Today in Chicago History: ‘Terrible’ Tommy O’Connor escapes from Cook County Jail
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 11, according...
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Today in History: Indiana admitted to Union
On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana was admitted to the Union as the 19th U.S. state.
Chicago weather: How our 2025-26 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years
Here’s a look back at how Chicago's current snowfall compares with previous seasons.
Today in History: Otis Redding killed in plane crash
On Dec. 10, 1967, singer Otis Redding, 26, and six others were killed when their plane...
Today in Chicago History: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Barack Obama
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 10, according...
Today in Chicago History: ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett found guilty for lying to police about purported attack
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 9, according...
Today in History: ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ airs
On Dec. 9, 1965, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” the first animated TV special featuring characters...
Today in Chicago History: United flight crashes into bungalows on approach to Midway, killing 45 people
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 8, according...
Today in History: Brittney Griner freed in prisoner exchange
On Dec. 8, 2022, Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a high-profile prisoner exchange...
Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive. People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing.
Only 12 survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are still alive — all...