Name: Stories From The Great Chicago Fire – Oct. 9 – 7pm
Start: 2024-10-09T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 800 N Main Street, Glen Ellyn, IL, United States, Illinois 60137

$Stories From The Great Chicago Fire \u2013 Oct. 9 \u2013 7pm$

Stories From The Great Chicago Fire – Oct. 9 – 7pm
Join Glen Ellyn Executive Director, Jeffrey Anderson at the Glen Ellyn History Center, 800 N. Main Street, on Wednesday, October 9 at 7:00 PM. Anderson gives some insight into what was happening at the Chicago Tribune 153 years ago. The Great Chicago Fire left Chicago in ruins. An estimated 300 people died, 17,000 buildings were destroyed, and 100,000 were left homeless. Yet on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1871, citizens found hope on the front page of the Chicago Tribune which declared, “Chicago shall rise again.” $5 Adults; $3 GEHS members. Call 630-469-1867 – website - [email protected].