Loesch - a bookkeeper for Western Union at the time of the Great Fire and later a prominent Chicago attorney – and republished in Chicago History Magazine for the centennial of the fire in 1971 ...

Warning! This review contains spoilers for Chicago Fire's Season 13 Finale. The Chicago Fire season 13 finale is a mix of ...

Novak was initially resistant to joining Violet ( Hanako Greensmith) permanently at 51, but she’s proven that her PIC’s ...

A devastating fire broke out in a barn on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois on this day in history on Oct. 8, 1871. Known as The Great Chicago Fire, the blaze burned through the heart of the ...

Berg shows in his illuminating new book, “The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City’s Soul” (Pantheon). The Chicago fire turns out to be a rich case study not ...

The most devastating wildfire in Los Angeles history continues to burn, evoking comparisons to The Great Chicago Fire that decimated the Windy City more than 150 years ago. According to Los ...

Not surprisingly, the conclusion was yes. 3 The fire led to Chicago mayors having more power. Before 1871, the job was “a ceremonial figurehead.” Elected a month after the fire, Chicago ...

Over time, her alleged role in the Great Fire passes into legend. In 1997 the Chicago City Council will pass a resolution that finally absolves Mrs. O'Leary of any wrongdoing. More About the ...

and while they appreciated the home’s history — the girls enjoy telling people who stop out front that their house survived the Great Chicago Fire — it had a problem. The problem wasn’t ...

The Great Chicago Fire started on Oct. 8, 1871, but did you know an even bigger fire broke out on the exact same day? October is Fire Prevention Month, highlighted, of course, by Fire Prevention ...