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Aug. 16, 2015
Actor Bill Murray has agreed to parachute from a plane as part of a special appearance at the Chicago Air and Water Show next month.
July 22, 2008
Television
In the end, it is probably more surprising that Chicago’s Bozo the Clown is still on the air in 2001 than it is that he won’t see the end of summer.
April 10, 2001
Wave after wave of powerful thunderstorms swamped metropolitan Chicago on Friday, dumping a record 9.35 inches of rain in less than 24 hours.
Aug. 15, 1987
In tonight’s episode of “Northern Exposure,” irascible entrepreneur and former astronaut Maurice Minnifield, played by actor Barry Corbin, sits dejectedly on a bar stool in the local watering hole in Cicely, Alaska, and laments the town’s dwindling population.
July 12, 1995
The Air Force Thunderbirds canceled a performance a day after two of the group’s F-16s made contact in flight, causing an object from one plane to plummet into Lake Michigan.
Aug. 22, 2005
California
Maybe they didn’t see the fire because of all the flames.
Sept. 25, 1992
A people toughened against the icy reign of winter, Midwesterners found themselves staggered from the other extreme Friday, reeling under a heat wave that has sparked a round of record 100-degree temperatures.
July 15, 1995
Travel & Experiences
From the air, they don’t seem that impressive--long, tree-covered sandy clumps hugging the beach at the edge of flat, Midwestern terrain.
June 7, 1987
Business
Boeing suffered setbacks at Paris Air Show, but analysts debate outlook
June 27, 2011