Medical marijuana sold legally in Illinois for first time
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 9, according to Tribune archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)
- High temperature: 76 degrees (2020)
- Low temperature: 14 degrees (1991)
- Precipitation: 2.69 inches (1966)
- Snowfall: 1.3 inches (1926)
1893: The Chicago Harbor Light, a 48-foot brick tower with a 10-sided cast iron lantern, began operating at the mouth of the Chicago River. The lighthouse was moved east of Navy Pier in 1917 after the breakwater extension was completed. A fog signal room and boathouse were added on opposite sides.
The city’s only lighthouse, it still emits a red beacon, but it was automated in 1979. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, then granted historic landmark status in 2003. It is depicted in a relief sculpture titled The Spirit of the Waters near the entrance to City Hall on LaSalle Street.
The property was transferred free of charge from the U.S. Coast Guard to the city in 2009, as part of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000.
1913: The “White Hurricane” – one of the strongest and deadliest storms ever to hit the Great Lakes – hit the Great Lakes with hurricane-force winds, towering waves and blizzard conditions.
The storm sank at least a dozen ships, including eight on Lake Huron, while damaging or stranding 40 others and killing more than 250 people, according to Tom Skilling, former WGN-TV chief meteorologist.
Snow wasn’t a problem in Chicago, but the wind was. Lincoln Park officials estimated the damage at $200,000 — “the cost of the major project to fill new land east of the park,” the Tribune reported.
1968: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Illinois and was felt in more than 20 states. This is the strongest ever recorded in the state.
2015: Six stores were legally selling medical marijuana in the state of Illinois for the first time.
Illinois residents legally purchased recreational marijuana starting January 1, 2020.
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