This guide ranks the 21 Things to Do in Chicago —from blockbuster sights on every postcard to local favorites where true ...

Native Hawaiians, or Kānaka Maoli, have a history in Chicago that goes all the way back to the World's Columbian Exposition ...

As the sun rose on May 7, 1896, gawkers crowded outside the high stone walls of Moyamensing Prison in anticipation of the execution of one of the United States’ first serial killers. Policemen pushed ...

Rocking barn animals, a literary classic dystopian novel and the true story of a Chicago serial killer lurking amidst the ...

Ever since The World’s Fair debuted in 1851, people worldwide have been fascinated by the creativity, inspiration and ideas showcased at the esteemed event. Since then, the World’s Fair has ...

(Chicago Tribune historical photo ... stood across from the domed Administration Building at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. The original was destroyed in a fire, so a replica was ...

That’s because the eye-catching shingle style brownstone structure started its life elsewhere—in Chicago at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. It served as a pavilion for the state of ...

Hundreds hit Chicago's Lakefront Trail for May Day 5K Run and Walk To celebrate, the Rogers Park Business Alliance is announcing a series of cultural events, including a Mercadito craft fair this ...

when he moved back to Chicago. The club is held on the Jackson Park bowling greens. The greens, a manicured corner of the park for lawn sports, were built in 1927 where the German Building in the 1893 ...

Designed by architect Henry Ives Cobb in 1893 for the Chicago Athletic Association (CAA) as a private men's club, it was built to coincide with the opening of the World’s Columbian Exposition ...

Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. CHICAGO, April 22. -- Imre Kiralfy's historical, allegorical, and ballet spectacle "America" was ...

Fifteen years ago, the Chicago-based chef Cliff Rome decided to start an art gallery on a block in Bronzeville with a distinctive history of Black enterprise. On one corner he had already reopened ...