Good morning, Chicago. Nicknamed “The Bud,” the Bud Billiken Parade has been a back-to-school celebration and showcase for Chicago’s talented young people since 1929. For four generations, the Sengstacke family has organized what it says is the largest African American parade in the United States and the second largest parade in the United States after the Rose Parade. Hundreds of thousands of .
Curator of the Vintage Tribune Kori Rumore joins the Steve Cochran Show to delve into the Cubs' unique story of being the final major league team to introduce lights to their home field 35 years ago. They explore the reasons behind the Cubs' decision not to install lights in the early 1940s, and unc
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Soldier Field tweeted that they had 73,000 people at the Ed Sheeran concert and Lollapalooza is coming up which will bring around 100,000 people per day to Grant Park. Curator of the Vintage Tribune Kori Rumore joins the Steve Cochran Show to talk about the history behind some of the biggest crowds
It’s hot, Chicago, but it’s been hotter. The first 100-degree day was recorded on July 16, 1887. When the Tribune reported on “how fashionable people solve the hot weather problem,” suggestions included reading a book indoors, going on a canoe excursion or leaving town for a cooler locale. Chicago logged its highest official temperature of 105 degrees on July 24, 1934, but unofficial results .