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
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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
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: PHOTOGRAPHS, ORAL HISTORIES Many people see Chicago as the American Medina, drawing Muslims from all over the country and world as Medina, Saudi Arabia has done for … Learn More
The 1963 Freedom Day School Boycott
By 1960, Chicago’s Black population had reached over 800,000, and in Black neighborhoods, this meant schools were overcrowded, even though new buildings had been built for Black students. In December … 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
La Influencia de Bruce Graham
The Chicago skyline you see today was largely influenced by Bruce Graham, a Peruvian American architect who was born in Colombia and raised in Puerto Rico. Bruce Graham worked at … Learn More
Farewell to Comiskey Park, the Baseball Palace of the World
On September 30, 1990, the Chicago White Sox played their final game at Comiskey Park. Police guarding the field at the final game at Comiskey Park, Chicago, September 30, 1990. … Learn More
The Palmer House: Next Door to Everything
In light of the recent news that the Palmer House Hotel faces a $338 million foreclosure suit, CHM staff members take a look back at its three iterations. The Palmer … Learn More
To Stretch and Pull and Expand a Universe
Head into costume storage with CHM costume collection manager Jessica Pushor as she discusses the iconic costume pieces that came out of the partnership between dancer and choreographer Ruth Page … Learn More