Today in Chicago History

Chicago Bears tight end Zach Miller (86) holds his leg as he is carted off the field after an injury during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on Oct. 29, 2017, in New Orleans. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: ‘Save my leg, please,’ Bears tight end Zach Miller tells surgeon after injury

By Kori Rumore

October 29, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 29, according...

Donald Trump crosses the Wabash Avenue Bridge on Oct. 28, 2004, to attend the start of the demolition of the Sun-Times building in Chicago. (Scott Strazzante/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Donald Trump watches as Sun-Times building razed to build Trump Tower

By Kori Rumore

October 28, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 28, according...

Sheila Clay, a former Cabrini resident, takes pictures around the partially demolished Cabrini-Green high-rise building at 1230 N. Burling in Chicago on March 30, 2011. Clay resided in Cabrini's 1160 N. Sedgwick building for eight years. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Demolition crews begin razing Cabrini-Green high rises

By Kori Rumore

October 27, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 27, according...

Rasul "Rocky" Clark is wheeled into his room at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago by resource clinician Shelagh Carlson, right, as Rocky's mother, Annette, gets a T-shirt ready for him to wear on March 21, 2001. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Eisenhower’s Rasul ‘Rocky’ Clark paralyzed during high school football game

By Kori Rumore

September 15, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 15, according...

Walter Payton, shown on Dec. 7, 1986, continues to assault the NFL record books in his 12th season as a Bear. (Bob Langer/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Bears legend Walter Payton rushes for his 100th career touchdown

By Kori Rumore

September 14, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 14, according...

Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa is carried off the field after hitting a pair of home runs against the Brewers on Sept. 13, 1998, at Wrigley Field. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: ‘Slammin’ Sammy Sosa hits home runs No. 61 and 62 during 1998 season

By Kori Rumore

September 13, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 13, according...

The ivy in right field glistens before the Chicago Cubs play the New York Mets on June 3, 2014, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Scott Strazzante/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: The original ivy at Wrigley Field is planted

By Kori Rumore

September 15, 2026 at 12:49 p.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 12, according...

Michael Jordan talks with University of North Carolina coaches Roy Williams and Dean Smith after being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame during an enshrinement ceremony at Symphony Hall on Sept. 11, 2009, in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Bulls’ Michael Jordan inducted into Hall of Fame — and ‘Crying Jordan’ meme is born

By Kori Rumore

September 11, 2026 at 9:25 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 11, according...

Spectators hope for a peek at the VIPs arriving beneath the Chicago Theatre's five-story marquee on Sept. 10, 1986. (Anne Cusack/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: Highs — and lows — of the magnificent Chicago Theatre

By Kori Rumore

September 10, 2026 at 6:37 p.m.

The marquee of the Chicago Theatre is a dazzling icon of the city that has...

Cynthia and David Dowaliby walk hand-in-hand with their son, David Jr., 5, as they arrive at a Chicago court on April 10, 1990, for the opening of their trial. The Midlothian couple was accused of strangling their 7-year-old daughter, Jaclyn Marie. (Charles Bennett/AP)

Today in Chicago History: 7-year-old Jaclyn Dowaliby disappears from Midlothian home

By Kori Rumore

September 10, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 10, according...

Children sit by a waterfall at Woodfield Mall on June 27, 1973, in Schaumburg. (Arthur Walker/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Woodfield Mall — then the largest of its kind in the United States — opens in Schaumburg

By Kori Rumore

September 9, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 9, according...

The Lady Elgin sank in Lake Michigan after it was hit by a schooner, as depicted in this illustration, on Sept. 8, 1860. (Chicago History Museum)

Today in Chicago History: Lady Elgin — the Titanic of the Great Lakes — sinks off the North Shore

By Kori Rumore

September 8, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 8, according...

Walter Payton [34] dives into the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown in the first quarter of a game on Sept. 7, 1986 at Soldier Field against the Cleveland Browns, giving the Bears a 14-7 lead. (Ed Wagner Jr./baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: NFL uses instant replay for 1st time during a Bears game at Soldier Field

By Kori Rumore

September 7, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 7, according...