"One of my life's greatest tragedies," said George Orwell, "is to have already read Pickwick Papers. I can't go back and read it for the first time." The serialized novel of 1836 was one of the first ...

Pickwick Mill was the first commercial mill west of the Mississippi River when its construction was completed in 1858. During the Civil War, the mill ran 24 hours a day and produced 100 barrels of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Dino ...

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news in Chicago. She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative ...

When you mention Canal Street shopping to a New Orleanian of a certain age, you can expect them to wax nostalgic about the old Maison Blanche and D.H. Holmes buildings. Five and dimes like Woolworth’s ...

Otto Moser’s opened on East 4th in 1893 where the Wonder Bar is now and lasted a century before moving to Playhouse Square.

Stephen Jarvis's debut novel explores the creation of Charles Dickens' classic serial, back when he was an unknown writer going by the name of... "One of my life's greatest tragedies," said George ...