Wednesday, April 24, 2019

April 24, 1962 -- Chicago Park District Expands Two Beaches

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chicagoparkdistrict.com April 24, 1962 – Using sand that was discovered in excavations for the South Expressway, today’s Dan Ryan Expr...
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

April 23, 1962 -- Home Federal Savings and Loan Tops Out New Tower

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chicago tribune photo google.com April 23, 1962 – The Home Federal Saving and Loan Association’s new 16-story building at the sout...
Monday, April 22, 2019

April 22, 1974 -- Elevated Derailment Sends 17 to Hospital ... Second in 11 Days

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chicagotribune April 22, 1974 – The second elevated train derailment in two weeks takes place at 1 p.m. at Wacker Drive and Wells Stre...
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Sunday, April 21, 2019

April 21, 1975 -- Chicago River Long-Term Plan Released

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dnainfo.com google.com April 21, 1975 – City planning officials release “The Riverside Plan of Chicago,” a document that, for the ...
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Saturday, April 20, 2019

April 20, 1972 -- Rookery Building Gets Landmark Hearing

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therookerybuilding.com April 20, 1972 – At a hearing before the Chicago Landmarks Commission the executive director of the American In...
Friday, April 19, 2019

April 19, 1949 -- Cubs Fall to Pittsburgh, 1-0, in Opener

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ebay.com April 19, 1949 – Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher Rip Sewell continues his dominance over the Cubs as he shuts the home team out, ...
Thursday, April 18, 2019

April 18, 1923 -- Fixed Bridges, an Editorial

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interactive.wttw.com April 18, 1923 – Citing the words of the United States War Department’s district engineer, Major Rufus W. Putnam, ...