Sunday, October 11, 2020

October 11, 1969 -- S.D.S. March through Loop, 105 Arrested

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October 11, 1969 –  A march through the Loop by 300 members of the Students for a Democratic Society breaks bad as police face off against “...
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Saturday, October 10, 2020

October 10, 1977 -- Walter Mondale Cheered in Columbus Day Parade

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October 10, 1977 –  Thousands of Chicagoans stand in the sunshine along a ten-block parade route as Vice-President Walter Mondale marches do...
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Friday, October 9, 2020

October 9, 1921 -- Chicago Fire, a 50-Year Recollection

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October 9, 1921 –  On the fiftieth anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, the  Chicago Daily Tribune  features the recollection of the only ...
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Thursday, October 8, 2020

October 8, 2003 -- Sting Entertains 40,000 at Grant Park Free Concert

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bing.com October 8, 2003 –  As the Chicago Cubs are in the midst of defeating the Florida Marlins, 12-3, in Game 2 of the National League Ch...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

October 7, 2007 -- Chicago Marathon Cut Short Amid Record Temperatures

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whyrun.files.wordpress.com October 7, 2007 –  The La Salle Bank Chicago Marathon, for the first time in its history, is cut short as hundred...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

October 6, 1939 -- Cardinal Mundelein Laid to Rest

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Chicago Tribune photo October 6, 1939 –  Chicagoans turn out to say their final good-byes to the Most Reverend George Mundelein, who had ser...
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