Red, white and bruising: at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, conflicts within the hall were amplified in violence on Chicago’s streets. AP Images Theodore Roosevelt giving a campaign speech.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 26, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1818: The Illinois Constitutional ...

In the months leading up to DNC 2024, "Chicago ‘68" has been repeatedly conjured. But there is nothing in this political climate to compare to... For some Americans, just saying “Chicago 68” is enough ...

The specter of 1968 – with its angry confrontations and police brutality – hung heavy over Chicago in the lead up to the Democratic National Convention, as if the largely uneventful 1996 convention ...

Members of the Fraternal Order of Police say the union will hold a "Chicago Riot Cops Reunion" on June 26 to mark what until now hasn't been considered one of the proud moments in Chicago Police ...

Signed, dated and titled »Schilling 69, The Chicago Festival«, also caption labels from exhibitions at Kunsthaus Zurich »PEAU DE LION, 1970« and at Gallery Philipp Konzett, Vienna »The Expanded Eye, ...

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.