Porch collapse in Lincoln Park kills 13, injures more than 50 young people
According to the Tribune archives, take a look at what happened in the Chicago region on June 29th.
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Air records ( National Weather Service, Chicago)
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High temperature: 97 degrees (1954)
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Low temperature: 48 degrees (1989)
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Precipitation: 2.81 inch (1933)
1889: Annex caused Chicago to earn 131 acres and more than 220,000 residents, which second largest city In the United States. With a total of 1.1 million inhabitants, he took place just behind New York in the population.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metropolitan region is the third largest region and Cook County second largest in the country.
1996: The military field sang a crowded 69,000 people and shouted. Aids The first event in Chicago.
2003: 713 W. Wrightwood Ave. gave wayThe second floor below is in the presence of cave and ground floor. Thirteen people were killed and more than 50 people were injured just a few steps away from Depaul University.
Although the city accused of extreme crowds for the incident at first, he later claimed that the porch in the Wrightwood building was greater than the permission and that it was built inappropriate and without permission. However, the building inspectors never showed these violations before collapse.
Families of the victims after the collapse and the wounded survivors Filed Cases The owner of the property, the administrator, the porch contractor and the last state appeal court cannot be held responsible for the last state appeal. Teams are ultimately a total of $ 16.6 million for the insurance companies of the property.
The city was also fined $ 108,000 to the property owner and a porch contractor for $ 25,000. Clarified and strengthened the building code and launched control scans. Authorities created 311 service request code for porch complaints and a policy to examine the porch throughout the year, not seasonally, put into effect.
2006: Northwestern University Coach Randy Walker He died in 52 of the heart attack. When he felt chest pain, he was at home in Wilmette at 22.00. He ran to Evanston Hospital, but could not be revived.
Pat Fitzgerald On July 7, 2006, he was elected as the head coach.
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