L Stop Chicago History Blog

Garfield Park Conservatory is a tropical resort that you can escape to whenever the winter weather in Chicago turns nasty....

Through the years there have been a number of innovative candy manufacturers that have called Chicago “sweet home.” ...

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is just around the corner and the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen is one of the best spots to commemorate it....

We’ve compiled a list of our favorite neighborhood parks that are also easily accessible via the L...

The invention of baseball is murky.  There is no debate about the invention of softball, however.  The game was invented in 1887 on Thanksgiving Day in Chicago....

The story behind the 606 Trail that runs along Bloomingdale Ave in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood. ...