Jonathon Berlin

Troops deployed along 63rd Street, from about Cottage Grove to Stony Island, walk in groups patrolling the area near businesses on April 8, 1968. (William Yates/Chicago Tribune)

A look at when the president of the United States has called in the military domestically from 1957-2025

August 28, 2025 at 3:28 p.m.

A president mobilizing the National Guard to respond to a situation is rare. National Guard historians, in response to a request by the Tribune, listed a dozen.

Supporters drape a flag over the shoulders of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his wife Patti as he speaks to reporters and supporters, gathered outside his house, on his last full day of freedom on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

Rod Blagojevich saga timeline: From arrest to Donald Trump’s commutation to the end of his supervised release

February 14, 2025 at 11:41 a.m.

Here is how Blagojevich’s saga unfolded — from arrest, through impeachment proceedings and the justice system.

"I parked it right about here, I think." For some motorists, a big part of their transportation problem was finding their transportation in 1967 after a big snow. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)

Chicago weather: A look back at our coldest recorded temperatures

December 12, 2024 at 7:55 a.m.

One thing about the cold weather and Chicago — it's not new. While the record took place Jan. 20, 1985, many of the city's lowest recorded temperatures came from arctic...

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams speaks at Halas Hall on April 26, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

How have Chicago Bears QBs — including Caleb Williams — done in their debut?

September 13, 2024 at 1:04 p.m.

With more than 30 starting quarterbacks, will Caleb Williams be the best one yet for the Chicago Bears?

Guilty verdict four decades in the making: A timeline of the Donnie Rudd case

September 16, 2022 at 4:59 p.m.

Donnie Rudd, a former suburban lawyer and school board member who was convicted in 2018 of killing his bride and setting it up to look like a traffic accident, has...

Serial stowaway: 22 airport incidents involving Marilyn Hartman

March 3, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

Marilyn Hartman, the woman described as a "serial stowaway," has a long history of trying to sneak on to flights in Chicago and around the country, according to news reports...

Victims of American Airlines Flight 191, which crashed on May 25, 1979, just after takeoff from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

American Airlines Flight 191: Faces of the victims of the May 25, 1979 crash

May 24, 2024 at 11:22 a.m.

All 258 passengers and 13 crew members aboard American Airlines Flight 191 died when the DC-10 plane crashed on May 25, 1979, according to a National Transportation Safety Board accident...

The 2021 Christkindlmarket Peppermingt Penguin mug photographed on Oct. 14 2021, in Chicago.

Boots, kettles and mugs: A look back at 25 years of Christkindlmarket Chicago keepsakes

October 25, 2021 at 3:35 p.m.

Several of the specialty souvenir mugs from past Christkindlmarkets. Willkommen back to Christkindlmarket, Chicago. New mug designs await you in celebration of the event's 25th anniversary. The mugs and market...

Hurricane season: 17 times remnants of Atlantic storms passed through Illinois

July 21, 2022 at 10:24 p.m.

Though Illinois is just about as far northwest that tropical storm remnants from the Atlantic Basin have traveled, Chicago has experienced heavy rain and flooding, strong winds and an occasional...

Beets at the PCC Austin Farm Stand (330 N. Lotus Ave.) in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Farmers markets in the Chicago area are starting up again in 2021 with looser COVID-19 restrictions compared to 2020.

52 Chicago-area farmers markets: Search our map and list

June 14, 2021 at 6:20 p.m.

Fans of fresh produce rejoice: Farmers market season is here. While winter markets helped tide things over ahead of warm weather, farmers markets across Chicago and the suburbs are readying...

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