Isaiah Stewart scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 142-115 on ...

2008: Mayor Richard M. Daley struck a deal to close a budget shortfall — the city got a paltry $1.16 billion upfront in ...

The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec ...

The 1985 Bears were already famous in Chicago. But "The Super Bowl Shuffle," recorded 40 years ago, helped take them ...

The Nazi Persecution of the Churches, 1933–45, by J. S. Conway (Basic Books, 1968, 474 pp., $10), is reviewed by C. George Fry, assistant professor of history, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio.

Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” and the original Broadway cast album for “Hamilton” are among the 25 selections entering the National Recording Registry ...

The recordings, along with works by Tracy Chapman, Elton John and the rock band Chicago, are among the 25 selected for preservation by the Library of Congress. By Derrick Bryson Taylor Hits by Celine ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 11, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1908: Billiards “wizard” Jake Schaefer ...

Fred Hampton talks eloquently and passionately about the Free Breakfast for Children Program and Free Health Clinic set up by the Black Panthers to feed and tend to the poor and hungry. In response to ...

History is replete with tales of mysterious creatures with mystical powers, often loosed to spread mayhem through the world. Think dragons, unicorns, centaurs and satyrs. And on a more traditional ...

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The Houston Astros were unable to avoid getting swept by the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, and they earned an unsavory spot in their franchise's history books as a result. Houston did strike first ...