It may be hard to believe for those familiar with the story’s South Side setting of Jackson Park and 63^rd, but at one time the former was an illustrious and seemingly impossible fairground for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition; at the latter was an infamous killing house.

100,000 people. Bonfires. Booze. Pot. Sex. Explosions. Baseball? Welcome to the death of disco and the destruction of Comiskey Park.

The historic Music Box theatre shows over 300 films each year, including foreign, independent, and cult films as well as the occasional sing-along.

An etymological breakdown of the word Chicago, which completely breaks down into gibberish. Shish kebab? Not quite, Ace.

The Haymarket trial is largely seen “as one of the worst legal miscarriages in history.” The incident lead to an international outcry for labor rights & soon after May Day was founded to commemorate the 8 hour movement.

While the grandeur of the Columbian Exposition is now just a footnote in Chicago’s history, Jackson Park hasn’t faded away. The park may be still and quiet, but the magic lingers.

This article is about President Barack Obama and his election to office, but it’s not about politics. It’s not about the left, the right, or the droves of the disillusioned in between. It’s not about your vote. It’s about Chicago, and being a Chicagoan on Tuesday, November 4^th, 2008.

Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery has a reputation for being the most haunted place in Illinois, if not the country. Learn about the spot’s many legends here, then if you’re brave enough, check it out for yourself!

Roosevelt University was born out of protest, activism, and a commitment to justice. In 2009 the school was named one of the most diverse private universities in America by the New York Times, and the U.S. News and World Reports named it the second most diverse in the Midwest.

During the late 1880’s in Chicago, having a home on Prairie Avenue, in the now South Loop neighborhood, was a mark of affluence and social status. It was there that prominent Chicago businessman John J. Glessner built his family home in 1887.

When admiring Chicago’s imposing skyline, it’s hard to believe that 140 years ago, this great city was brought to its knees by a fire that raged for nearly three days.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s houses do not look like the hand-in-hand paper doll chains of repetition you find on suburban streets across America today.

Jane Addams is regarded as one of the most respected women in history. Addams opened the Hull House in 1889, the first settlement house in the United States. The house is now a museum.

One of the great Chicago sports fantasies, a Crosstown World Series, has actually already happened. A look back at the 1906 Series might give us a hint of what we could expect if it ever happens again.