1946: Navy Pier opened the Chicago branch of the University of Illinois to accommodate World War II veterans returning to ...

The Chicago History Museum will explore the heritage and traditions of Latinos, and the National Museum of Mexican Art will ...

A new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum highlights the history of the city's Latino population. The exhibit, called "Aqui ...

Sophomores as well as sailors get inked at Great Lakes Tattoo, but the city's traditional tattoo culture lives on.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 18, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

2007: Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane — top pick in the NHL draft — scored his first career goal in a 5-3 victory ...

Old Chicago, the country's first indoor amusement park, opened in 1975 and featured the "Chicago Loop" roller coaster, which ...