Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 4, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. The coffins of Abraham and Mary Todd ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Al Capone is seen in federal court in Chicago on Oct. 7, 1931, during his tax evasion trial with his attorneys Michael Ahern, left ...

On the day seven men were executed in a Chicago garage, a lone lightbulb hung from the ceiling. Cars and trucks sat parked in oversize spaces. Sunlight peeked in through a dirty window. Members of ...

Jan. 25 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1533, Henry VIII of England secretly married Anne Boleyn, his second wife. In 1858, Mendelssohn's "The Wedding March" was played at the marriage of ...

One thing Chicagoans consistently crave is satisfaction of their fascination with gambling, notes Joseph Epstein, a retired Northwestern University professor and student of local mores. Al Capone ...

Iconic real-life gangster Al Capone has influenced the gangster genre in film and TV since the genre's inception. Although he's been depicted on screen, Capone’s larger-than-life presence didn’t ...

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Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the birth of Mike Ditka, Al ...

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 4, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. But it wasn't the last time Lincoln was ...