Today in Chicago History

Pope John Paul II in Grant Park in Chicago in October 1979. (baiduhai historical photo)

Today in Chicago History: Pope John Paul II conducts sermon by the shore in Grant Park

By Kori Rumore

October 5, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 5, according...

Sue Hendrickson is with Peter Larson and dog Gypsy with the T. rex skull during excavation in August 1990. (Sue Hendrickson)

Today in Chicago History: Sue the T. rex heads to the Field Museum after $8 million auction purchase

By Kori Rumore

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

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 4, according...

Nancy Faust, organist for the Chicago White Sox, plays at Comiskey Park on June 5, 1971. (Don Casper/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: White Sox organist Nancy Faust plays her last tune at US Cellular Field after 41 seasons

By Kori Rumore

October 3, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 3, according...

Charles Percy gets a kiss of appreciation from his twin daughters Valerie and Sharon, 19, at the Sherman House hotel in downtown Chicago on April 14, 1964. (John Vogele/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: The cold case of Valerie Percy, stabbed and beaten to death in her family home

By Kori Rumore

September 18, 2026 at 1:34 p.m.

Here's a look back at the Valerie Percy murder, the investigation and the few developments...

George Halas as a player-coach of the Decatur Staleys in 1920. (baiduhai archive)

Today in Chicago History: George Halas attends meeting in Ohio that creates the NFL

By Kori Rumore

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

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 17, according...

Mick Jagger, center, and the Rolling Stones perform at the Aragon Ballroom on Sept. 16, 2002, the last concert of their Chicago residency. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: The Rolling Stones rock the Aragon Ballroom

By Kori Rumore

September 16, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

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

Rasul "Rocky" Clark is wheeled into his room at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago by resource clinician Shelagh Carlson, right, as Rocky's mother, Annette, gets a T-shirt ready for him to wear on March 21, 2001. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Eisenhower’s Rasul ‘Rocky’ Clark paralyzed during high school football game

By Kori Rumore

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

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

Walter Payton, shown on Dec. 7, 1986, continues to assault the NFL record books in his 12th season as a Bear. (Bob Langer/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Bears legend Walter Payton rushes for his 100th career touchdown

By Kori Rumore

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

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

Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa is carried off the field after hitting a pair of home runs against the Brewers on Sept. 13, 1998, at Wrigley Field. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: ‘Slammin’ Sammy Sosa hits home runs No. 61 and 62 during 1998 season

By Kori Rumore

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

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

The ivy in right field glistens before the Chicago Cubs play the New York Mets on June 3, 2014, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Scott Strazzante/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: The original ivy at Wrigley Field is planted

By Kori Rumore

September 15, 2026 at 12:49 p.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 12, according...

Michael Jordan talks with University of North Carolina coaches Roy Williams and Dean Smith after being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame during an enshrinement ceremony at Symphony Hall on Sept. 11, 2009, in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Bulls’ Michael Jordan inducted into Hall of Fame — and ‘Crying Jordan’ meme is born

By Kori Rumore

September 11, 2026 at 9:25 a.m.

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

Spectators hope for a peek at the VIPs arriving beneath the Chicago Theatre's five-story marquee on Sept. 10, 1986. (Anne Cusack/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: Highs — and lows — of the magnificent Chicago Theatre

By Kori Rumore

September 10, 2026 at 6:37 p.m.

The marquee of the Chicago Theatre is a dazzling icon of the city that has...

Cynthia and David Dowaliby walk hand-in-hand with their son, David Jr., 5, as they arrive at a Chicago court on April 10, 1990, for the opening of their trial. The Midlothian couple was accused of strangling their 7-year-old daughter, Jaclyn Marie. (Charles Bennett/AP)

Today in Chicago History: 7-year-old Jaclyn Dowaliby disappears from Midlothian home

By Kori Rumore

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

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