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 ...

That included legendary White Sox hurler Ed Walsh, who received just 137 of 247 (55.5%) of votes, finishing third overall on ...

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 ...

The Chicago White Sox are looking to move from their home stadium in Bridgeport and set up shop closer to downtown. It comes 33 years after the team tore down Old Comiskey Park and erected what is now ...

The start of Cactus League play in Arizona this weekend reminds us the daily grind of the baseball season is underway and opening day is on deck. Every new year brings the promise of greatness, but ...

Comiskey Park and Playground — once a neighborhood landmark, but a blight on a tough corner of Mid-City since Hurricane Katrina and the federal floods — was reopened today by Mayor Mitch Landrieu. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO – He’d never made a film or even ...