History
As Chicago Prepares for the NASCAR Race, Take a Look Back at This Old Wooden Race Track in Maywood
Watch a Tireless 83 Year-Old Mavis Staples Perform in a Concert Recorded in Chicago
The 150th Birthday of the Chicago Mayor Who Was Killed by a Bullet Meant for FDR
One hundred and fifty years ago today, the future mayor of Chicago Anton Cermak was born in an area of Austria-Hungary that is now part of the Czech Republic. The above photo of him with Franklin Delano Roosevelt was taken in 1932, a year before Cermak’s death as a result of his relationship with Roosevelt. FDR won the nomination to be the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate against Herbert Hoover at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that year.
Forty Years Ago, Harold Washington Was Elected Mayor of Chicago
Nine Chicago Women Who Found Success in Food Before the Age of the Celebrity Chef
The Little-Known Social Worker and Writer Who Embodied Chicago’s Role as a “Cauldron” for Social Movements
The First Black Catholic Priest—a Candidate for Sainthood—and His Importance to Chicago
The Woman Who Invented Monopoly (Sort of)
Eight Things to Watch and Read on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Why America Is the Only Country That Embraced the Lie Detector—and Chicago’s Role in Its Rise
Get in the Spirit with Vintage Holiday Cards from the Chicago History Museum
Revisiting the Biting Articles That Branded Chicago the "Second City"
How to Watch the Next January 6 Committee Hearing, Likely Its Last
The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol is holding its next public hearing on Monday, December 19 at 12:00 pm CT. The hearing will likely be the last held by the committee, which is expected to release its final report on December 21.