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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 26, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)

High temperature: 99 degrees (1983)
Low temperature: 50 degrees (1992)
Precipitation: 1.55 inches (2020)
Snowfall: None

On May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an 8-hour workday turned into a deadly riot when a bomb exploded, killing seven police officers and at least four civilians. — On May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an eight-hour workday turned into a deadly riot when a bomb exploded, killing seven police officers and at least four civilians. (Getty)

1893: Illinois Gov. John Peter Altgeld pardoned the three surviving Haymarket defendants — not as an act of mercy, but because he believed all eight were innocent. Altgeld’s decision created a firestorm of controversy and spelled the end of his political career.

Members of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association head to Peoria for the state suffrage convention in fall 1913. They include: Mrs. William Severin, Miss Margaret Dobyne, Grace Wilbur Trout, Katy Addoeus, Mrs. Louise Abbott, Miss Jennie Johnson, Mrs. Edward L. Stewart, Mrs. Judith Lowenthal. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) — Members of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association head to Peoria for the state suffrage convention in fall 1913. They include: Mrs. William Severin, Miss Margaret Dobyne, Grace Wilbur Trout, Katy Addoeus, Mrs. Louise Abbott, Miss Jennie Johnson, Mrs. Edward L. Stewart and Mrs. Judith Lowenthal. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)

1913: Women in Illinois were successful in gaining partial suffrage. They became the first women east of the Mississippi River to have the right to vote in presidential elections.

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1954: A seiche hit Chicago. Or, did it?

2008: The Chicago Bulls drafted Simeon’s Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. The Bulls had overcome the second-longest odds in NBA draft lottery history — a 1.7% chance — to vault from ninth to first and win the right to draft Rose.

Rose reigned as the youngest most valuable player in NBA history, with a Rookie of the Year award and three All-Star selections. He was traded to the New York Knicks in 2016, and retired from the NBA in 2024 after 15 seasons.

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