The story so far
from the U.S. CensusBetween the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 47 to 49 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1960.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Chicago yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Chicago’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chicago’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRain-In-The-Face. (Sioux Indian), 1895: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Chicago, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Chicago is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Chicago has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Crystal Springs Fountain in Crystal Springs, 9.2 miles away.
Chicago and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Rain-In-The-Face. (Sioux Indian) (1895) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.