Chester and fellow-flooded communities slushed back to near-normalcy today despite the snow-coated insult to weekend injury ...

Today in History for Dec. 10: In 1520, in Wittenberg, northeast of Leipzig in present-day eastern Germany, religious reformer Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant or ...

Since it was founded in 1986, The Independent has charted turning points in modern history that took place between 10 and 16 November – the fall of the Berlin Wall, the challenge that ended Margaret ...

1943 — The Green Bay Packers grab nine interceptions, seven off Frank Sinkwich, in a 27-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. 1948 — Chicago’s Bill Blackburn returns two interceptions for touchdowns to ...

On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was shot to death during a motorcade in Dallas; Texas Gov. John B. Connally, riding in the same car as Kennedy, was ...

Former Tribune reporter K.C. Johnson — who played for the Evanston team that lost to Wilson’s team in the 1984 Class AA state championship game, and then played Simeon again the day after Wilson died ...