The first star represents the Fort Dearborn Massacre and the points signify transportation, labor, commerce, finance, populousness and salubrity. The second star represents the Great Chicago Fire ...

Email us. 1920: The League of Women Voters was founded in Chicago; its first president was Maud Wood Park. Seven men were gunned down in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago in 1929 ...

The two downtown incidents happened in the 600 block of North Dearborn Street in River North, Chicago police said. In the first incident, a dog stepped on a manhole around 11:45 a.m. when it ...

The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) has received a massive gift of French art from the collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz. Comprised of almost 2,000 drawings, 200 paintings and 50 sculptures by ...

That's where free museum days across Chicago comes in. The Art Institute of Chicago will offer "free winter weekdays" for Illinois residents, with free admission every Monday, Thursday and Friday ...

Jan. 29—The Dearborn Highlands Arts Council is excited to announce a call for student art entries to participate in the 2025 Youth Art Exhibition in the Gallery, 331 Walnut Street, Lawrenceburg.

The Department of Justice says a top Trump administration official is in Chicago this weekend to “personally observe” immigration enforcement actions by multiple agencies. Those agencies ...

The 30 most romantic phrases for everyone you love However, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre did have the effect of somewhat breaking the image of Prohibition gangsters as folk heroes. At the same ...

Thousands of counterfeit stamps were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last weekend at the Chicago International Mail Branch. The CBP announced Thursday that eight shipments of ...