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14-04-2025
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Today in Chicago History: Two White Sox pitchers throw no-hitters — 104 years apart
Today in Chicago History: Two White Sox pitchers throw no-hitters — 104 years apart Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 14, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) Advertisement High temperature: 85 degrees (2003) Low temperature: 23 degrees (1943) Precipitation: 1.21 inches (1949) Snowfall: 5.4 inches (2019) 1917: Chicago White Sox pitcher Eddie Cicotte threw a no-hitter in his first start of the season. White Sox pitchers have thrown more no-hitters than any other American League team. The sad final years of famed architect Louis Sullivan 1924: After spending his final years living in the Hotel Warner at 33rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, penniless and in rapidly declining health, architect Louis Sullivan died. 1925: WGN-AM radio announcer Quinn Ryan was perched on the roof of the grandstand at Cubs Park to deliver the first broadcast of the regular season — and the first Cubs game ever carried on radio. The Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2. Advertisement Almost exactly 23 years later, WGN-Ch. 9 broadcast its first Cubs game on television. 1994: The Blackhawks finished a 65-year run in Chicago Stadium by losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 in their last regular-season game there. 2009: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich entered a not guilty plea in his corruption case at a hearing that lasted just minutes. Rod Blagojevich saga: From arrest to Donald Trump's pardon But his first appearance since his stunning arrest more than four months prior unleashed 'Blagomania' on the sidewalk outside the courthouse. 2021: Carlos Rodón threw the 20th no-hitter in White Sox history, striking out seven in an 8-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians in front of 7,148 at Guaranteed Rate Field. He was perfect through 8 innings before hitting Roberto Pérez with a pitch. Advertisement Chicago White Sox pitchers have thrown 20 no-hitters since 1902 — including 3 perfect games. Relive them all here. Want more vintage Chicago? 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
14-04-2025
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Today in Chicago History: Two White Sox pitchers throw no-hitters — 104 years apart
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 14, 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: 85 degrees (2003) Low temperature: 23 degrees (1943) Precipitation: 1.21 inches (1949) Snowfall: 5.4 inches (2019) 1917: Chicago White Sox pitcher Eddie Cicotte threw a no-hitter in his first start of the season. White Sox pitchers have thrown more no-hitters than any other American League team. 1924: After spending his final years living in the Hotel Warner at 33rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, penniless and in rapidly declining health, architect Louis Sullivan died. 1925: WGN-AM radio announcer Quinn Ryan was perched on the roof of the grandstand at Cubs Park to deliver the first broadcast of the regular season — and the first Cubs game ever carried on radio. The Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2. Almost exactly 23 years later, WGN-Ch. 9 broadcast its first Cubs game on television. 1994: The Blackhawks finished a 65-year run in Chicago Stadium by losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 in their last regular-season game there. 2009: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich entered a not guilty plea in his corruption case at a hearing that lasted just minutes. Rod Blagojevich saga: From arrest to Donald Trump's pardon But his first appearance since his stunning arrest more than four months prior unleashed 'Blagomania' on the sidewalk outside the courthouse. 2021: Carlos Rodón threw the 20th no-hitter in White Sox history, striking out seven in an 8-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians in front of 7,148 at Guaranteed Rate Field. He was perfect through 8 innings before hitting Roberto Pérez with a pitch. Want more vintage Chicago?
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02-04-2025
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Today in Chicago History: ‘Svengoolie' goes national
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 2, 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: 82 degrees (1963) Low temperature: 18 degrees (1899) Precipitation: 1.64 inches (1983) Snowfall: 9.4 inches (1975) 1995: After a 4 ½-hour meeting with Major League Baseball owners at the O'Hare Hilton in Chicago, acting commissioner Bud Selig said a nearly eight-month baseball strike was over. A 144-game season was scheduled to begin April 26. 2009: A federal grand jury indicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on 16 counts, including racketeering, fraud and extortion. Also indicted were his brother, Robert (his charges were later dropped); a close friend and fundraiser, Chris Kelly; his chief of staff, John Harris; and a former chief of staff, Alonzo Monk. Also in 2009: The Chicago Bears traded quarterback Kyle Orton, plus a first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2009 NFL draft and a first-round pick in the 2010 draft to the Denver Broncos for quarterback Jay Cutler. 2011: 'Svengoolie' went national. The show was broadcast across the country on Weigel Broadcasting's Me-TV network for the first time. 2019: Lori Lightfoot became the first Black woman and first openly gay person elected mayor of Chicago. 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
02-04-2025
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Today in Chicago History: ‘Svengoolie' goes national
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 2, 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: 82 degrees (1963) Low temperature: 18 degrees (1899) Precipitation: 1.64 inches (1983) Snowfall: 9.4 inches (1975) 1995: After a 4 ½-hour meeting with Major League Baseball owners at the O'Hare Hilton in Chicago, acting commissioner Bud Selig said a nearly eight-month baseball strike was over. A 144-game season was scheduled to begin April 26. 2009: A federal grand jury indicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on 16 counts, including racketeering, fraud and extortion. Also indicted were his brother, Robert (his charges were later dropped); a close friend and fundraiser, Chris Kelly; his chief of staff, John Harris; and a former chief of staff, Alonzo Monk. Also in 2009: The Chicago Bears traded quarterback Kyle Orton, plus a first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2009 NFL draft and a first-round pick in the 2010 draft to the Denver Broncos for quarterback Jay Cutler. 2011: 'Svengoolie' went national. The show was broadcast across the country on Weigel Broadcasting's Me-TV network for the first time. 2019: Lori Lightfoot became the first Black woman and first openly gay person elected mayor of Chicago. Want more vintage Chicago?
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15-03-2025
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Today in History: Francis Ford Coppola's ‘The Godfather' released
Today is Saturday, March 15, the 74th day of 2025. There are 291 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 15, 1972, 'The Godfather,' Francis Ford Coppola's film based on the Mario Puzo novel and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, premiered in New York. Also on this date: In 44 B.C., on the 'ides of March,' Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by Roman senators, including Brutus and Cassius, who feared Caesar was working to establish a monarchy. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson, addressing a joint session of Congress, called for new legislation to guarantee every American's right to vote. The result was passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In 2012, convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich entered a federal prison in Colorado, where the 55-year-old Democrat began serving a 14-year sentence for corruption. (He was released in February 2020 after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence; Trump pardoned Blagojevich in February 2025.) Rod Blagojevich saga: From arrest to Donald Trump's pardon In 2018, a pedestrian bridge under construction over a busy Miami highway collapsed, crushing vehicles beneath it; six people died and 10 were injured. In 2019, a gunman killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, streaming the massacre live on Facebook. (Brenton Tarrant, an Australian white supremacist, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to 51 counts of murder and other charges.) In 2022, Russia stepped up its bombardment of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, while an estimated 20,000 civilians fled the desperately encircled port city of Mariupol by way of a humanitarian corridor. Today's Birthdays: Actor Judd Hirsch is 90. Singer Mike Love (The Beach Boys) is 84. Filmmaker David Cronenberg is 82. Musician Sly Stone is 82. Musician Ry Cooder is 78. Actor Frances Conroy is 72. Rock singer Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) is 70. Baseball Hall of Famer Harold Baines is 66. Filmmaker Renny Harlin is 66. Rock singer Bret Michaels (Poison) is 62. Singer-TV host Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray) is 57. Actor Kim Raver is 56. Actor Eva Longoria is 50. Musician (Black Eyed Peas) is 50. Actor Kellan Lutz is 40.
