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Today in Chicago History: Winds reach 82 mph and leave 100,000 homes without power
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 5, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) 1980: Derecho! The temperature reached a high of 94 degrees — surpassing the previous high for July 5 — at 4 p.m., but dropped to a chilly 64 degrees when a cold front swept in around 11 p.m. Winds reached 82 mph and left 100,000 homes in the area without power. The most violent wind report came from Northbrook, where half of a roof on a 20-car garage was lifted and then dropped, damaging at least seven cars in a parking shelter for a condominium. No injuries were reported in the Chicago area due to the storm. 2019: The Chicago Defender announced it was ceasing print publication and switching to a digital-only format. It still exists at The newspaper was founded in 1905 by Robert Sengstacke Abbott, who called it 'The World's Greatest Weekly.' He encouraged Black Americans born and raised in the South — like himself — to move north during the Great Migration of the 20th century. More than two-thirds of the newspaper's readership base was located outside of Chicago by the start of World War I, according to the Defender. Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past.
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05-05-2025
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Today in Chicago History: Chicago Defender — ‘the world's greatest weekly' — founded by Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 5, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican culture, not independence Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 94 degrees (1949) Low temperature: 32 degrees (1992) Precipitation: 1.66 inches (1892) Snowfall: None 1905: The Chicago Defender newspaper is founded. Robert Sengstacke Abbott started the newspaper he called 'The World's Greatest Weekly,' encouraging Black Americans born and raised in the South — like himself — to move north during the Great Migration of the 20th century. More than two-thirds of the newspaper's readership base was located outside of Chicago by the start of World War I, according to the Defender. Evolving from a weekly into a daily newspaper, the Defender became a national voice for African Americans, documenting racial inequality and championing the Civil Rights movement. Abbott thanked the children who sold his newspaper on street corners by throwing a parade in their honor. It's known today as the Bud Billiken Parade. The Defender ceased print publication in 2019, but still exists in a digital format at 1930: The Merchandise Mart opened. At 24 stories and 4.2 million square feet, the building was then the largest in the world, surpassed by the Pentagon a decade later. The space was developed by Marshall Field & Co. to house wholesale products for department store buyers. The massive building, which had its own 60654 ZIP code, was rebranded as the Mart as part of a $40 million renovation in 2016. 1970: After the fatal shootings that took place during a protest over U.S. military involvement in Vietnam and Cambodia at Kent State University in Ohio, classes were canceled for the rest of the week at Northwestern University. 2005: Podiatrist Ronald Mikos was found guilty in the death of Joyce Brannon, a nurse and church caretaker who was going to testify against him in a Medicare fraud investigation. Authorities alleged in a 25-count indictment that Mikos defrauded Medicare of more than $1.25 million by falsely claiming to have performed thousands of surgeries and that he obstructed justice by recruiting patients to lie to investigators about the fraud. In Brannon's case, authorities said, Mikos fraudulently billed Medicare for 85 surgeries on her feet that had not been carried out. How many presidential pardons or sentence commutations have been granted to people from Illinois? After deliberating for parts of three days during the punishment phase of the trial, some jurors told the Tribune the decision to impose the death penalty had been a difficult one. Mikos, who claims he is innocent, is incarcerated in the federal prison in Terre Haute. President Joe Biden commuted the federal death sentence for the former Chicago podiatrist to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Dec. 23, 2024. 2017: Ebony announced plans to move editorial operations to Los Angeles, cutting one-third of its staff. Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past. Have an idea for Vintage Chicago Tribune? Share it with Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather at krumore@ and mmather@
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05-05-2025
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Today in Chicago History: Chicago Defender — ‘the world's greatest weekly' — founded by Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 5, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican culture, not independence Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 94 degrees (1949) Low temperature: 32 degrees (1992) Precipitation: 1.66 inches (1892) Snowfall: None 1905: The Chicago Defender newspaper is founded. Robert Sengstacke Abbott started the newspaper he called 'The World's Greatest Weekly,' encouraging Black Americans born and raised in the South — like himself — to move north during the Great Migration of the 20th century. More than two-thirds of the newspaper's readership base was located outside of Chicago by the start of World War I, according to the Defender. Evolving from a weekly into a daily newspaper, the Defender became a national voice for African Americans, documenting racial inequality and championing the Civil Rights movement. Abbott thanked the children who sold his newspaper on street corners by throwing a parade in their honor. It's known today as the Bud Billiken Parade. The Defender ceased print publication in 2019, but still exists in a digital format at 1930: The Merchandise Mart opened. At 24 stories and 4.2 million square feet, the building was then the largest in the world, surpassed by the Pentagon a decade later. The space was developed by Marshall Field & Co. to house wholesale products for department store buyers. The massive building, which had its own 60654 ZIP code, was rebranded as the Mart as part of a $40 million renovation in 2016. 1970: After the fatal shootings that took place during a protest over U.S. military involvement in Vietnam and Cambodia at Kent State University in Ohio, classes were canceled for the rest of the week at Northwestern University. 2005: Podiatrist Ronald Mikos was found guilty in the death of Joyce Brannon, a nurse and church caretaker who was going to testify against him in a Medicare fraud investigation. Authorities alleged in a 25-count indictment that Mikos defrauded Medicare of more than $1.25 million by falsely claiming to have performed thousands of surgeries and that he obstructed justice by recruiting patients to lie to investigators about the fraud. In Brannon's case, authorities said, Mikos fraudulently billed Medicare for 85 surgeries on her feet that had not been carried out. How many presidential pardons or sentence commutations have been granted to people from Illinois? After deliberating for parts of three days during the punishment phase of the trial, some jurors told the Tribune the decision to impose the death penalty had been a difficult one. Mikos, who claims he is innocent, is incarcerated in the federal prison in Terre Haute. President Joe Biden commuted the federal death sentence for the former Chicago podiatrist to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Dec. 23, 2024. 2017: Ebony announced plans to move editorial operations to Los Angeles, cutting one-third of its staff. Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past. Have an idea for Vintage Chicago Tribune? Share it with Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather at krumore@ and mmather@
Chicago Tribune
05-05-2025
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Today in Chicago History: Chicago Defender — ‘the world's greatest weekly' — founded by Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 5, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 94 degrees (1949) Low temperature: 32 degrees (1992) Precipitation: 1.66 inches (1892) Snowfall: None 1905: The Chicago Defender newspaper is founded. Robert Sengstacke Abbott started the newspaper he called 'The World's Greatest Weekly,' encouraging Black Americans born and raised in the South — like himself — to move north during the Great Migration of the 20th century. More than two-thirds of the newspaper's readership base was located outside of Chicago by the start of World War I, according to the Defender. Evolving from a weekly into a daily newspaper, the Defender became a national voice for African Americans, documenting racial inequality and championing the Civil Rights movement. Abbott thanked the children who sold his newspaper on street corners by throwing a parade in their honor. It's known today as the Bud Billiken Parade. The Defender ceased print publication in 2019, but still exists in a digital format at 1930: The Merchandise Mart opened. At 24 stories and 4.2 million square feet, the building was then the largest in the world, surpassed by the Pentagon a decade later. The space was developed by Marshall Field & Co. to house wholesale products for department store buyers. The massive building, which had its own 60654 ZIP code, was rebranded as the Mart as part of a $40 million renovation in 2016. 1970: After the fatal shootings that took place during a protest over U.S. military involvement in Vietnam and Cambodia at Kent State University in Ohio, classes were canceled for the rest of the week at Northwestern University. 2005: Podiatrist Ronald Mikos was found guilty in the death of Joyce Brannon, a nurse and church caretaker who was going to testify against him in a Medicare fraud investigation. Authorities alleged in a 25-count indictment that Mikos defrauded Medicare of more than $1.25 million by falsely claiming to have performed thousands of surgeries and that he obstructed justice by recruiting patients to lie to investigators about the fraud. In Brannon's case, authorities said, Mikos fraudulently billed Medicare for 85 surgeries on her feet that had not been carried out. After deliberating for parts of three days during the punishment phase of the trial, some jurors told the Tribune the decision to impose the death penalty had been a difficult one. Mikos, who claims he is innocent, is incarcerated in the federal prison in Terre Haute. President Joe Biden commuted the federal death sentence for the former Chicago podiatrist to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Dec. 23, 2024. 2017: Ebony announced plans to move editorial operations to Los Angeles, cutting one-third of its staff. Want more vintage Chicago?
