On a chilly Chicago winter day—December 30, 1903 —the ornate, five-week-old Iroquois Theater was filled with teachers, mothers and children enjoying their holiday break. They had gathered to ...

A 1904 depiction of the Iroquois Theater fire Public domain via Wikimedia Commons More than 600 people died, many due to the stampede toward the ineffective exit doors.

Actor Jesse Spencer, who starred for 10 seasons in the NBC drama “Chicago Fire,” sold his four-bedroom, 3,651-square-foot loft in the Fulton Market District for $1.4 million on Feb. 28, 2024 ...