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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 25, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. A storm on Nov. 25-26, 1895, dropped 12 ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1861: Confederates attacked Fort ...

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the election of former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington, ...

Maybe someday I'll write a whole column about why Harold Washington is the greatest mayor Chicago ever had. Credit: Richard C. Grant It was just unofficially Harold Washington week in Chicago as the ...

Thirty-five years ago, on the eve of Thanksgiving 1987, Chicago Mayor Harold Washington died unexpectedly after suffering a heart attack just months into his second term. The story of that “cool and ...