Correcting the Record Books
On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred made big sports news with the announcement that the MLB had “elevated” seven professional Negro Leagues to major league … Learn More
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Christmas at Marshall Field’s Walnut Room
Christmas tree in the Walnut Room at the Marshall Field’s State Street store, Chicago, December 24, 1959. CHM, ICHi-017139; Clarence W. Hines, photographer The Marshall Field & Co. department store … Learn More
Care & Conservation
A common museum practice is to loan artifacts to other institutions. This past spring, CHM conservator Holly Lundberg and her team prepared an Ann Lowe cotillion gown (1956) to go … Learn More
Gift Ideas from the American Medina
Small business owners have faced a challenging year with a reduced walk-in customer base. However, the holiday season brings them hope, and CHM digital content producer Luiz Magaña has compiled … Learn More
Bears vs. Packers: A Century-Long Rivalry
The Bears and the Packers have one of the longest-standing rivalries in the NFL and the league’s most played. Their first meeting was in 1921, when the Bears, then known … Learn More
Smörgåsbord and a Show
With the news that Lawry’s The Prime Rib will be closing at the end of the year, we can only wonder if the next tenant of the former McCormick Mansion … Learn More
Chicago’s Bungalows
An image, floor plan, and text for The Armorel, a bungalow from the Home Builders Catalog, 1926. CHM, ICHi-015886 About one hundred years ago, Chicago saw a building boom of … Learn More
American Medina: Stories of Muslim Chicago
Many people see Chicago as the American Medina, drawing Muslims from all over the country and world as Medina, Saudi Arabia has done for centuries. Beginning with the 1893 World’s … Learn More
Dr. Mae Jemison: A Dancer Among the Stars
“Many people do not see a connection between science and dance, but I consider them both to be expressions of the boundless creativity that people have to share with one … Learn More
How Disaster Shaped the Modern City
On this day in 1871, a fire began on DeKoven Street in a barn owned by Catherine and Patrick O’Leary. Fueled by a gale-force wind, this blaze grew into the … Learn More