Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 15, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in Chicago History: ‘I’m glad it was me instead of you.’ Mayor Anton Cermak shot.
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Today in History: 17 killed in shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman identified as a former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people in the nation’s deadliest school shooting since the Sandy Hook Elementary School attack in Newtown, Connecticut, more than five years earlier. (Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to murder in October 2021 and was sentenced in November 2022 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.)
Today in Chicago History: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre on Clark Street
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 14, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in History: ‘Rent’ premieres off-Broadway
On Feb. 13, 1996, the rock musical “Rent,” by Jonathan Larson, premiered off-Broadway less than three weeks after Larson’s death.
Today in Chicago History: Parking rates increase due to ‘boondoggle’ meter deal
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 13, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in Chicago History: Professor who inspired University of Chicago sit-in resigns
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 12, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in History: Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán convicted
On Feb. 12, 2019, Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, was convicted in New York of running an industrial-scale drug smuggling operation, murder and money laundering. (Guzman is currently serving a life sentence at the federal supermax prison facility in Florence, Colorado.)
FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records
The FBI on Tuesday said it discovered 2,400 new records related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy as federal agencies work to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order last month to release thousands of files.
Today in History: Pope Benedict XVI announces resignation
On Feb. 11, 2013, during a routine morning meeting of Vatican cardinals, Pope Benedict XVI announced he would resign as pope effective Feb. 28; it was the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years.
Today in Chicago History: 6 inmates escape Cook County Jail
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 11, according to the Tribune’s archives.