Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 15, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago)
- High temperature: 71 degrees (1971)
- Low temperature: 10 degrees (1933)
- Precipitation: 0.63 inches (1927)
- Snowfall: 4.8 inches (1940)
The Rolling Stones at a June 1964 news conference in front of Tribune Tower in Chicago saw Bill Wyman, from left, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger slouching in their folding chairs. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)
1964: The Rolling Stones played their first Chicago concert at the Arie Crown Theater, the final date of their second North American tour.
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Brian Jones, who had been sick and missed several earlier shows on the tour, returned to the lineup, joined by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, drummer Charlie Watts and keyboardist Ian Stewart. The Shangri-Las were the opening act.
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1979: “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski was later found responsible for a bomb inside a mail pouch that exploded in the cargo hold of an American Airlines 727 jet traveling from Chicago to Washington, D.C., forcing an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport. Twelve people suffered smoke inhalation.
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1995: A group of Indiana investors proposed a new $205 million open-air stadium with 135 luxury skyboxes for the Chicago Bears at a site just west of Gary Regional Airport. The “Planet Park” development would also include a team hall of fame, parking for 25,000 cars, a nine-hole golf course, hotels and a 500,000-square-foot retail shopping area. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley said the plan was rife with unanswered questions: “They have 25 if’s — at least.”
The ambitious plan collapsed in early 1996 when members of the Lake County (Indiana) Council announced their intention to “close the book on a dream” and oppose the local income tax crucial to funding the $312 million stadium plan.
Tribune film critics Gene Siskel and Michael Wilmington both gave “Space Jam,” which starred Michael Jordan, at least 3 stars in their November 1996 reviews of the film. (Chicago Tribune)
1996: “Space Jam” — starring Looney Tunes characters, Bill Murray and Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls as himself — was released. The PG-rated movie was given 3½ stars by Tribune critic Gene Siskel.
“My only major quibble with the picture is that the new animated alien characters we meet at the beginning of the film are less than inspired,” Siskel said. “They get better when they turn into NBA-cloned ‘Monstars.’”
Dusty Baker, left, is introduced as the new Chicago Cubs manager on Nov. 19, 2002, at Wrigley Field by Cubs general manager Jim Hendry. (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune)
2002: The Chicago Cubs hired Dusty Baker to take over as team skipper. The four-year deal was believed to be worth $14 million. At his introduction as the 16th Cubs manager in 20 years, Baker made no promises.
“My name is Dusty, not Messiah,” he told reporters on Nov. 19, 2002.
Baker brought the Cubs within five outs of a World Series, closer than any manager had done in the previous 71 years.
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