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Kori Rumore Finley @chicagorumormill.bsky.social · Dec 27
EXTRA! EXTRA! 📰

The Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter will be delivered twice weekly starting this Monday! Marianne Mather + I have been curating this newsletter for almost 3 years and we're so excited to bring you more of it!

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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 11, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: Jackie Robinson West stripped of Little League baseball championship
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 11, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 10, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announces run for president in Springfield
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 10, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 9, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: Bears’ Steve McMichael selected for Pro Football Hall of Fame
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 9, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Trader Vic's 🤿
Don the Beachcomber 🐚
Kon-Tiki Ports 🥥

🌴 So many island-themed hangouts from Chicago history to read about on this cold day:
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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Tiki bars and tropical-themed restaurants
Here’s a look back at a sampling of long-gone island oases we wish we could duck into from the cold this winter.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 29, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: Hadiya Pendleton, 15-year-old honors student at King College Prep, shot and killed
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 29, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 28, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: Relatives, protesters and lawyers gather at O’Hare over Trump’s immigration order
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 28, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 27, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: Donald Trump signs executive order banning refugees from entering US
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 27, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 26, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: Bears beat New England Patriots to win Super Bowl XX
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 26, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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In the early decades of the 20th century, electric trucks were popular in American cities. Large fleets were operated by businesses like Chicago retailers Carson Pirie Scott and Jewel Tea - the second of which began in 1899 as a tea and coffee delivery service and later evolved into Jewel-Osco.
black & white photograph of an electric truck painted with "Jewel Tea Co." on a residential street. Black & white photograph of an electric truck painted with "Carson Pirie Scott & Co." with two men in the front seat, against a white background.
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 23, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: ‘Tomorrow’s transit car is here’
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 23, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 22, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: Naked bodies of the Grimes sisters found near Burr Ridge
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 22, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 21, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: Bears earn second trip to the Super Bowl — their first in 21 years
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 21, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 20, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: Minus 27 degrees — the city’s all-time low temperature
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 20, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Flashback from @chicagorumormill.bsky.social:

When the Bears played the Rams in the NFC championship game 40 years ago.
Flashback: When the Chicago Bears played the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game 40 years ago
Here’s a look back at how the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams got to the NFC championship — and how their second postseason game against each other played out.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Here’s a look back at how the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams got to the NFC championship game on Jan. 12, 1986 and how their second postseason matchup played out.
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Flashback: When the Chicago Bears played the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game 40 years ago
Here’s a look back at how the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams got to the NFC championship — and how their second postseason game against each other played out.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 16, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: Fire destroys McCormick Place
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 15, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: First-ever MLK Day observed in Illinois
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 15, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 14, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: Lackluster coronavirus precautions cause CPS students to walk out
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 14, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 13, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: For the second time, Michael Jordan retires from the Bulls
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 13, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 12, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
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Today in Chicago History: BLIZZARD …
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 12, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Here’s a look back at all of the Chicago Bears’ playoff games — including two trips to the Super Bowl — since 1932.
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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Bears playoff appearances — including the ‘Sneakers Game,’ ‘Fog Bowl’ and ‘Double Doink’
Here’s a look back at each of the Bears’ playoff games — including two trips to the Super Bowl — since 1932.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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The Packers hold a slight lead in the series with 109 wins to the Bears’ 98, with six ties.
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Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have played 213 times in the past 100 years: How the rivalry has unfolded
Except for two years — 1922 and 1982 — the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have played each other every season since 1921.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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When the Bears last beat the Packers in the postseason 85 years ago, many feared it was the last time the two teams would meet.

@chicagorumormill.bsky.social on how the teams forced an unexpected playoff game against each other in late 1941.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Bears faced the Green Bay Packers in playoffs for the first time 85 years ago
When the Chicago Bears last beat the Green Bay Packers in the postseason 85 years ago, many feared it was the last time the two teams would meet.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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85 years ago — as the Chicago Bears waited to play the Green Bay Packers in their first-ever postseason game against each other, George Halas warned his players to keep cool.

“Anger doth a bonehead make,” Halas said.
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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Bears faced the Green Bay Packers in playoffs for the first time 85 years ago
When the Chicago Bears last beat the Green Bay Packers in the postseason 85 years ago, many feared it was the last time the two teams would meet.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 9, according to the @chicagotribune.com's archives.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/09/j...
Today in Chicago History: ‘McCaskey, you’re a bum!’ The coin flip that cost the Bears Terry Bradshaw.
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 9, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM