CHICAGO (CBS)-- This week marks the 150th anniversary of the city's signature disaster. The Great Chicago Fire began on Sunday, Oct. 8, 1871, on what we would now call the city's Near West Side. Over ...

Could it ever happen again? That's one of the burning questions about the Great Fire of Chicago since it devastated the city 150 years ago, and it's sure to be top of mind for children who visit the ...

In October 1871, the Great Chicago Fire nearly wiped out one of America's leading cities. But what happened after the Great ...

In recent years, we've seen large wildfires burn towns such as Lahaina, Hawaii, and Paradise, California, to the ground. On Oct. 8, 1871, 154 years ago today, the deadliest wildfire outbreak in U.S.

In the decades after the Great Chicago Fire, one city rebuilt faster than any in history, pioneering steel-frame construction ...

A rite of passage for every Chicago elementary schooler is the day they learn about the Great Chicago Fire. In 1871, a fire broke out in a small barn, sparking a blaze that lasted for two days and ...

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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 6, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Olaf Logan, an Andy Frain usher, stops ...

After the Great Fire in 1871, Chicago’s mayor declared martial law. The military occupation ended days later, after the death of a civilian. On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire devastated the city ...