The railroad yard along the Chicago lakefront, looking south from Randolph Street in 1893 - Archival photograph from the Library of Congress — The railroad yard along the Chicago lakefront, looking south from Randolph Street in 1893.
Image Source: Library of Congress

History

Chicago’s history most often includes tales of pioneering heroism, capitalistic might, and entrepreneurial spirit. However, its history also consists of wide-scale industrial pollution and the exploitation of marginalized communities — not to mention the forceful removal of Indigenous people from their land.