I’ve written about the anniversary milestones associated with the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, in previous columns. But I haven’t revisited the horrible event from July 24, 1915, for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A commemoration event Wednesday marked 109-years since the Eastland ship disaster. Descendants of the victims gathered along the Chicago Riverwalk for a moment of silence. It was in ...

The SS Eastland — a Great Lakes passenger ship bound for a company picnic at Washington Park in Michigan City — capsized in the Chicago River in 1915, killing 844 people, including entire families. A ...

In 1915, the passenger steamer SS Eastland was preparing to depart Chicago for a company picnic when disaster struck. With thousands of passengers crowded aboard, the ship suddenly began to list.