Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 13, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )
- High temperature: 83 degrees (2023)
- Low temperature: 21 degrees (1950)
- Precipitation: 1.33 inches (1983)
- Snowfall: 1.2 inches (1907)
1992: The Great Chicago Loop Flood paralyzed downtown — shutting down power and prompting an evacuation that would affect financial markets and bring business to a halt for days…