“Today Chicago has seen the bright day break for this city and perhaps the entire country,” the mayor-elect declared before a raucous crowd at Donnelly Hall in the early hours of April 13.

1986: A nearly five-hour parade dedicated to Vietnam veterans marched through downtown Chicago — 11 years after the war ended. 1994: Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg retired, saying he wanted ...

Chicago Daily News, Inc./DN-0009693, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum “He was able to stir enough of these passions against different immigrant groups,” Durica said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The U.S. Department of Justice is opening up a civil rights investigation into the city of Chicago, it said in a letter to the mayor's office on Monday. This comes after Chicago ...

CHICAGO − Over 100 years passed between World Series championships for Cubs fans in this great city, but they finally got one. And now, after 2,000 years, they've got a pope, too.