In the early 20th century, some of the news was hopeful but there was much tragedy, and the ways in which those stories were covered by the Tribune set the tone for other papers, writes Rick Kogan.
The Chicago Tribune kicks off a six-week celebration of its 175th anniversay by digging through the paper's archives, a place filled with triumphs and tragedies, oddities and oddballs, events and people both wonderful and wild, writes Rick Kogan.
This yearlong investigation, a collaboration between the Tribune and the Better Government Association, revealed that at least 61 people died in residential fires in Chicago where officials were aware of fire hazards in the buildings but failed to ensure they were addressed.