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The favorite occupation of suburbanites riding the commuter trains to and from their jobs in Chicago is reading the newspaper, as shown here on April 28, 1970.
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The favorite occupation of suburbanites riding the commuter trains to and from their jobs in Chicago is reading the newspaper, as shown here on April 28, 1970.

An ode to the Chicago Tribune

By | mmather@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune
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The Chicago Tribune was available for 1 cent in 1895 at this soda parlor on South Western Avenue in Chicago.
The Chicago Tribune was available for 1 cent in 1895 at this soda parlor on South Western Avenue in Chicago.
Frank Conte at his newspaper stand at Racine Avenue and Van Buren Street in Chicago in January 1938.
Frank Conte at his newspaper stand at Racine Avenue and Van Buren Street in Chicago in January 1938.
Chicagoans take to the streets waving newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, celebrating the Allies' victory in Europe during a V-E Day celebration on May 8, 1945.
Chicagoans take to the streets waving newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, celebrating the Allies’ victory in Europe during a V-E Day celebration on May 8, 1945.
Ellen Gates Starr, the co-founder of Hull House with Jane Addams, reads the Chicago Daily Tribune while in court for a waitress strike in an undated photo.
Ellen Gates Starr, the co-founder of Hull House with Jane Addams, reads the Chicago Daily Tribune while in court for a waitress strike in an undated photo.
Judge Daniel P. Trude, from left, Frank L. Smith and Albert D. Lasker, read the Chicago Tribune on the floor of the convention hall in 1940.
Judge Daniel P. Trude, from left, Frank L. Smith and Albert D. Lasker, read the Chicago Tribune on the floor of the convention hall in 1940.
Newspaper dealer Andrew Wasinack, left, sells the Chicago Tribune to W.L. Heald at the Central Street “L” Station in Evanston in 1941. The dog’s name was Jiggs.
Holiday shoppers pause at a newsstand in the Loop to glimpse the headlines of newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, announcing the abdication of Britain's King Edward VIII, in December 1936.
Holiday shoppers pause at a newsstand in the Loop to glimpse the headlines of newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, announcing the abdication of Britain’s King Edward VIII, in December 1936.
Patients at Gardiner Hospital who were wounded in Germany read the Chicago Tribune for the news of the end of European war on May 8, 1945.
Patients at Gardiner Hospital who were wounded in Germany read the Chicago Tribune for the news of the end of European war on May 8, 1945.
A Chicago Tribune from 1918, telling of the end of World War I, and a copy of the morning paper in May 1945 heralding the defeat of Germany, are examined on the window of grocery store at 3525 N. Halsted St. in Chicago. The store and the papers belong to Edward Lang.
A Chicago Tribune from 1918, telling of the end of World War I, and a copy of the morning paper in May 1945 heralding the defeat of Germany, are examined on the window of grocery store at 3525 N. Halsted St. in Chicago. The store and the papers belong to Edward Lang.
President Harry Truman holds up the front page of the Chicago Daily Tribune with the now infamous headline “Dewey Defeats Truman” in 1948.
Newspapers are read on the Northwestern commuter bar car on Feb. 5, 1965.
Newspapers are read on the Northwestern commuter bar car on Feb. 5, 1965.
The favorite occupation of suburbanites riding the commuter trains to and from their jobs in Chicago is reading the newspaper, as shown here on April 28, 1970.
The favorite occupation of suburbanites riding the commuter trains to and from their jobs in Chicago is reading the newspaper, as shown here on April 28, 1970.
People read about the Chicago Bears winning the Super Bowl in the newspaper at the corner of Wacker and Madison during the cold weather on Jan. 27, 1986.
People read about the Chicago Bears winning the Super Bowl in the newspaper at the corner of Wacker and Madison during the cold weather on Jan. 27, 1986.
Edward Pollins, a newspaper vendor at Division and Clark streets, tries to keep warm in subzero temperatures on Dec. 16, 1951.
Edward Pollins, a newspaper vendor at Division and Clark streets, tries to keep warm in subzero temperatures on Dec. 16, 1951.
A man reads a newspaper on the Plaza of the Americas at 430 N. Michigan Ave. in 1974.
A man reads a newspaper on the Plaza of the Americas at 430 N. Michigan Ave. in 1974.
Newspaper carrier Sean Aksamit in Homewood in 1974.
Newspaper carrier Sean Aksamit in Homewood in 1974.
Jane Byrne savors her victory in the Democratic primary with coffee and the Chicago Tribune in 1979. Byrne defeated Mayor Michael Bilandic and became the city's first female mayor.
Jane Byrne savors her victory in the Democratic primary with coffee and the Chicago Tribune in 1979. Byrne defeated Mayor Michael Bilandic and became the city’s first female mayor.
A newspaper stand displays what historian and philosopher Oswald Spengler famously said: “World history is city history.”

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