L Stop Chicago History Blog

From "ghost" voters to dirty tricks, vote stealing to intimidation tactics – a look at election chicanery in Chicago elections over the years....

Learn a quick history of magic in Chicago and check out our top picks for magic shops and shows around the city. ...

With more and more restaurants reopening and offering outdoor dining in Chicago, sidewalks are bursting with activity once again. Here are our top 8 picks....

The Christopher Columbus statues were not the first controversial statues to cause angst and violence in Chicago. ...

Riverview Park in Chicago closed in 1967, ending its 65-year run as one of the most popular leisure-time attractions in Chicago....

As Chicago worked to "flatten the curve," the Chicago transit system began the process of making the system safe to ride while we are still in the pandemic....