Before the Super Bowl’s debut in January 1967, the College All-Star Game was the marquee event on the pro football calendar. Neil Milbert wrote about the charitable game's history: Read all about it (gift link) 🗞️ www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/02/c...

Student athletes once took on NFL pros in College All-Star Game

Before the Super Bowl’s debut in January 1967, the College All-Star Game was the marquee event on the pro football calendar.

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Jerry Seinfeld helped open the Nike store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago in 1992

Mary Morello, mom of @rageagainst.bsky.social's Tom Morello, supported MLB players in this 1972 letter to @chicagotribune.com chicagotribune.newspapers.com/article/chic...

Searching for NIRVANA in the @chicagotribune.com archives

@chicagotribune.com political cartoonist Carey Orr's take on what the world thought of Chicago as the International Eucharistic Congress convened here 100 years ago

PCA becomes the 12th #Cubs player to hit for the cycle. He joins Jimmy Ryan (who did it twice), Hack Wilson, Billy Williams and more.

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" premiered 40 years ago today. @chicagotribune critic Gene Siskel gave it 2 stars. Still, the film was a commercial success. And the Chicago-area filming locations make for a fun tour.

Today in Chicago History: Buckingham Fountain opens

Today in Chicago History: Buckingham Fountain opens

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Had to chuckle at the corrections on this obituary

Remember this? Can you believe it happened 20 years ago?

You've been ... THUNDERSTRUCK 🌩️

Sam Sianis, a Greek immigrant who became one of the most successful saloonkeepers and a popular figure in the sports and media worlds, died in Chicago early Friday morning. He was 91.

Sam Sianis of the Billy Goat, Chicago’s most famous saloonkeeper, dies at 91

Sam Sianis, a Greek immigrant who became one of the most successful saloonkeepers and a popular figure in the sports and media worlds, died in Chicago early Friday morning. He was 91.

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A stack of folded-up speech notes — and intervention from a medical team in Chicago — helped save President Theodore Roosevelt’s life, but not his effort to win a third term, 114 years ago.

Milwaukee is never not fun 🌭 (Spoiler alert: Polish sausage won)

What happened #OTD — May 13 — in Chicago history, from the @chicagotribune.com archives:

Introducing LILAH. In "The Simpsons" she was Mr. Burns's first cousin — and girlfriend?!? It's also one of @patfinley.bsky.social's favorite songs by Morphine.

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We got a dog! She needs a name. Bonus points for obscure references to "The Simpsons"

We got a dog! She needs a name. Bonus points for obscure references to "The Simpsons"

How much do you know about Sue Hendrickson, the namesake of the Field Museum's @suethetrex.bsky.social? www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/m...

Today in Chicago History: The Sue who discovered ‘Sue’ the T. rex gets honorary degree from UIC

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 7, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Took my son to that game, he was 4 years old. Sat under the upper deck on the third base side. That was the game he learned that if you raise your hand they bring you ice cream, popcorn and hotdogs.😂

May 6, 1998: On a drizzly day at Wrigley Field, 20-year-old rookie Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood tied Roger Clemens’ all-time single-game record of 20 strikeouts in a 9-inning game.

Watching @chicagotribune.com win a #PulitzerPrize from Daley Center

How the Chicago Tribune reviewed the original 'Star Wars' trilogy — and its parody #MayThe4thBeWithYou

What happened #OTD in Chicago history, from the @chicagotribune.com's archives

Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia's epic 3-minute rant from April 29, 1983 needed something a little more spicy than the 30 "F-bombs" it already includes. That's why I added my authentic Chicago accent to it:

Not every player drafted by the Chicago Bears will play for the team. Here's a look back at 6 first-round picks who had other plans:

Tomorrow's first-round #NFLDraft selection by the Chicago Bears will be the 100th in franchise history. 12 of the previous 99 became Hall of Famers. Can you guess the draft year and pick number for each?

Forty years ago tonight, Al Capone's supposed "vault" was opened on live TV. A new book about the fiasco is out today. And here's a story from @chicagomag.com: www.chicagomag.com/city-life/wh...

What Was Really Found in Capone’s Vault

Forty years ago, and after much hype, little was discovered inside the gangster’s vault. Instead, it may have pried open Americans’ love of reality TV.

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Where I try to explain how "The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults" — hosted by Geraldo Rivera — came to be

"Nolan Ryan rookie card" valued at $1,200 ⚾️ Sold by a baseball card shop for just $12 💸 The buyer: A 12-year-old 👦

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 17, according to the @chicagotribune.com 's archives.