CHICAGO (WLS) -- A commemoration event Wednesday marked 109-years since the Eastland ship disaster. Descendants of the victims gathered along the Chicago Riverwalk for a moment of silence. It was in ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) --Descendants of the survivors of the Eastland disaster want to make sure it's never forgotten. The U.S. Coast Guard threw flower petals in the Chicago River near Clark Street on ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Wednesday marks the anniversary of the deadliest day in Chicago's history. More than 800 people drowned when the steamship Eastland capsized in the Chicago River 104 years ago.

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To coincide with the 100-year anniversary of the largest tragedy on the Great Lakes, and with the opening of Renegade Theater Company's new folk musical, Zeitgeist Arts presents a photographic exhibit ...

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July 24 marked the 105th anniversary of the Eastland disaster. On the morning of July 24, 1915, thousands of Western Electric Company workers gathered on the south bank of the Chicago River to board ...

EASTLAND — At least 50 houses were destroyed by wildfires in Eastland, Brown and Comanche counties in recent days, Gov. Greg Abbott said during a news conference Friday at the Eastland Volunteer Fire ...

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