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.

Big Jim Colosimo, a longtime Chicago mob boss, was fatally shot at his restaurant, Colosimo's Cafe, at 2126 S. Wabash Ave. on May 11, 1920. The shooter hid in the front cloakroom for Big Jim, who ...

1958: The last remaining Chicago streetcar made its final run. The last paying trolley customer was Al Carter. Carter was also the last customer at the 1933-34 Century of Progress, which was the ...

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

Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, right, shakes hands with Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, who would become known as Pope John Paul II, during his visit to Chicago on Aug. 2, 1976. (Walter Kale/Chicago Tribune) ...

Vintage Chicago Tribune: How Wrigley Field got lights Fans watch the first quarter between the Northwestern Wildcats and Miami Ohio Redhawks at Martin Stadium on the Northwestern University campus ...

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 ...

The least — 9.8 inches — occurred in 1920-21. Here’s a look back at how our current snowfall compares with previous seasons. Data is updated through June 15, 2025.