The Chicago Tribune claimed its four-story building constructed of stone, brick and iron at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was incombustible. Completed in 1869 at a estimated cost of $225,000, the Tribune advertised its headquarters as “FIREPROOF.” Yet, it crumbled when confronted by the Great Chicago Fire early in the morning on … Continue reading Flashback: ‘More dead than alive:’ Chicago Tribune staffers recount how they labored to save their building — and get the paper out — during the Great Chicago Fire