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Chicago Tribune
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Today in Chicago History: Sears Tower becomes the world's tallest building
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 3, 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: 92 degrees (1955) Low temperature: 30 degrees (2004) Precipitation: 1.59 inches (1919) Snowfall: 0.8 inches (1907) 1973: Ironworkers bolted the last girder into place, making Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) the world's tallest building. Sears Tower ended the Empire State Building's four-decade reign as the world's tallest and transformed the West Loop into a glittering office corridor. The 1,451-foot Willis Tower lost its crown as the world's tallest when it was surpassed in 1996 by Malaysia's Petronas Towers, and the American title in 2013 when New York City's One World Trade Center was completed. After decades of construction in Asian countries, it's now the 25th tallest in the world. 1976: The Tribune won a Pulitzer Prize in special local reporting for two major investigations, one demonstrating the devastating effect of FHA loans on inner-city neighborhoods, the other exposing shoddy conditions and practices at several Chicago hospitals. 2009: The Chicago Cubs retired the No. 31 jersey worn by Hall of Fame pitchers Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux at Wrigley Field. If Jenkins had his druthers, he'd have worn No. 30 when he joined the Cubs after a trade with Philadelphia in 1966. 'That was my number with the Phillies, but Yosh Kawano informed me that was Mr. Ken Holtzman's number,' Jenkins recalled. 'He offered me 31, and I said, 'Fine.'' Kawano, the colorful longtime potentate of the Cubs clubhouse, was still around when Maddux showed up 20 years later. Perhaps he knew something when he gave Maddux No. 31. 'They told me it was Fergie's number,' Maddux said. 'I thought, 'That's pretty cool.'' Jenkins was the fifth Cubs player to have a statue unveiled outside Wrigley Field. Want more vintage Chicago?
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
No. 7 Porsche Penske Goes Two for Two to Open IMSA Season, Follows Daytona with Sebring Win
Felipe Nasr brought the No. 7 Porsche Penske home to victory, giving Porsche its first overall win at Sebring in 18 years. This win comes seven weeks after Nasr and his teammates, Nick Tandy and Laurens Vanthoor, won the 24 Hours at Daytona, with both wins coming in a dominant fashion. A restart with just over 30 minutes remaining saw the No. 7 upfront with Nasr able to control the lead effortlessly. Nasr finished 2.239 seconds ahead of his teammates in the Porsche Penske No. 6 963, who improved one position on their Daytona finish. "It's just incredible," Nasr told NBC Sports. "I'm speechless. The whole team did it today. Nick did a great pass there at the end on the No. 31, and then it was just about getting ourselves to the front looking out for the tires, the fuel." Tandy made the race-winning pass on the Whelen Action Express Cadillac during his final stint to set up the race win for the team. With his win at Daytona, Tandy became the first driver to win all four major 24-hour races in the top class. This win at Sebring follows the trend of Tandy's success as he's now one all six IMSA endurance races. Winning the four 24-hour races is referenced as a Grand Slam in endurance racing. When asked by NBC's Kevin Lee what his Six IMSA endurance wins should be called, Tandy enthusiastically replied, "It's Sebring, baby!" The No. 60 Acura ARX-06 finished third ahead of the No. 31 Cadillac. The No. 25 BMW M Hybrid V8 finished fifth after starting tenth. Their sister car, No. 24, started on pole but ultimately lost their chance at the overall win due to a collision with the No. 93 Acura on pit row. The Aston Martin Valkyrie finished the 12-hour race in its North American debut, coming home ninth after retiring from its WEC debut last month. You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
