O ver the span of just a few days in October 1871, the Great Chicago Fire devastated the city, claiming the lives of more than 300 people and leaving over 100,000 residents homeless.The fire ...

Fall 1871: Chicago is a tinderbox ... interested to pick up large cinders about our house... We learned of the great fire that had occurred the night before... It was a wonder that these huge ...

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was a devastating event that left a scar on the city's soul. Yet, from the ashes emerged a renewed determination to build a safer, more resilient Chicago.

A DNA test kit revealed to a Chicago woman that she ... several versions of the legend of the Great Fire, but the most common one is that on October 8, 1871, Catherine O’Leary went into a ...

Inspired by "the story and spirit of Chicagoans," the new badge’s imagery reflects a key moment in the Windy City’s history, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that laid the foundations for the ...