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27-02-2025
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Today in Chicago History: Jane Byrne upsets Mayor Michael Bilandic
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 27, 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: 75 degrees (1976) Low temperature: Minus 6 degrees (1897) Precipitation: 1.08 inches (1876) Snowfall: 2.9 inches (1954) 1917: Tribune correspondent Floyd P. Gibbons was on the British ocean liner Laconia bound for reporting duty in England when the ship was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland by a German submarine in the North Atlantic. The Tribune reported Gibbons, who previously traveled with Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, was the only reporter aboard the vessel when it was struck and began sinking. Gibbons messaged the Tribune: 'Two Chicago women victims,' before the first draft of his story about the attack published in the Feb. 28, 1917, edition of the newspaper. 'I have serious doubts whether this is a real story,' Gibbons wrote. 'I am not entirely certain that it is not all a dream. … It is now a little over thirty hours since I stood on the slanting decks of the big liner, listened to the lowering of the lifeboats, heard the hiss of escaping steam and the roar of ascending rockets as they tore lurid rents in the black sky and cast their red glare over the roaring sea.' Widely reprinted, Gibbons' story stiffened American support for war with Germany by depicting the emotional roller coaster of Americans on a sinking ship in which 12 people died. Gibbons became a well known and decorated World War I correspondent who lost his eye during a battle. 1974: During an argument outside City Council chambers, Ald. Edward Burke threatened to punch 5th Ward Ald. Leon Despres in the mouth. Timeline: Edward Burke, once Chicago's longest-serving alderman, sentenced to 2 years in federal prison Despres told Burke, 'Thank you for not doing it,' before returning to chambers. The two later shook hands and made up. 1979: In the wake of the city's inept handling of record January snowstorms, Jane Byrne upset Mayor Michael Bilandic in the Democratic primary. Byrne's campaign, launched after she was fired from a City Hall job by Bilandic, was dismissed at first as a bid for retribution. But Bilandic's handling of the snow buried him. Vintage Chicago Tribune: The blizzard of 1979 — and how it propelled Jane Byrne into the mayor's office Byrne easily defeated Republican opponent Wallace Johnson in the general election and was elected Chicago's first female mayor on April 3, 1979. 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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30-01-2025
- Business
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Afternoon Briefing: Imprisoned ex-Ald. Edward Burke seeks clemency from Trump
Good afternoon, Chicago. Imprisoned former Ald. Edward Burke has become the latest Chicago Democrat to seek clemency from someone who, at first blush, would seem like an unlikely benefactor: Republican President Donald Trump. Burke, who was convicted of wide-ranging corruption charges in December 2023 and sentenced last year to two years in federal prison, filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Pardon Attorney earlier this month, online records show. For those who seek clemency for a federal conviction, the process starts just like a job search — with an application. Here's a look at Chicagoans who received clemency from a US president. And here's what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History An undocumented Elgin father who has been in the country for more than two decades was swept up in a fugitive investigation targeting his stepson, a scene captured in a harrowing video that went viral on social media. Read more here. More top news stories: Teacher's comment about deportations at Dixmoor school sparks fear as threat of ICE raids loom Cook County state's attorney to push for prison sentences in machine-gun cases Endeavor Health said today that it is eliminating inpatient psychiatric services at Northwest Community Hospital and laying off 'a small number of individuals' across the health system. Read more here. More top business stories: Metra train delayed after pedestrian struck at Berwyn stop Tax season has begun. Here's when you'll get your refund Nikola Vučević knows the signs of when a team and a player are headed in opposite directions. It's happening in Chicago. Read more here. More top sports stories: Chicago Bulls can't keep pace with the Boston Celtics. Five takeaways from the 122-100 loss — their eighth in 10 games. Taylor Hall clears the air before facing Chicago Blackhawks for 1st time since trade: 'They wanted to play young guys' Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones' greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied, has died. She was 78. Read more here. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: Naperville's Neuqua Valley HS students awarded top prizes in Student Silent Film Fest Dolton steak house, bar gets partial court victory in liquor license fight with Mayor Tiffany Henyard A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River. Here are some things to know about the collision. Read more here. More top stories from around the world: Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead 14 from figure skating community killed in American Airlines crash, with six of them affiliated with Boston club
