1992 River West Gas FiresAt 4 p.m. on January 17, 1992, a series of explosions and fires ravaged the River West Community. The fires were in an area bounded by the Chicago Riv... [click for more]
Battle of Fort DearbornBattle of Fort Dearborn - August 15, 1812 From roughly 1620 to 1820, the territory of the Potawatomi extended from what is now Green Bay, Wisconsin, t... [click for more]
Bertha Van Hoosen, M.D.At this site on November 18, 1915, was founded the American Medical Women's Association, dedicated to the support of women physicians and women&a... [click for more]
Brunswick Corporation HeadquartersFor over a half century, this building housed the headquarters of the Company which has come to be known as Brunswick Corporation. Then called the Bru... [click for more]
Haymarket Riot (Missing)On May 4, 1886, hundreds of workers gathered here to protest police action of the previous day against strikers engaged in a nationwide campaign for a... [click for more]
Stephen Arnold Douglas, 1813-1861Stephen Arnold Douglas, one of the most distinguished statesman of his day, was a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, member of the House of Repres... [click for more]
The Eastland DisasterWhile still partially tied to its dock at the river's edge, the excursion steamer Eastland rolled over on the morning of July 24, 1915. The resul... [click for more]
The Milwaukee RoadThe Milwaukee Road The Milwaukee Road (Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad) was one the three Railroads that built Chicago's Union st... [click for more]