1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

You can stand-up paddleboard at sunset, bring your dog to Morton Arboretum, attend the 4th Annual Wild Mile Block Party and ...

2006: Northwestern University coach Randy Walker died at 52 of a heart attack. He was at home in Wilmette at about 10 p.m.

Chicago's LGBTQ+ publication Windy City Times curated over 75 Pride Month events happening in Chicago this June. Here are a ...

Photo credit: Chicago History Museum. June 2025: 28; July 2025: 4, 24, 30; August 2025: 13, 28; Illinois residents can enjoy free admission days throughout the year. Chicago History also offers free ...

If you’re coming to Chicago to see a Cubs game... definitely check out these other things the city has to offer.

Billionaire developer and Palm Beach resident Ken Griffin's most recent purchases include rare copies of the Emancipation ...

A new exhibit at Wrightwood 659 in Lincoln Park called "The First Homosexuals" explores LGBTQ history and identity through art and expression. Latest U.S.

A controversial flag which some say cost them their jobs is ready to go on display at a Springfield museum. Here's what you ...

The barrel, known as pH1, has been used by at least a half dozen craft brewers, helping pave the way for wild fermentation in ...

Herons that nested nearby in trees by the Chicago History Museum since at least 2014 were displaced when construction began in 2021 for a trail nearby. Some experts believe they might have joined the ...

Auggie Wilk (in white), who was voted pope by his classmates in a mock conclave, sits with his classmates dressed as ...