Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 11, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. A sailboat departs Chicago on Lake ...

Sears, Roebuck and Co.’s announcement that it would build the world’s tallest building in downtown Chicago was a psychological shot in the arm for a city suffering from urban disorder and suburban ...

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (WLS) -- In its heyday, the Sears headquarters campus in Hoffman Estates was a thriving place with thousands of employees running largest retailer in the world. The company, ...

The Sears Tower was the world’s tallest building until 1996, when it was surpassed by the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With clear weather, four states are viewable up to 50 miles ...

Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck started Sears in 1892. In its early years, it was primarily a catalog company. By 1969, it was the largest retailer in the world. Five years later, it ...