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Vintage Tribune: Bicentennial celebrations included a Freedom Train stuffed with memorabilia

July 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Mixed responses to the American Freedom Train matched the national mood as the United States...

July 5, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 5, according...

July 5, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic...

July 4, 2026 at 5:18 a.m.

The Midwest Underground Railroad Network and Crete Historical Society plan a July 11 picnic at...

July 4, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

Chicago is where everyone from architects to a pope and future presidents have made a...

July 4, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 4, according...

July 4, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second...

July 3, 2026 at 11:35 a.m.

Rediscovered and restored graves mark the rededication of Elk Grove Cemetery, where two Revolutionary War...

July 3, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 3, according...

July 3, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On July 3, 2011, Novak Djokovic won his first Wimbledon, beating defending champion Rafael Nadal.