2004: Target Corp. announced it was putting Chicago retailing icon Marshall Field’s up for sale. Field’s was sold to May Department Stores Co. in June 2004, for $3.24 billion. Then, May’s was acquired ...

In 1907, the Marshall Field’s in downtown Chicago added a feature shoppers had never seen in a department store before—a restaurant. Named the Walnut Room for the imported wood paneling on the walls, ...

For generations of Chicagoans, Marshall Field’s was synonymous with the city itself. It was a place to meet, socialize, or find something meaningful. It was a place where families went to eat in the ...

Discover the rise and fall of the legendary department store Marshall Field’s. "Give the lady what she wants." "Meet me under the clock." For generations of Chicagoans, these phrases evoke a single ...

Marshall Field’s has returned to State Street for the holiday season. It’s been almost 20 years since the brand was just about discarded from its longtime emporium on State Street by the new owner, ...

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the birth of Mike Ditka, Al ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 10, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. There was one survivor in the crash of ...

Generations have ordered it. It hasn’t changed—and that’s the point. In 1907, the Marshall Field’s in downtown Chicago added a feature shoppers had never seen in a department store before—a restaurant ...

For a man who would go on to amass a great fortune from his elegant department store, Marshall Field had humble beginnings. Chicago Stories is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...