. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley announced a deal for the long-term lease of Chicago's parking meter system. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: ‘Boondoggle’ parking meter deal causes rate increase

By Kori Rumore

February 13, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 13, according...

Harold Bell, Bobby Rush, center, and Ron Satchel speak at a Black Panther press conference on Oct. 26, 1972. (Jerry Tomaselli/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: Black Panther heritage sites in the Chicago area

By Kori Rumore

February 12, 2026 at 7:36 p.m.

A search of the Tribune's archives found the significance of five of the Black Panther...