Strike suspends service on railroads, street cars and elevated lines
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 1, 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: 100 degrees (1988) Low temperature: 51 degrees (1990) Precipitation: 2.55 inches (1961) Snowfall: Trace (2003) 1922: More…
