Category: Yesterday

More public elementary schools were built in the 1920s than in any other era. Their design reflected new ideas about child development and health.

The village insists a decades-old rule to fight blockbusting continues to protect a precious suburban commodity: diversity.

The village insists a decades-old rule to fight blockbusting continues to protect a precious suburban commodity: diversity.

For more than 20 years, researchers have tracked how often Americans defend themselves with a gun. So why can’t they agree on an answer?

For more than 20 years, researchers have tracked how often Americans defend themselves with a gun. So why can’t they agree on an answer?

A family, a dog owner and tenants of a men's hotel explain why the Loop offers a sense of community amid the hustle and bustle.

A family, a dog owner and tenants of a men's hotel explain why the Loop offers a sense of community amid the hustle and bustle.

Eight improvisers who got their start in Chicago explain what draws so many aspiring funny people to the city’s improv scene.

Eight improvisers who got their start in Chicago explain what draws so many aspiring funny people to the city’s improv scene.

Do the animals go somewhere warm, like Florida? Does the zoo give them coats? We took a behind-the-scene tour of the zoo to find out.