Seventy years ago this week, McDonald’s opened in northwest suburban Des Plaines. No one except for its Oak Park-raised owner Ray Kroc may have believed the tiny place would one day become ...

(Chicago Tribune archive) How unimpressed was the Tribune ... (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Stone returned to Bradley in 1955 to coach its football team. When the sport was dropped for ...

2012: Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose — who had already missed 27 games during the 2011-12 season with back, groin, toe, ...

1961: The Chicago Blackhawks won their third Stanley Cup and first since 1938. They beat the Detroit Red Wings, but couldn’t ...

Alec Bohm hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Sunday at Wrigley Field.

Also in 1947: Chicago Cardinals owner Charles Bidwill died of pneumonia, leaving the team to his widow Violet Bidwill. She ...

(Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) Kameron Stanton smokes as Runners High Chicago hosts the third annual 420 Run at The 606. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) People make their way to the ...

2012: Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell was arrested on charges of misappropriating more than $30 million in city money. She ...

A memorial roll call took place to honor the life of Chicago police officer Luis Huesca, on the first anniversary of his death at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park. Huesca, a six-year ...

The Chicago Cubs lost 3-2 to the Arizona Diamondbacks in extra innings at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 20, 2025. Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly tags Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Josh Naylor ...