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In 1939 Nazis rallied in Chicago to make Germany great again 9
Four thousand supporters gave the Nazi salute in a northwest-side park.
by Jeff Nichols | Mar 11, 2016
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The untold school segregation story behind Bernie Sanders's 1963 arrest 10
Englewood parents were desperate when they called for protests of Chicago Public Schools.
by Jeff Nichols | Mar 1, 2016
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[Photos] The car was 'king' at the 1909 Chicago Auto Show
by Jeff Nichols | Feb 19, 2016
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Chicago at the turn of the century through the eyes of Rudolph F. Michaelis 1
From 1900 to 1905, his photographs captured slices of everyday life.
by Jeff Nichols | Aug 5, 2020
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The maverick at the center of Chicago’s 1918 flu response 1
Meet Dr. John Dill Robertson, the "utterly unqualified" head of the Chicago Health Department
by Jeff Nichols | May 12, 2020
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The ghosts of Great Lakes
The deaths of nearly a thousand sailors at Great Lakes Naval Training Station in 1918 hold lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Jeff Nichols | Apr 6, 2020
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The opposite of social distancing
Photos from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century show Chicago in love and at play.
by Jeff Nichols | Mar 17, 2020
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When Cook County enlisted the Marines to fight marijuana
A sheriff, a pack of journalists, and three sergeants walked into a field of weed . . . with flamethrowers.
by Jeff Nichols | Dec 20, 2019