Jimmy Dremonas, head of the Pete's Fresh Market grocery chain, spent almost a decade restoring the home, which he first put ...
New insider tours are offering a glimpse into the usually off-limits interiors of some of the city’s most celebrated buildings.
May-September: Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet's exploration of the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan takes them by the future site of Chicago. Joliet reports that a canal connecting Lake ...
At the 1880 Republican Convention in Chicago, James Garfield was called upon to make a nominating address for fellow Ohioan, John Sherman. Midway through his speech, when Garfield asked the crowd ...