As some of you perhaps know, I was in Rome earlier this month, providing commentary for various news networks who were ...

Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated ...

Graceland Cemetery ’s newest residents — a litter of coyote pups — are causing a stir. The historical burial site has long ...

People from all over the Chicago area took time out this Memorial Day to honor fallen service members. At Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery near Elwood, Illinois southwest of Chicago, there was ...

Today in Chicago History: The 606 trail opens for walkers, joggers, scooters, strollers, skateboards and more Here’s a look ...

Nearly 16 years after a scandal rocked a Chicago-area cemetery, a ceremony hosted by Friends of Burr Oak Cemetery unveiled a new name for the memorial. In 2009, the cemetery became the site of ...

Once the idea was approved for the season, Stork’s first call was to Hernandez-DiStasi, founder of Chicago’s Actors Gymnasium and a leading figure in circus choreography. Her reaction?

A Necropolis is a mere depository for dead bodies,” Douglass wrote. “Green-Wood,” on the other hand, implied “verdure, shade, ...

Even by Paramount’s high standards, this is an eye-popping show, replete with elaborate rigging, grand illusions and all manner of circus activities put together by director Trent Stork ...

Nostalgic rock fans still flock to Morrison's grave at the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris ... the "Rock 'n' Roll Circus" on Paris' Left Bank. The Doors, founded in Los Angeles, were among ...

The Jellicle Ball goes under the big top as Paramount Theatre presents a circus-themed revival of ... Catey Sullivan, Chicago-Sun Times: It falls to Grizabella to deliver the show’s signature ...

The question of who killed Sam Giancana, an assassination long considered one of Chicago's biggest hits ... There are framed illustrations of circus clowns adorning his office wall and a stand ...