Today in Chicago History: Loyola wins NCAA championship
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 23, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)
High temperature: 80 degrees (1907)
Low temperature: 9 degrees (1940)
Precipitation: 1.25 inches (2012)
Snowfall: 5.6 inches (2015)
1963: President John F. Kennedy arrived in Chicago not only to dedicate O'Hare International Airport, but also to stump for Mayor Richard J. Daley's election for a third term. Kennedy was assassinated eight months later.
Also in 1963: Loyola won the NCAA championship over Cincinnati, which was seeking an unprecedented third consecutive title in a row. Loyola rallied from a 15-point deficit for a 60-58 victory in overtime decided on Vic Rouse's last-second put-back of a Les Hunter miss.
1963 Loyola Ramblers remembered for NCAA championship and inspiring social change
With Cincinnati's three Black starters, and Rouse, Jerry Harkness, Les Hunter and Ron Miller starting for Loyola, it was the first time a championship game featured a majority of Black starters.
2017: A new indictment unsealed in the murder case against Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke added 16 counts of aggravated battery — one for each time the officer shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014.
'It felt like a war': Laquan McDonald police shooting 10 years ago shocked Chicago, rippled through halls of power
Van Dyke was previously charged with six counts of first-degree murder as well as and one count of official misconduct.
A Cook County jury found Van Dyke guilty on Oct. 5, 2018, on one count of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery — one for each bullet that hit McDonald's body. He was sentenced to 81 months in prison, but released in February 2022 after serving a little more than three years behind bars.
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