Today in Chicago History: ‘I’m glad it was me instead of you.’ Mayor Anton Cermak shot.
Once at the hospital, Cermak reportedly uttered the line that is engraved on his tomb. Speaking to FDR, Cermak allegedly said ...
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8 No-Fuss Restaurants In Illinois With The Best Seafood In The State
Frank’s Chicago Shrimp House is the kind of place that makes you question why you ever bothered with those fancy seafood ...
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This 1950s-Style Diner In Skokie Has Milkshakes Known Throughout The Midwest
Plush red vinyl booths line the walls, inviting you to slide in and get comfortable. Chrome-edged tables and matching chairs add a touch of mid-century modern flair, while the counter seating allows ...
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Disco: Music, Movies and Mania under the Mirror Ball with Frank DeCaro
Half a century after the drug-fueled, DJ-driven, glamour-drenched musical phenomenon of disco was born at a New York City loft party, disco’s musical and fashion influences live on in popular ...
Chatham kids were just being kids as society created wedges, Chicago's Next Voices columnist writes
Between 1959 and 1963, an elementary school class in West Chatham went from majority white to majority Black, and Next Voices ...
Caroline Kent's murals transform Union Station with 'Art at Amtrak'
Artist Caroline Kent poses for a portrait at her studio in Humboldt Park. Kent is the talent behind a large, site-specific mural in Union Station and forthcoming exhibitions at the Smart Museum and ...