In the 1850s and 1860s, Kilgubbin was often mentioned in the pages of the Tribune and other Chicago newspapers. The name ...

Peggy Montes started Bronzeville Children's Museum, worked to elect Mayor Harold Washington and sought to empower, inspire ...

Happy 188th birthday, Chicago! In honor of Chicago's birthday Tuesday, one of the city's iconic downtown landmarks is ...

The Chicago History Museum will host a celebration of the book, Chicago Latina Trailblazers, on Tuesday, March 11. CHICAGO, Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A celebration and book signing of the ...

Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, late 1910s or early 1920s. Image: Chicago History Museum/Getty Images Chicago History Museum Shortly after founding the Garis-Cochran Dish-Washing Company ...

The Chicago flag tells a story in its stars and stripes, and there is meaning behind each of the elements of the iconic banner.

Members of the Field Museum’s labor union and their supporters rallied outside the natural history museum on Wednesday to ...

Hidden within Chicago is a historic alley dating back to the early 20th century, offering tourists a glimpse back in time ...

The Elgin Public Museum has partnered with Side Street Studio Arts to offer youth classes in art and history from 10:30 a.m.

Source Chicago—it’s not your average U.S. city. Its larger-than-life energy never ceases to amaze. A city that proudly wears ...

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) has received an anonymous ... new works dealing with questions of identity and shared history. The goal of the On Stage performance series, Orr says ...