The founder of Freedman Seating Co., headquartered on the West Side, exhibited its seats for horse-drawn carriages at the 1893 World's Fair. Today its seats are in trucks used by UPS, FedEx and the U.

In late 1890, Daniel Burnham, the eminent architect charged with turning a boggy square mile of Chicago into a world-dazzling showpiece ... the steel used by the fair, was struck by a brainstorm ...

On the evening of July 12, 1893, in the hall of a massive new Beaux ... which had tormented the throngs visiting the nearby Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition, a carnival of never-before ...

The annual international art fair, featuring contemporary works from more than 170 galleries, returns to Navy Pier’s Festival ...

In 1893, the Tribune reported on an amazing Cubs game that saw 21 runs scored in two innings. On Friday, we reported it ...

On his first day managing the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, Lou Piniella surveyed the ballpark from foul pole to foul pole. And he saw that it was very good. “This is a fun park to play baseball in,” ...

Patrick Linhardt is a forty-one-year veteran of the wholesale side of the hydronic industry who has been designing and troubleshooting steam and hot water heating systems, pumps and controls on an ...

Monday, April 20, 1981, was artist Joan Miró's 88th birthday. It was also the day that Mayor Jane Byrne pulled a cord to ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Zobrist had a 14-year MLB career with Tampa Bay, Oakland, Kansas City and Chicago. He was on World Series winners in consecutive seasons with KC and Chicago.

Dempster Street in Niles. The World’s 50 Best recognizes three Chicago bars For the first time, the group behind the annual list of the World’s Best Restaurants, 50 Best, has expanded its ...

Kevin Patel, a 28-year-old Indian-American man, was shot and killed in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighbourhood on Wednesday night, prompting renewed concerns over safety and demands for increased ...