Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page flashback: Jan. 13, 1928 ...

The 1979 blizzard hit Chicago hard, and the city had already seen 39 inches of snow for the season. Some 20.3 inches of snow was on its way. Chicago Stories is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

The groundhogs didn't all agree on the prospect of a protracted winter this Groundhog Day — Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania and Staten Island Chuck in New York both saw their shadows and thus ...