Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 3, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Flashback: May 4, 1976 Author Saul Bellow ...

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 ...

The U.S. hasn't housed the world's tallest building since 1974, when the Willis Tower in Chicago was completed.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sears got its start as a watch seller more than 130 years ago and grew to become one of the world's largest retailers. But the company has struggled in recent years and on Monday filed ...