Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )
- High temperature: 57 degrees (1990)
- Low temperature: Minus 25 degrees (1982)
- Precipitation: 0.90 inches (2017)
- Snowfall: 6.4 inches (1885)
1906: Marshall Field died in New York of pneumonia contracted during a winter game of golf. He’s buried in Graceland Cemetery …