America’s first model industrial town has deep ties to the nation’s first major rail strike — the Pullman Strike of 1894 — which led to the creation of our national Labor Day holiday. In the 1920s, ...

There are numerous attractions in Chicago, including museums, architecture, parks, and iconic food that can keep visitors ...

In 1894, Pullman workers went on strike for better wages and living conditions—leading to a national boycott of handling Pullman train cars, and also leading to violence and vandalism as the ...