Today in Chicago History: The 1893 World’s Fair awarded to the city

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 24, 2026, 6 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 24, 2026, 6 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/24/february-24-chicago-history/

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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 24, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? [ Email us ][1] . **Front page flashback:** Feb. 25, 2022 ![Explosions in the capital of Kyiv, in Mariupol on the Azov Sea, Kharkiv in the east an...