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Vintage Chicago Tribune: The 5 hottest days in city history
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIt’s hot, Chicago, but it’s been hotter. The first 100-degree day was recorded on July 16, 1887....
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Remembering Mayor Harold Washington, 35 years after his death
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe city unexpectedly lost Harold Washington — its first Black mayor — 35 years ago today, Chicago....
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Disasters!!!!! Crashes, fires, riots and more from Illinois history.
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn life — just as in horror films — it’s the little decisions we make that sometimes spare us from...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: 5 ways to celebrate Halloween and spooky season with treats from the...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe leaves are starting to change color, the temperature outside has cooled and the clouds appear...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: 10 biggest bummers in 100 years of city history
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoChicagoans are familiar with disappointment. “There’s always next year,” was the motto for...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: How Illinois became the first state to recognize MLK Day
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWe remember Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. each January 15, which was the slain civil rights leader’s...
Puzzle solutions for Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNote: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper. CROSSWORDS USA...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: WGN-TV’s Tom Skilling recalls the city’s coldest and snowiest January days
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn a city known for its ever-changing weather, Tom Skilling offers stability, Chicago. Later this year, the beloved WGN-TV chief meteorologist will celebrate his 45th anniversary at the station ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: 100 years of mayoral inauguration speeches from William Dever through...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA mayor’s inauguration “didn’t amount to much” in the early days of the city, 86-year-old Chicago resident David “Uncle Dave” W. Clark told the Tribune in 1927. “There were no ladies, flowers ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Watch and revisit ‘The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults’ hosted by Geraldo...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe most exhilarating live television event of 1986 was the Chicago Bears winning Super Bowl XX, for some. For others, it was a two-hour broadcast from a basement. On April 21, 1986 — 37 years ...