It’s the most wonderful time of the year for CHM members and Historical Alliance! For one week, get 20 percent off at the Museum Store and North & Clark Café. Find a unique Chicago gift for everyone on your list and take a break with a mug of cocoa and a holiday treat.

Chicago has undoubtedly become one of the culinary epicenters of the world. The city’s location in the middle of the country and its diverse communities make it easy to find memorable bites in every neighborhood. The city’s culinary prowess took root at the end of the nineteenth century when Chicago was at the forefront of More

CHM research and insights analyst Marissa Croft writes about the gap in experience between high society dress and visitors to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition who traveled in from all over the world to attend. If you’re taking a trip to an unfamiliar place, one of the first questions you might ask yourself is “What More