Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.
These six American fires led to change: political, legislative and geographic. Those tragedies helped shape the evolving story of the United States.
While the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 reduced much of the city to ashes, it ushered in a massive rebuilding effort. Some of ...
CHICAGO – When general manager Nelson Rodriguez and head coach Veljko Paunovic joined the Chicago Fire last winter, their first priority was to begin rebuilding their roster in the offseason ...
Environmentalists file lawsuits to delay or stop construction, while liberal California judges too often rule in favor of the ...
Fire damaged a portion of the former Haeger Potteries facility in East Dundee, which the village is in the process of selling ...
Smith is the author of “Chicago’s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection ... The scale and speed of the rebuilding was, if anything, more impressive than the destruction.