Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 22, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Flashback: Aug. 22, 1929
The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., in 1997. (Charles Cherney/Chicago Tribune)
1929: The Music Box Theatre opened. It was nearly named the New Blaine Theatre, in honor of Blaine Elementary School across Southport Avenue and slightly to the north. The theater was squarely in the exhibition vanguard then, designed and equipped as a boutique-size 750-seat alternative to the massive Balaban & Katz auditoriums of the day. (The Chicago Theatre was the flagship.)
The Music Box wasn’t a vaudeville house with movie capabilities. Rather, its shallow stage and newfangled technical facilities supported a new fad called “the talkies.”
Editorial: The Music Box, air-conditioned heart of a Chicago summer
Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)
- High temperature: 99 degrees (1936)
- Low temperature: 49 degrees (2004)
- Precipitation: 4.45 inches (2002)
- Snowfall: None
The Chicago Cubs retired on Aug. 22, 1982, the No. 14 worn by “Mr. Cub” Ernie Banks. A flag with his name and number was raised in the left-field corner of Wrigley Field. (Chicago Tribune)
1982: The Chicago Cubs retired Hall of Famer Ernie Banks’ No. 14 jersey. “Mr. Cub” became the first to have his jersey retired by the team. Banks is the all-time franchise leader in games played (2,528), at-bats (9,421) and total bases (4,706). He won two MVP awards, made 14 All-Star teams and blasted 512 home runs.
A life ring is installed by the Chicago Park District at the end of the pier with the Lighthouse at Loyola Beach near Tobey Prinz Beach on Sept. 13, 2021, in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. Miguel Cisneros, 19, drowned Aug. 22, 2021, after jumping off the pier before lifeguards were on duty. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)
2021: Columbia University student Miguel Cisneros, 19, drowned after jumping off Pratt Pier in the Rogers Park neighborhood for a swim.
After Cisneros died, Rogers Park residents took it upon themselves to place life rings — at least four — on the pier. Each time, the Park District removed the rings. Cisneros’ mother, Maria Diaz, called for life rings to be placed at the pier and across the lakefront.
The Park District placed a life ring at Pratt Pier in September 2021, reversing a previous announcement. Then it installed 115 life rings along the lakefront in June 2022, as part of a pilot program inspired by Cisneros’ death.
Chicago Cubs manager David Ross disputes a call during the fifth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 22, 2021, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)
Also in 2021: The Cubs set a franchise record with the team’s 13th consecutive home loss in a 9-1 defeat at the hands of the Kansas City Royals at Wrigley Field.
“Listen, it’s no fun to lose,” manager David Ross said after the game. “It’s like nobody is having a good time. But what I do know is we should be really thankful we’re in the major leagues and get a chance to put on this uniform and play baseball for the Chicago Cubs.”
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