1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

Nobody was injured in any of those overnight attacks. Fred, a male gorilla, is transported to his new quarters within Lincoln Park Zoo on June 2, 1976. (Roy Hall/Chicago Tribune) ...

Abraham Lincoln furiously scribbled in Springfield on June 27, 1858, firing off a gruff note to Charles H. Ray, the editor-in-chief of the Chicago Press & Tribune, then in business for only 11 years.

See the eerie side of Chicago with the Windy City Ghosts Walking Tour. This one-hour, guide-led experience reveals chilling true stories and haunted history in the heart of Lincoln Park. It's perfect ...

Thousands packed Jefferson Square Park, the steps of Metro Hall and ... was estimated by police at nearly 100,000. In Chicago, protesters marched past Trump Tower. In Atlanta, one sign showed the ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

Nearby Lincoln Trail State Park provides opportunities for hiking, fishing, and camping for those who want to extend their visit and enjoy the natural beauty of east-central Illinois. The park’s lake ...

Tucked away in the northwest corner of Illinois, about 100 miles from Chicago’s hustle and wallet-draining lifestyle, sits Freeport – a city where your retirement dollars can perform gymnastic feats ...

Angelo Correr renounces his claim to the Papacy as Pope Gregory XII. 1610: Sigmund III’s Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army defeats ...

The journey from Boston to Los Angeles takes travellers through iconic cities and crosses through 17 states and amazing ...

Developer Sterling Bay is losing the Lincoln Park site to impatient lenders. Now, Chicago's JDL Development is close to ...

Chicago’s newest girl gang has found its home at Lincoln Park Zoo. Six female alpacas have arrived at the zoo, the first time since 2019 that the animals have been homed at the North Side zoo ...