Today in Chicago History

The fatal shooting of Earl “Hymie” Weiss and Patrick Murray took place near Schofield’s flower shop, headquarters of the North Side Gang, in October 1926. Machine-gun fire came from a window at 740 N. State St. Three others were injured in the shooting. (baiduhai historical photo)

Today in Chicago History: ‘Hymie’ Weiss gunned down across the street from Holy Name Cathedral

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

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Edmonton Oilers star Wayne Gretzky (99) serves as a screen for Keith Lowe's shot, which streaked past Chicago Blackhawks goalie Tony Esposito (35) during the first period Oct. 10, 1979, at Chicago Stadium. Gretzky was credited with an assist on the goal. The Hawks won 4-2. (Edward Wagner Jr./baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Wayne Gretzky makes NHL debut at Chicago Stadium

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

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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

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

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Meteorologist Tom Skilling works with computer graphics on May 28, 1992, at WGN-TV studios in Chicago. (Charles Cherney/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Tom Skilling signs on as meteorologist at WGN-TV

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August 13, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

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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: Bernie Sanders — then a University of Chicago student — arrested during South Side protest

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August 12, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

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Though most children today do not know who Bud Billiken is or who he is supposed to represent, Billiken lives on each year in the parade of bands and floats that wind along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. (William Kelly/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: First Bud Billiken Parade rewards Chicago Defender newspaper hawkers

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August 11, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

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A pedestrian walks past the entrance to the Essanay Studios building on Argyle Street in Chicago on July 30, 2012. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Essanay Studios — briefly home to Charlie Chaplin — opens for movie production

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August 10, 2025 at 8:04 a.m.

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Looking a little like something from a galaxy far, far away, Wrigley Field is bathed in light for its first night baseball game on Aug. 8, 1988, as traffic hurries by on Clark and Addison streets. The game, however, was canceled due to rain and fans had to wait until Aug. 9, 1988, for the first completed night game. (Frank Hanes/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Cubs shine in first Wrigley Field night game that counted

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August 9, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

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The Chicago White Sox chose to play their first game of a doubleheader in their much-heralded Bermuda shorts, and won it, defeating the Kansas City Royals, 5-2, on Aug. 8, 1976. (Ed Wagner Jr./baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: The White Sox wear shorts on ‘the coolest day of the summer’

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August 8, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

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Chicago Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux comes out of a game during the sixth inning on Aug. 7, 2004, against the Giants in San Francisco. Maddux earned his 300th win. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Cubs Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux gets 300th win

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August 7, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

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Enrico Fermi, right, demonstrates his neutron velocity selector to Walter H. Zinn between sessions of a meeting at Argonne National Laboratory on Dec. 2, 1946, commemorating the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction achieved four years earlier. (Ray Gora/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: City’s role in development of atomic bomb revealed

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August 6, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

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Martin Luther King Jr., center right, and supporters pause before a realtor's office during their fair housing march through Marquette Park on Aug. 5, 1966, in Chicago. On the neighborhood's reaction to the march, King later said, “I have never seen, even in Mississippi and Alabama, mobs as hateful as I’ve seen here in Chicago.” (baiduhai historical photo)

Today in Chicago History: The Rev. Martin Luther King felled by rock during Marquette Park protest

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August 5, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

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United Airlines Chairman James Hartigan, right, Mayor Harold Washington, center, and architect Helmut Jahn gather before the opening of United's "Terminal of Tomorrow" at O'Hare International Airport on Aug. 3, 1987. (Ernie Cox Jr./baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Futuristic, Helmut Jahn-designed United Airlines terminal opens at O’Hare

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August 4, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

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