With its evocative photos and prose of long-gone buildings, such as Henry Ives Cobb’s Beaux Arts-styled downtown federal building that was demolished in 1965, “Lost Chicago” became a staple on ...

Chicago organizers have long joined together across racial, ethnic, and geographic lines in the fight for a better city.

Alternative H1: Bridge at 32 feet, Mason Street is elevated only between Broadway and Adams street. There would be four lanes ...

Monday is Indigenous Peoples Day, and across the Chicago area there were vibrant celebrations giving native communities the ...

Patterson kept the lions' remains, eventually selling them to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago in 1925. Decades ...

Jasmine Eleck, an early career fellow at the Field Museum who is indigenous to California, studied history in college because ...

Frank Blackcloud, Vice President of the Native American Guardians Association and Ron Onesti, President of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans talk to Lisa Dent about the parade of ...

Ruth Chepngetich, from Kenya, runs with the Kenyan flag after crossing the finish line of the Chicago Marathon to win the ...

Researchers analyzed hair from Tsavo man-eating lions teeth. DNA revealed their prey, including giraffes, zebras, and even ...

The legend of Saint Brendan’s voyage was said to have provided extra fuel for Columbus’ dreams. It is certainly not ...

Two lions became infamous for terrorizing and eating humans in 1898 during the construction of a railway bridge. Now, a ...

When we ask newlyweds to think back on what they wanted most for their big day — and we’ve interviewed hundreds of them over the years — the most common response is “For it not to feel like a wedding!