Oh, the Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune.com) archive remembers the 21st night of September Here's a look at Earth, Wind & Fire through the decades

Valerie Percy, daughter of U.S. Sen. candidate Charles H. Percy, was stabbed + beaten to death by an intruder in her bedroom 60 years ago today. The case, which shocked Kenilworth + Chicago's North Shore, remains unsolved Read all about it (gift link) 🗞️ www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/17/v...

Vintage Chicago Tribune: The cold case of Valerie Percy, stabbed and beaten to death in her family home

Here’s a look back at the Valerie Percy murder, the investigation and the few developments in the cold case.

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Another day in the Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) archive, another opportunity to see what 📸 hide in its many, many files I hear the kids are interested in compact disks again. This reminded me of my job in the CD dept. at Circuit City during breaks from college. Enjoy!

Let me show you how I take a print photo from the Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune.com) archive + digitize it. Revived today: MENUDO There are so many that haven't been viewed since they published in the newspaper! 🗞️

Gloria Steinem on housework: "People only know about it when you don't do it."

"There’s no better way of pregaming Halloween than driving from Chicago to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, about two and a half hours north, to board a ferry at, yes, 1:30 in the morning." Chris Borrelli took the SS Badger across Lake Michigan: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/02/o...

For a last summer escape, take the overnight ferry across Lake Michigan

The SS Badger soon concludes its seasonal overnight passages between Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Ludington, Michigan. Out on the water at night, it can feel like a summer trip worth experiencing.

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Come on a photo treasure hunt with me 📸 through the Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune.com) archives Let's see if we can find more Dolly Parton photos from when she filmed "Straight Talk" here in 1991

DOLLY PARTON in the Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune.com) archives

Dolly Parton told the crowd at her sold-out concert at the Chicago Theatre on May 8, 2008, that when it was her time, she hoped to drop dead in the middle of a song. “That way, y’all could say, I was with her the night she died,” Parton said.

On this day in 1955: An explosion at the Standard Oil refinery in Whiting destroyed much of the plant and dozens of nearby homes.

Today in Chicago History: Explosion at Standard Oil refinery in Whiting kills two and destroys homes

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@chicagotribune.com movie critic Gene Siskel on Dolly Parton's big screen debut in "9 to 5" "She bowls you over with her freshness, her friendliness, her honesty, her sense of humor, her common sense, her occasionally foul mouth, and — of course — her looks."

Suburban Chicago's version of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" "A Sunflower Grows in Da Jewelz Parking Lot"

Another day in the @chicagotribune.com archive, another opportunity to see what 📸 hide in its many, many files Photos here are of Evanston-born Eddie Vedder + @pearljam.com bandmates. A few from local shows, more from record labels.

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"