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Chicago's first archbishop was 'good prelate, good man'
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen the president of All Hallows College in Ireland saw the regal man on the framed canvas, he knew the portrait buried in a Dublin basement should head home to Chicago. The painting of Patrick Feehan, Chicago's first Roman Catholic archbishop,...Tags: Religious Education, Parochial Schools, Yellow Fever , Christianity, Separation of Church and State
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Chicago to 'burn' again
In a city where the history books are filled with calamities, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 is the most legendary catastrophe of all. City officials recently announced plans to commemorate the disaster — and the remarkable urban rebirth that...
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Museums
Adler Planetarium 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive; 312-922-7827, adlerplanetarium.org America's first planetarium has one of the world's greatest collections of antique astronomical instruments. One of those is the fully restored Gemini 12 spacecraft flown by...Tags: L (movie), Youth Organizations, Museums, Boy Scouts of America, Field Museum of Natural History
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10 things you might not know about blame
We take you away from the finger-pointing championship in Washington to report on other ferocious blizzards of blame occurring elsewhere: Yoko Ono, in a newly released interview, said the Beatles' breakup wasn't her fault — it was probably Paul...Tags: Nazi Party, Separation of Church and State, Mrs. O'Leary, The Wall Street Journal, Paul McCartney
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Tension fills author's book, family
Scientists have yet to prove that there is a genetic predisposition to good writing, but as they continue the search they would do well to read "The Chocolate Money," the first novel by a former Chicagoan named Ashley Prentice Norton. This novel,...
Tags: Literature, Arts and Culture, Bipolar Disorder, Fiction, Manhattan (New York City)
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'Chicago Fire' name sparks great confusion
The Chicago Fire confusion has begun. Taylor Kinney — star of the upcoming NBC firefighter drama “Chicago Fire” — told reporters during a conference call last week that some Chicagoans get the wrong idea when he tells them what he...
Tags: Jesse Spencer, Ceremonies, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Fire (tv program), Major League Soccer
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June 28: Author - Gerald Danzer, Illinois: A History in Pictures
WGN NewsGerald Danzer To purchase a copy of the book: Illinois: A History in Pictures Offering a rich and expansive history that extends far beyond the familiar anecdotes about Abraham Lincoln and the Great Chicago Fire, Illinois: A History in Pictures...Tags: Arts and Culture, Jane Addams, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, History
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Happy 165th birthday, Chicago Tribune: June 10, 1847
In 1847, Chicago was a western gateway town of 16,000 citizens. A fledgling newspaper, the Tribune, first hit the dusty streets on June 10, a precise 165 years ago this Sunday. Today that Tribune publishes on multiple print, broadcast and electronic...
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Legendary Lawmen: Part 5 - Frank Loesch
Frank Loesch was a crime-fighting crusader nearly unparalleled in Chicago's history. In a life span that included Abraham Lincoln's election and assassination, the Great Chicago Fire, Prohibition and two world wars, Loesch not only saw the city...
Tags: Justice System, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections, Chicago Elections, Organized Crime
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175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago
On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city. Some events...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Democratic National Conventions, Jane Addams, Chicago Elections
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Generous rules govern aldermen's pensions
Tribune reportersWhen Chicago aldermen floated a proposal in 1987 to boost their city pensions dramatically, Mayor Harold Washington's administration dismissed it as an arrogant ploy that lacked even a cursory cost analysis. Three years later, the proposal still didn't...Tags: Justice System, Rahm Emanuel, Civil Laws, Richard F. Mell, Pension and Welfare
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Making sense of a deadly inferno in Wisconsin
Was the Great Chicago Fire on the night of Oct. 8, 1871, really caused by one of Kate O'Leary's cows knocking over a lantern? One hundred and 40 years later, that question remains the topic of sometimes-heated debate, at least in Illinois.
Three...Tags: Arts and Culture, Forests, Museums, Natural Resources
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