From a burn ban in Mississippi to "an innovation" in high school football, here's a look at what was making headlines.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 18, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

1943: Mayor Edward J. Kelly cut a red, white and blue ribbon at street level near State and Madison streets to open Chicago’s first subway system. Kelly told the crowd that the 4.9-mile stretch — ...

Every day has a history attached to it — but do we always pause to ask why? What whispered events, triumphs, tragedies, or surprises lie hidden behind a seemingly ordinary date? Today, on October 5, ...

It was just a sample of the punishing stat lines the University of Minnesota alum would soon be delivering on the regular for ...

In 1956, Clyde Gilmour began his famous "Gilmour's Albums" on CBC Radio. The weekly show would run on the network for more than 40 years. Gilmour played an incredible range of music -- classical, folk ...