Today in Chicago History: First 5 miles of city’s subway system opens

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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)
High temperature: 87 degrees (1963)
Low temperature: 28 degrees…

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