Vintage Chicago Tribune: Paul Durica’s October 1924 finds
A century ago, Chicagoans spent the last week of October just like we did — experiencing unseasonably warm weather and ...
Waukegan begins demolition of water tower that sat unused for decades
An aging concrete water tower unused by the City of Waukegan for more than 50 years was becoming shelter for squatters who ...
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This new immersive art exhibit looks at the Chicago skyline that could have been
Now, on the anniversary of the competition, cartoonist Klaus (birth name: Luis Miguel Lus-Arana) is exploring all those scrapped entries as part of an immersive exhibit in Downtown Chicago dubbed ...
Lake Forest officials consider steps to bolster cell service on city’s west side
Amid complaints regarding cell phone service on Lake Forest’s west side, the city is considering making changes in its zoning ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: How Svengoolie has evolved as the city’s iconic ghost host
One of the spooky movies that appeared on WFLD-Ch. 32’s “Screaming Yellow Theater” was “Strangler of the Tower” in Jan. 1971. (Chicago Tribune) Just two years later, the Svengoolie-hosted late-night ...
Photos: Chicagoland shows its fall colors
Sean Morton, 31, sails his small boat on Tower Lake on an unusually gusty and warm 82-degree day on Oct. 28, 2024. Tower Lake is also a tiny village with about 1,200 residents just north of Barrington ...