The Vincentian Fathers establish St. Vincent DePaul Parish in Lincoln Park.
Howard N. Ogden, a lawyer and lecturer in the extension division of the University of Chicago, incorporates Illinois College of Law, a coed institution.
St. Vincent’s College is established.
Illinois College of Law becomes a member of the Association of American Law Schools.
Illinois College of Law has a peak enrollment of 387.
St. Vincent’s College is chartered as DePaul University and is the first Catholic university in Illinois. Illinois College of Law has a peak enrollment of 387.
Albert H. Putney, an associate of Ogden, incorporates the evening division of the law school as Illinois Law School.
Ogden sends a letter to the DePaul University board of trustees offering an affiliation between his law schools and DePaul.
DePaul University becomes the first coeducational Catholic institution.
An 1899 Illinois College of Law graduate, B. Elizabeth Lane becomes the first female law faculty member at DePaul.
