On May 12, 1933, the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration established both the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, which provided federal funding to states for relief programs, and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, which provided economic support to farmers through agricultural surplus reductions.
Nancy Faust had a front-row seat — er, bench — to some of the most iconic moments in Chicago White Sox history.
On May 10, 1994, the state of Illinois executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy, 52, for the murders of 33 young men and boys.
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 9, according to the Tribune’s archives.
On May 9, 2023, a jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in damages.
Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected Thursday as the next pope, is partially descended from Creole people of color, according to Jari C. Honora, a noted genealogist and historian.
Here’s a look at what we discovered about some of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV’s family members in the Tribune archives.
On May 8, 1886, the first serving of Coca-Cola, which contained cocaine, was sold at a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. (The drink became fully cocaine-free in 1929.)
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 8, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 7, according to the Tribune’s archives.