CHICAGO (CBS) -- On the night of Sunday, Oct. 8, 1871, a fire broke out ... and think about the city that rebuilt so brilliantly after the devastating fire. "For some folks, it speaks to the ...

These six American fires led to change: political, legislative and geographic. Those tragedies helped shape the evolving story of the United States.

Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.

{Polk and Canal Streets], Chicago Tribune, October 10, 1871 3. 10pm - midnight The fire, fanned by the strong ... One and all said, "Chicago must and shall be rebuilt at once." ...

Fire damaged a portion of the former Haeger Potteries facility in East Dundee, which the village is in the process of selling ...

Chicago was rebuilt so quickly for the same reasons ... taxes for improved fire protection. Chicago’s fire commissioners predicted the 1871 disaster, but the mayor and aldermen knew that raising ...

Just a year later, as the Palmer House Hotel neared completion, the Chicago Fire of 1871 gutted the city. When the Palmer House was rebuilt, Bertha and her husband moved into a suite there ...

There are numerous attractions in Chicago, including museums, architecture, parks, and iconic food that can keep visitors ...

Inspired by "the story and spirit of Chicagoans," the new badge’s imagery reflects a key moment in the Windy City’s history, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that laid the foundations for the ...

As unprecedented fires consume Los Angeles, the architectural profession confronts an urgent need to revolutionize building ...