Mar. 4, 2026
Chicago Celebrates 189th Birthday
Mayor, cultural historian, and local businesses mark city's incorporation anniversary.
Mar. 4, 2026
Chicago Celebrates 189th Birthday
Mayor Brandon Johnson hosts party at Looking Glass Theater Company
Mar. 2, 2026
Pulaski Day Holiday Observed in Chicago
What's open and closed in the city on the annual celebration of Polish-American heritage
Mar. 2, 2026
Anne Frank Exhibit Brings Secret Annex to Chicago's MSI
The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry will host 'Anne Frank The Exhibition', a recreation of the hiding place where Anne Frank and her family lived during WWII.
Feb. 28, 2026
Chicago Honors WWII Hero Namesake of O'Hare Airport
Edward 'Butch' O'Hare's heroic actions during the war led to the naming of one of the busiest airports in the world.
Feb. 27, 2026
Portage Theater Reopening Process Moves Forward with Back Taxes Paid
New owner Chris Bauman aims to revive the historic Chicago venue after years of closure.
Feb. 24, 2026
Chicago Awarded 1893 World's Fair
City beats out competition to host major international exposition
Feb. 24, 2026
Titanic Exhibit Makes Midwest Debut in Chicago
Interactive experience lets visitors step aboard the ill-fated ship
Feb. 20, 2026
Historic 'House of Tomorrow' from 1933 World's Fair Restored
The iconic futuristic home is one of five that were moved to Beverly Shores, Indiana after the fair ended.
Feb. 19, 2026
Steve John, 'King of All the Gypsies', Buried in Forest Home Cemetery
The imposing figure with striking white hair and long side whiskers ruled over an estimated 50,000 Romany 'subjects' in the United States.
Feb. 17, 2026
3 Holocaust Survivors Reunite After Mothers Hid Pregnancies from Nazis
Eva Clarke, Hana Berger-Moran and Mark Olsky, born during WWII, met for the first time in 2010 after their mothers' harrowing stories came to light.
Feb. 16, 2026
Searchers find wreck of luxury steamer lost in Lake Michigan
Shipwreck World team locates Lac La Belle, a luxury steamer that sank in a late 19th century gale.
Feb. 13, 2026
League of Women Voters Present One-Woman Show About Chicago Pioneer Juliette Kinzie
The LWV Palos-Orland chapter present "The Wau Bon A Travelogue With Juliette Kinzie" on Saturday, March 9, at the Palos Heights Public Library.
Feb. 9, 2026
British Architect Wins World's Largest Architecture Prize
John Simpson awarded $200,000 Driehaus Prize for traditional urbanism and architecture
