On this day in 1995, crews began the demolition of a Cabrini-Green high-rise, the first in the Near North Side complex to be razed. Built over two decades starting in 1942, the story of the towers and ...

The last tower at Cabrini-Green fell in 2011, but their legacy continues to cast a shadow over the city of Chicago. Ben Austen’s excellent High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 27, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. More than 50 men lost their lives in ...