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Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future

October 25, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

There are a lot of ghosts here, but they’re the kinds of hauntings that we...

October 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

It was shocking news 100 years ago when the seemingly invincible Harry Houdini died in...

October 25, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 25, according...

October 25, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 25, 1929, former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall was convicted of...

October 24, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 24, according...

October 24, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 24, 1929, a massive sell-off at the opening bell of the New York Stock...

October 23, 2026 at 5:14 a.m.

A mural by Ricardo Gonzalez in Blue Island transformed a wall into at 200-foot wide...

October 23, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 23, according...

October 23, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 23, 2001, Apple released the iPod. An estimated 450 million iPod devices were sold...

October 23, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

Sweet home, Chicago — literally. Chicago has been considered the candy capital of the world...