The original was destroyed in a fire ... 25th anniversary of the World’s Fair. The replica, only 24 feet high and made of gilded bronze, resides in Jackson Park. (Chicago Tribune archive ...

After years of development, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are nearing a Devil in the White City adaptation. With DiCaprio potentially starring, Scorsese is in talks to direct the 20th ...

Founded after the 1893 Chicago World's Fair fire, the Underwriter Laboratories (UL) is in charge of certification for products that will be sold in the United States. Established a quarter of a ...

The stopgap funding bill has already passed in the House and faces a late deadline tonight in the Senate to avoid a shutdown. While Republicans have a majority in the Senate, they’ll need some ...

Cochran finally had her big break during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. “She got a lot of exposure” at the fair, says Busch, which translated to more orders than ever before. In addition to ...

Two buildings that have fallen into decrepitude but represent pillars of Chicago’s history ... predates both the museum and the 1893 World’s Fair the building was part of.

And the Ferris wheel has a fantastic story behind it, because it was in 1893 at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the World's ... fair food. I try to get to the 4-H food stand and the fire ...

Preservation Chicago has released its annual “Chicago 7 Most Endangered ... which visitors took advantage of during the famed 1893 World’s Fair, enjoying a stunning view of what is now the Griffin ...

The Clarke Historical Museum, Humboldt County Historical Society, and Humboldt County Library invite you to our March Speaker Series presentation featuring Virginia Howard Mullan. Virginia will ...