How do you classify a “survivor” of the 1871 fire? There are several factors to consider, said Carl Smith, author of “Chicago’s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic ...

Your understanding of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 is incomplete without ... including literature, film, and art. These cultural representations allow you to connect with history, understanding ...

Not surprisingly, the conclusion was yes. 3 The fire led to Chicago mayors having more power. Before 1871, the job was “a ceremonial figurehead.” Elected a month after the fire, Chicago ...

The view looking north shows the Pumping Station after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The station’s walls survived the fire, but the roof did not. The Oct. 11 edition of the Chicago Tribune ...

A movie poster for the film In Old Chicago. Photograph: Courtesy of 20th Century Fox At the beginning of In Old Chicago, Darryl F. Zanuck’s 1938 disaster epic about the Great Chicago Fire ...

A Lincoln Park home that survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 will hit the market this March with an asking price of $2.4 million. The home, located at 2121 North Hudson Street, was saved from ...

Along these lines, I’ve often considered the Great Chicago Fire an analogical example of secondary succession ... There are too many greats to name here, masters of styles from Victorian to Art Deco ...

Along with the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 stands as one of America’s foundational urban legends, a story of death and rebirth, a monument to the resiliency ...

WBBM Newsradio's Dave Berner reports the "Great Chicago Fire Festival" will be held in October 2014, and feature acrobatic performances, live music, and a river parade of art, dance, and fire.

The 140th Anniversary of the Chicago Fire is this Saturday. Not-so-coincidentally, Lookingglass Theatre Company’s production of The Great Fire is running at the same time. WBEZ asked a member of ...