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To learn more about 19th-century America, Stacker compiled a collection of 50 essential images that capture what life was ...

Museum tickets are on sale for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, which opens June 19 with exhibits on the White House ...

The Obama Presidential Center's opening announcement has reignited criticism over its design, costs, and a controversial ID ...

Not much is left of the massive buildings built for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Despite a rocky start, the event became ...

On May 1, 1999, a meeting between the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic led to the release of ...

An anti-gentrification ordinance that gives tenants the right of first refusal in certain South Side neighborhoods took effect this month, rattling some industry insiders. The Jackson Park Tenant ...

A 10-year-old boy was killed and a teenager critically injured in an early morning fire in the Washington Heights neighborhood, according to Chicago police. Chicago police and fire officials responded ...

The area surrounding the Columbian Basin in Jackson Park is home to about 200 pink and white cherry blossom trees that typically bloom each spring. The trees will reach full bloom in the next few days ...

Former Lady Vols basketball star Rickea Jackson has been traded to the Chicago Sky, the organization announced April 12. Jackson was traded for Ariel Atkins in a straight-up player swap, according to ...

The Chicago Sky made a franchise-shaping move Sunday, acquiring forward Rickea Jackson from the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for two-time All-Star Ariel Atkins. The deal, first reported by ESPN’s ...