Chicago Founder and Haitian Revolutionary Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Chicago Founder Jean Baptiste Point du Sable ...

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is known as the founder or father of Chicago in the late 18th century. However it wasn't officially incorporated until 1837. Chicago is known as the United States ...

This is the most probable date when Black explorer Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable begins building the settlement, which would eventually become the city of Chicago, Ill. The Haitian-born (c 1745) du ...

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the invention of the Chinese takeout box, Quincy Jones’ ...

Happy birthday to the city of Chicago! ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch The city was officially founded on March 4, 1837. The video in the player above is from a previous report ...