After the Chicago Fire of 1871, the city underwent significant transformations that shaped its future. The disaster not only led to extensive rebuilding efforts but also encouraged a new approach ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- On the night of Sunday, Oct. 8, 1871, a fire broke out in or near a barn on what we would now call Chicago's Near West Side. Popular legend that generations of Chicagoans were ...

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was a devastating event that left a scar on the city's soul. Yet, from the ashes emerged a renewed determination to build a safer, more resilient Chicago.

According to National Geographic, Chicago had received less than one-quarter of its normal rainfall amount in the months leading up to the fire, which ignited in early October 1871. According to ...

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 reduced the city’s entire commercial center and adjoining residential neighborhoods to a smoking ruin. It killed an estimated 300 people and left about 90,000 ...

CHICAGO — Democrats convene here amid destruction more comprehensive, deadly and intractable than that of 1871. The Great Fire hardly interrupted the city’s ascent. Today, however, Chicago ...