Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 2, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )
- High temperature: 82 degrees (1963)
- Low temperature: 18 degrees (1899)
- Precipitation: 1.64 inches (1983)
- Snowfall: 9.4 inches (1975)
1995: After a 4 ½-hour meeting with Major League Baseball owners at the O’Hare Hilton in Chicago, acting commissioner Bud Selig said a nearly eight-month baseball strike was over. A 144-game season was scheduled to begin April 26…