Learn how Brookfield Zoo has cared for 54 okapi since 1955 and continues to pioneer conservation for this endangered species.

2018: The Chicago Blackhawks fired Joel Quenneville, the team’s 37th coach in franchise history, six games into the 2018-19 season. “Coach Q” led the Hawks to three Stanley Cup championships.

Rosenwald built the house in 1915 for his son Lessing Rosenwald, who would later succeed him as chairman of the Chicago-based ...

The giant Christmas tree that will light up Chicago's Millennium Park this holiday season has been selected -- and it's one of the "largest" in city history.

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The Chicago History Museum will explore the heritage and traditions of Latinos, and the National Museum of Mexican Art will trace the role of Mexicans in railway work. A detail from “Ferrocarrileros,” ...

What has been a perfect season thus far morphed into a historic day for Whippany Park’s girls tennis program. Sweeping close matches at second singles and both doubles pairs, the third-seeded Wildcats ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 14, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1912: Former President Theodore ...

Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda and Hawi Feysa Gejia of Ethiopia are the 2025 Chicago Marathon champions in a race that also featured a new American record on the men's side. Kiplimo won the men's competition ...

A new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum highlights the history of the city's Latino population. The exhibit, called "Aqui en Chicago," has been in the making for six years after students from ...