[Irv Kupcinet says Happy Birthday to Chicago]
Chicago journalist Irv Kupcinet jokes that his earliest memory is the arrival of DuSable [in the 1780s].
Chicago journalist Irv Kupcinet jokes that his earliest memory is the arrival of DuSable [in the 1780s].
News segment on Harold Washington’s 1987 re-election campaign for mayor.
For nearly ten years, you have been able to depend on Media Burn to give you free online access to Chicago’s history and people. By now, you know there’s no other way to watch larger-than-life figures like Studs Terkel, Vito Marzullo, Dan Rostenkowski, Bill Veeck, and Mike Royko. In fact, we now have more than 6000 videos produced outside of traditional television which we have saved for posterity, and each and every one of them will only become more valuable […]
Short documentary by Cindy Neal about Sam’s Shoe Service shop on West Roscoe St. in Chicago.
The Four Tops perform live in Chicago at the Park West. Intercut with band interviews and studio session footage.
Cook County Hospital workers rally on October 13, 1979 at Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago. They are trying to prevent the hospital from closing.
Today, Chicago-based architect Stanley Tigerman is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects Chicago for “his innovative design in over 175 built works for ‘all levels of society’” as well as the lasting influence of his critical and theoretical writings. Back in 1990, Tigerman was interviewed for an episode of The 90’s, where he espoused his own approach to architecture while levelling a few choice criticisms against the profession as a whole. The resulting […]
WLS-7 special on Mayor Jane Byrne’s first year in office, reported by Hugh Hill. Only contains the first three of five parts.