History

A pedestrian walks through heavy snow in Chicago’s Loop during the morning rush on Nov. 10, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago weather: How our 2025-26 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years

Here’s a look back at how Chicago's current snowfall compares with previous seasons.
Workmen remove an object from the tomb of King Tut in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, Feb. 1923. (AP Photo)

Today in History: King Tutankhamen’s tomb unsealed

Today is Sunday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2025. There are 318 days left...
Dorothy Mae Stevens, 23, who almost froze to death, is shown with her hands bandaged as two nurses, Jennie Molten and Eleanor Shay, watch over her on Feb. 16, 1951. (Swain Scalf/Chicago Tribune)

Today in Chicago History: ‘Frozen woman’ Dorothy Mae Stevens feels ‘wonderful’

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 16, according...
This image of an original photo print provided by Brendon Baillod shows the Lac La Belle docked at Marquette, Mich., in 1866. (Brendon Baillod via AP)

Searchers find wreck of luxury steamer lost in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago

Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan...
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen greets an admirer outside Holy Name Cathedral on Aug. 24, 1965, in Chicago. Bishop Sheen, of New York City, was attending the installation of Cardinal John Cody as the head of the Chicago Archdiocese. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)

A path to sainthood: Famed evangelist, TV host Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be the first beatified Illinois native

Catholic faithful continued to be touched by Fulton Sheen’s words and legacy for decades after...
Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak is helped after being shot in a Miami park while talking to President-elect Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. (UPI)

Today in Chicago History: Mayor Anton Cermak shot. ‘I’m glad it was me instead of you.’

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 15, according...
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Today in History: Female attorneys allowed to argue cases before Supreme Court

Today is Saturday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2025. There are 319 days left...
Garden Club of Beverly Morgan Park member Eileen Quirk Rowan displays a still-life of more than 100 crocheted and knitted flowers she created to commemorate the club's 100th anniversary during a recent club meeting. The piece will be on display throughout the year at area businesses. (Susan DeGrane/Daily Southtown)

Garden Club of Beverly Morgan Park marks 100 years of growth, community spirit

The Garden Club of Beverly Morgan Park was formed by a handful of women in...
A memorial is made outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting in Parkland, Fla, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Today in History: 17 killed in shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman identified as a former student opened fire with a...
A crowd gathers in the alley behind 2122 N. Clark St., as police remove the victims of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)

Today in Chicago History: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 14, according...
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