To mark the 75th anniversary of the Chicago Sun-Times, we are exploring the history of Chicago — and our own — and thinking about how the next 75 years might unfold.
Celebrating 75 years of covering Chicago news
Over 75 years, the Chicago Sun-Times has covered stories of triumph and infamy, innovation and resilience, crime and corruption. There were unforgettable sports moments and legends, and the many Chicago characters that make up the highs and lows of the city we love.
We are so proud to be a part of this history.
To mark our anniversary, we are looking back at stories from our archives and looking forward with opinions from new thought leaders in our ‘Chicago’s Next Voices’ series.
We also look forward to hearing from you! Tell us how the Sun-Times has fit into your life below.
We’ll be publishing pieces from the winners every month, and we need your feedback to make decisions about what’s next.
On the Southeast Side, I discovered folks working to restore eco-preserves sprouting between shuttered mills. Here was a nascent template for the entire city and region.
Protests had erupted in Chicago as minority students were bused to majority-white schools. Amid all of that, two young girls, one white, one Black, sat together as new friends. One was my daughter.
What are your most memorable Sun-Times moments?
Every Chicagoan has their favorite Sun-Times memory — whether its reading the comics section at their Nana’s house or realizing that the world will be forever changed based on a front page story. 75 years is a lifetime of memories and we’d love to hear how we have fit into your life — big or small.
Your story could be shared in the paper or online.
Your story could be shared in the paper or online.
This story was published on Sept. 8, 1955, when Emmett Till’s mother announced she would be going to Mississippi to testify at the trial of the two men who brutally murdered her teenage son. This is part of a 75-anniversary series highlighting decades of journalism coverage
This story on Emmett Till was published on Sept. 4, 1955, the day after thousands came to pay their respects at the funeral of the murdered teenager. Emmett’s mother’s insistence that his brutally beaten body be shown to the world was a catalyst for the modern civil rights movement. This is part of a 75-anniversary series highlighting decades of journalism coverage
This story was published the day after Emmett Till’s body was found beaten, bullet-pierced and weighed down with iron and barbed wire in the muddy waters of Mississippi’s Tallahatchie River on Thursday, Sept. 1, 1955. It is part of a 75th anniversary series highlighting decades of important journalism coverage.
This story was published on Sept. 2, 1955, when Emmett Till’s body arrived by train back in his hometown Chicago from Mississippi. The brutal murder of this teenager and his mother’s insistence that his brutally beaten body be shown to the world was a catalyst for the modern civil rights movement. This is part of a 75-anniversary series highlighting decades of journalism coverage.
This editorial was published on Sept. 2, 1955, when Emmett Till’s body arrived home by train to Chicago from Mississippi. Till’s brutal lynching murder and his mother’s insistence that the world not turn away from what was done to her son was a catalyst for the modern civil rights movement. This is part of a 75-anniversary series highlighting decades of journalism coverage
This story was originally published in the Chicago Daily News the day Emmett Till’s body was found beaten, bullet-pierced and weighed down with iron and barbed wire in the muddy waters of Mississippi’s Tallahatchie River on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1955. It is part of a 75-anniversary series highlighting decades of important journalism coverage.