John R. Schmidt

Recent stories by this author

Two views of Roseland, decades apart

Jun. 18, 2013
Two views of a Roseland street scene, 1955 and 2013.

West Garfield Park, past and present

Jun. 17, 2013
The colorful story of a West Side community that's "only five miles from the Loop."

Two views of Edgewater, 65 years apart

Jun. 14, 2013
Two views of a North Side location, 65 years apart.

Chicago's best bowler

Jun. 13, 2013
When bowling was big, there was no bigger bowler than Chicago's Paul Krumske. Just ask Jerry Lewis.

Two views of Chicago, 57 years apart

Jun. 12, 2013
Two views of a city intersection, 57 years apart.

Chicago's Lone Ranger

Jun. 11, 2013
The most famous Lone Ranger returns to his hometown—but the bad guys are waiting for him.

Mount Greenwood, past and present

Jun. 10, 2013
The story of the little community on the city's far Southwest corner.

How Al Capone made the IRS famous

Jun. 7, 2013
Nobody could lay a finger on Chicago's leading citizen--until the tax man got on him.

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