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Today in Chicago History: The 606 trail opens for walkers, joggers, scooters, strollers, skateboards and more
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 6, according to the archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)
High temperature: 97 degrees (1971)
Low temperature: 39 degrees (1985)
Precipitation: 1.6 inches (1931)
Snowfall: None
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Medinah Temple — from Shriners to circus, couches to casino — through the decades
1883: Charter No. 14 was issued for Medinah Temple during the ninth Imperial Session of the Imperial Grand Council at the Masonic Temple in New York.
1892: Service began on the first segment of Chicago's 'L' between Congress and 39th streets.
2004: Three-year-old Riley Fox was found drowned and half-naked in a Wilmington creek. Her father, Kevin Fox, was arrested four months later in connection with her murder, but was later cleared. On Nov. 10, 2010, convicted sex offender Scott Eby pleaded guilty to the brutal rape and murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Kevin Fox was killed in a car crash in Arkansas in March 2023.
2015: Chicago's new elevated track and park system, The 606, opened.
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