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Today in Chicago History: ‘Perfect murder’ of Bobby Franks by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb

May 21, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 21, according...

May 21, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On May 21, 1955, Chuck Berry records his first single, “Maybellene,” for Chess Records in...

May 20, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 20, according...

May 20, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On May 20, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to...

May 19, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 19, according...

May 19, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On May 19, 2018, Britain’s Prince Harry wed American actor Meghan Markle in St. George’s Chapel...

May 18, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

The spacesuit NASA astronaut Gene Cernan wore in the 1969 Apollo 10 mission is heading...

May 18, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 18, according...

May 18, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On May 18, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the Tennessee Valley Authority,...

May 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

As Stephen Colbert exits his eponymous late-night talk show, the time is right to review...