Snow seasons in Chicago are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches.

2006: Northwestern University coach Randy Walker died at 52 of a heart attack. He was at home in Wilmette at about 10 p.m.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 21, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Carl and Ruth Wanderer in an ...

Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune. People make their way through the snow Nov. 26, 2023, in Logan Square. By Kori Rumore ... The least — 9.8 inches — occurred in 1920-21.

1934: When Brookfield Zoo opened to the public on this day, Cookie was there to greet the almost 60,000 visitors. And though the pink cockatoo was never “top banana” at the zoo, he outlived every ...