Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 18, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1818: Congress passed the Illinois ...

1964: The selection of Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1965 NFL draft remains the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – The home stadium of the Chicago White Sox won’t be called Guaranteed Rate Field come the start of the 2025 season. The baseball stadium, which opened in 1991 as the “new” Comiskey Park ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Even before the trouble between games ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 6, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. “Judges and society matrons, folks from ...

In "1990: So Long, Old Comiskey Park: A Photo Essay," author James J. Klekowski not only presents a photo essay regarding the final year of Comiskey Park's life, he also provides a thumbnail sketch of ...