Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 18, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )
- High temperature: 61 degrees (1996)
- Low temperature: Minus 21 degrees (1994)
- Precipitation: 1.51 inches (1876)
- Snowfall: 5.3 inches (1943)
1896: The first game of five-on-five college basketball was played between the University of Iowa and University of Chicago at Iowa City Armory in Iowa City, Iowa…