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Harry Houdini died on Halloween, Oct. 31, 1926, in Detroit. A burst appendix — not a death-defying stunt — was the cause.
Here's a look back at the life of the magician who also exposed fraudulent spirit mediums, in photos from the Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) archive
For more on Houdini, read @robertloerzel's story
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The sun sets as people walk through Lincoln Park Monday evening in Chicago.
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Origin of "ubiquitous" Mike Ditka bird photo remains a bit of a mystery in Bears lore.
Who captured the image of Da Finger?
"Everything I did in my career as a player and everything I did as a coach and THIS is the f------ photo people want!"
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Do you like baseball AND spooky season? Well:
Boo! It’s the World Series. nytimes.com/athletic/7715640…
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A few photos from the Bears, 30-24, win against the Patriots including Cairo Santos career long 58-yard field goal in the fourth at Soldier Field Thursday evening in Chicago.
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A few pregame photos before the Bears play the Patriots at Soldier Field Thursday night in Chicago.
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Although some men have worn a lesser number mathematically (i.e., zero), Eddie Gaedel remains the only @mlb player with a fraction on his jersey.
Chicago “is rich in history, rich in calories + rich in aroma,” Louis Dombrowski wrote in 1961. “When the wind is right in many Chicago streets, the area is covered with a blend of the sweetest, most mouthwatering aromas anyone ever inhaled.”
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Ladies — and gentlemen — of the night, as found in the Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) archive
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It's After Hours Podcast Monday so have a listen to Karen Conti on her book, "Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy" wgnradio.com/after-hours-wit…
No one could have predicted alarm testing at the new Ryan Field would ruffle so many feathers.
Gift link to @clairemurphy22's story:
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It's where we go to mourn our dead, learn about previous generations and contemplate our own mortality. 🪦💀
Some have been well cared for and others have been fraught with decay.
CEMETERIES in the Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) archive
"Don’t tell me that Lew Alcindor went to U.C.L.A. and Wilt Chamberlain went to Kansas only because they had 7-foot beds there." - Mike Ditka, on slush funds for college athletes
Ditka’s quotes through the decades, as reported in @chicagotribune
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Chicago Media Report: In 1992, Mike Ditka made The Score, then a daytime-only station at 820 AM, the sports talk of the town — and Schwinn documentary hits Chicago film fest chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…
Who or what do you want to be for Halloween? 🎃💀🐈⬛
Here are some ideas from the Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) archive
It's a spooky time of year that's not complete, 👻
Without a special type of gourd to carve and eat. 🥧
PUMPKIN!!! 🎃
Here's fall's fantastical, botanical fruit in the Chicago Tribune's (@chicagotribune) archive
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A rail of a tale in today’s paper, via legends @talia_soglin and @ad_quig: chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…
