The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park debuts a new online lecture series, “Headlines from History,” with a look at the Great Chicago Fire on its 150th anniversary.
Speakers: Jeffrey Anderson and Kyle Mathers, Museums at Cantigny Park
150 years ago, the Great Fire left Chicago in ruins. An estimated 300 people died; 17,000 buildings were destroyed; and 100,000 were left homeless. Yet on Wednesday, October 11, 1871, citizens found hope on the front page of the Chicago Tribune which declared, “Chicago shall rise again.” Join a discussion about the circumstances surrounding the fire and the devastation it left behind, informed with reporting by the Tribune staff. Also learn about the unprecedented reconstruction and the role of the Tribune’s Joseph Medill as Chicago’s rebuilding mayor.
Free Admission. Register at Cantigny.org
2021/10/09 - 2021/10/09
Cantigny Park
1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL 60189
Cantigny's regular daily parking fee is $5 per car. Parking is free on the first Wednesday of every month. On Saturdays and Sundays, May through September, parking is $10. The $10 rate also applies on Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day. Parking is free at all times for Cantigny Park members, Honor Club members, and those attending ticketed events or other fee-based programs.