Kori Rumore

The Missouri School of Journalism graduate uses data and archival materials to report stories. Rumore curates the weekly "Vintage Chicago Tribune" newsletter and wrote "He Had It Coming: Four Murderous Women and the Reporter Who Immortalized Their Stories" with Tribune photo editor Marianne Mather, a fellow Des Plaines native.

Charles Percy gets a kiss of appreciation from his twin daughters Valerie and Sharon, 19, at the Sherman House hotel in downtown Chicago on April 14, 1964. (John Vogele/Chicago Tribune)

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

September 17, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

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

George Halas as a player-coach of the Decatur Staleys in 1920. (Chicago Tribune archive)

Today in Chicago History: George Halas attends meeting in Ohio that creates the NFL

September 17, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 17, according to the Tribune's archives.

Mick Jagger, center, and the Rolling Stones perform at the Aragon Ballroom on Sept. 16, 2002, the last concert of their Chicago residency. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune)

Today in Chicago History: The Rolling Stones rock the Aragon Ballroom

September 16, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 16, according to the Tribune's archives.

Rasul "Rocky" Clark is wheeled into his room at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago by resource clinician Shelagh Carlson, right, as Rocky's mother, Annette, gets a T-shirt ready for him to wear on March 21, 2001. (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune)

Today in Chicago History: Eisenhower’s Rasul ‘Rocky’ Clark paralyzed during high school football game

September 15, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 15, according to the Tribune's archives.

Walter Payton, shown on Dec. 7, 1986, continues to assault the NFL record books in his 12th season as a Bear. (Bob Langer/Chicago Tribune)

Today in Chicago History: Bears legend Walter Payton rushes for his 100th career touchdown

September 14, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 14, according to the Tribune's archives.

Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa is carried off the field after hitting a pair of home runs against the Brewers on Sept. 13, 1998, at Wrigley Field. (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune)

Today in Chicago History: ‘Slammin’ Sammy Sosa hits home runs No. 61 and 62 during 1998 season

September 13, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 13, according to the Tribune's archives.

The ivy in right field glistens before the Chicago Cubs play the New York Mets on June 3, 2014, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune)

Today in Chicago History: The original ivy at Wrigley Field is planted

September 15, 2026 at 12:49 p.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 12, according to the Tribune's archives.

Michael Jordan talks with University of North Carolina coaches Roy Williams and Dean Smith after being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame during an enshrinement ceremony at Symphony Hall on Sept. 11, 2009, in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Today in Chicago History: Bulls’ Michael Jordan inducted into Hall of Fame — and ‘Crying Jordan’ meme is born

September 11, 2026 at 9:25 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 11, according to the Tribune's archives.

Spectators hope for a peek at the VIPs arriving beneath the Chicago Theatre's five-story marquee on Sept. 10, 1986. (Anne Cusack/Chicago Tribune)

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Highs — and lows — of the magnificent Chicago Theatre

September 10, 2026 at 6:37 p.m.

The marquee of the Chicago Theatre is a dazzling icon of the city that has hosted film premieres, film festivals, fashion shows, vaudeville entertainment, concerts, musicals and even memorials.

Cynthia and David Dowaliby walk hand-in-hand with their son, David Jr., 5, as they arrive at a Chicago court on April 10, 1990, for the opening of their trial. The Midlothian couple was accused of strangling their 7-year-old daughter, Jaclyn Marie. (Charles Bennett/AP)

Today in Chicago History: 7-year-old Jaclyn Dowaliby disappears from Midlothian home

September 10, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 10, according to the Tribune's archives.

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