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1964: Chicago experienced 7.1 inches of snow on Easter Sunday — the heaviest Easter snowfall on record and the largest last ...

The Lakers led by as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter and by five with 12.6 seconds left before their epic collapse, ...

Almost a year’s worth of bargaining between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools could culminate in a ...

Good afternoon, Chicago. DePaul women’s basketball coach Doug Bruno is stepping down after 39 seasons and a 786-405 record at the helm of the program. Bruno, who was inducted into the Women’s ...

Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking. Lincoln had been hired by a man named Denton Offutt to deliver the boat cargo to New ...

Douglas Higgins, who after many years in real estate returned to his initial career choice in education, has died at 81.

In honor of April Fools’ Day, Naperville Public Library encourages you to pick up a “punny” book and be part of its Always Be ...

Michigan State (29-6) is in the midst of its 27th straight NCAA Tournament appearance, the longest active streak in the ...

The impact of a Fulbright grant extends far beyond individual participants. Each grantee serves as a cultural ambassador.

1929: Chicago Stadium — the largest indoor sporting venue in the world at the time — opened with 15,000 people (10,000 fewer ...

Chicago Tribune. He previously worked at the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. More recently, he spent 13 years at The News & Observer in his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, where ...