Ron Grossman

Plans for a Chicago River swimming race this fall revive memories of when such events annually drew thousands of spectators.

A century ago, Henry Gerber founded America's first documented gay rights organization in a boardinghouse at 1710 N. Crilly Court in Chicago.

CHICAGO — A century ago, Henry Gerber founded America’s first documented gay rights organization in a boardinghouse at 1710 N. Crilly Court in Chicago.

CHICAGO — A century ago, Henry Gerber founded America’s first documented gay rights organization in a boardinghouse at 1710 N. Crilly Court in Chicago.

If the walls of the Douglas Park Auditorium could talk, they might well speak Yiddish.

The world-renowned American linguist famous for his politically dissident criticism hasn’t shared his thoughts about the Israel-Hamas war.

The Tribune applauded when the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924 revoked a commitment symbolized by the Statue of Liberty and spelled out by a plaque on its pedestal:

A century ago, the famed architect Louis Sullivan died after spending his final years living in the Hotel Warner at 33rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.

In the late 1950s, Frank Sinatra sang the praises of Chicago's premier shopping and entertainment destination: “On State Street, that great street, I just want to say

For years, sightseeing buses have paused at an alley next to the Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue. Compared to other stops, there is not much to see.