If it hadn’t been for Urso Chappell, I would have forgotten completely about Chicago’s 1992 World’s Fair — the one that didn’t happen. I hadn’t thought about World’s Fairs for a long ...

1933: Twenty-four seaplanes, led by Italian Gen. Italo Balbo, landed on Lake Michigan near Chicago’s Navy Pier for the ...

STATES & CITIES A threatening sky greyed the waters of Lake Michigan last week while Rufus Cutler Dawes stood on the cindery greensward of Grant Park, Chicago, and received formal, oratorical ...

The World’s Columbian Exposition, informally known as the Chicago World’s Fair, ran from May 1 to Oct. 30,1893, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ landing in the New ...

A Chicago architect has solved the mystery surrounding a Wilmette house's possible origin as a demonstration home built for the Century of Progress World's Fair in 1933.

How Inventor Nikola Tesla Used The World’s Fair In Chicago To Usher In ‘The Second Industrial Revolution ... (United States) in 1884, he had visualized what alternating current looked like.

What not to miss at EXPO Chicago 2025. EXPO is a sprawling festival. A good way to navigate it is to understand the fair’s curated sections — from EXPOSURE, where newer galleries are on view ...