On this day in Chicago’s history – Chicago Tribune newstrendslive

Good afternoon, Chicago.

Today marks the anniversary of two big events in our city’s history: The Blizzard of 1967 and the Chicago Bears winning the Super Bowl in 1986.

See historic photos of the worst snowstorm on record in Chicago, view the front page of the Tribune and take a look at the city’s coldest and snowiest January days. Then, you can browse excerpts from the Super Bowl XX-winning edition of the Tribune.

The Tribune’s Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather dig these gems up every week in the Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter — a deep dive into our archives featuring photos and stories about the people, places and events that shape the city’s past, present and future. Sign up to get the newsletter in your inbox every week.

Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/breaking and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a petition launch party for her reelection at Plumbers Local 130 in Chicago’s West Loop, Aug. 30, 2022. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)

The effort by Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s campaign to recruit students is under investigation by CPS Inspector General Will Fletcher and Chicago IG Deborah Witzburg. Read more here.

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A seven-bedroom, 25,000-square-foot Lincoln Park mansion is on the market at a record asking price of $50 million. (Miller & Miller Architectural Photography)

The $15 million price cut, which amounts to a 33% price reduction, surely is the largest single price reduction for any house in Chicago-area history. Read more here.

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The ice is smoothed as the Chicago Blackhawks logo is illuminated before a game against the Nashville Predators at the United Center in Chicago on April 23, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

Harms will be remembered through a trading-card series by Upper Deck commemorating eight Indigenous players, called the First Peoples Rookie Cards. Read more here.

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Hubbard Street Dance Company’s incoming choreographer-in-residence Aszure Barton, center, is seen with artistic director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell inside the Hubbard Street Dance studio in Chicago on Jan. 11, 2023. (Lou Foglia/for the Chicago Tribune)

“Aszure is one of the most important choreographers of the 21st century,” said Hubbard Street Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Read more here.

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Vice President Kamala Harris visits a memorial set up outside Star Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California, on Jan. 25, 2023, to honor the victims killed in last week’s mass shooting. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

The 72-year-old gunman who sprayed bullets into a Southern California ballroom dance hall, killing 11 people, had no known connection with the victims, and investigators were still trying to determine a motive for the massacre, the Los Angeles County sheriff said. Read more here.

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