Today in Chicago History: ‘Big’ Jim Colosimo gunned down inside his cafe

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 11, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )

  • High temperature: 90 degrees (2022)
  • Low temperature: 33 degrees (1981)
  • Precipitation: 3.3 inches (1966)
  • Snowfall: 0.2 inches (1966)

Flashback: Chicago’s place at the forefront of labor history…

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