The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

Chicago’s tavern culture helps make this city special, and dive bars play an important part. The best of the city’s dives provide a comfortable, welcoming place for people to gather for a ...

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Chicago native Steve Greenberg covered University of Wisconsin football and basketball in the early 1990s before spending nearly 20 years as a magazine editor and writer. A former managing editor ...