{"id":21468,"date":"2025-06-28T09:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T09:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/21468\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T09:41:12","slug":"today-in-chicago-history-divvy-debuts-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/21468\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Chicago History: Divvy debuts downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 28, according to the Tribune\u2019s archives.<\/p>\n<p>Is an important event missing from this date? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2025\/06\/28\/chicago-history-june-28\/mailto:krumore@chicagotribune.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Email us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weather records <\/strong>(from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/wrh\/climate?wfo=lot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Weather Service, Chicago<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High temperature: <strong>101 degrees<\/strong> (1971)<\/li>\n<li>Low temperature: <strong>44 degrees<\/strong> (1992)<\/li>\n<li>Precipitation: <strong>1.3 inches<\/strong> (2017)<\/li>\n<li>Snowfall: <strong>Trace<\/strong> (2006)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JoKQYpJ7jN\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2025\/04\/03\/vintage-chicago-tribune-chicago-cubs-mlb-rare-feats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage Chicago Tribune: Chicago Cubs who have hit for the cycle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>1950:<\/strong> The Chicago Cubs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagotribune.newspapers.com\/article\/chicago-tribune-roy-smalley-hits-for-the\/169413222\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roy Smalley<\/a> hit for the cycle against the St. Louis Cardinals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"K6MNw6OFll\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2023\/09\/28\/vintage-chicago-tribune-pel-hamm-beckham-rapinoe-messi-and-more-when-soccers-big-names-came-to-play\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage Chicago Tribune: Pel\u00e9, Hamm, Beckham, Rapinoe, Messi and more. When soccer\u2019s big names came to play<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>1998:<\/strong> With hundreds of young fans screaming her name, <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagotribune.newspapers.com\/article\/chicago-tribune-mia-hamms-hat-trick-doe\/162651685\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mia Hamm<\/a> notched her eighth career hat trick \u2014 three goals in a 20-minute span \u2014 when the United States women\u2019s national team defeated Germany 4-2 at Soldier Field.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Victims of former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge stand to be honored by Chicago City Council on May 6, 2015. (Nancy Stone\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"3900\" height=\"280\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CTC-L-BURGE-VICTIMS-2015-CT0028615217.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"21163219\" \/>Victims of former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge stand to be honored by the Chicago City Council on May 6, 2015. (Nancy Stone\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2010:<\/strong>\u00a0Decades after torture allegations were first leveled against former Chicago police Cmdr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/enews.chicagotribune.com\/q\/x_WXhFLULu_0YuslCWoFiJmR36wTII7B8PBdZcOJa2pydW1vcmVAZ21haWwuY29tw4gG82feSVSfq3L1t2pt55rVzRLPmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/enews.chicagotribune.com\/q\/x_WXhFLULu_0YuslCWoFiJmR36wTII7B8PBdZcOJa2pydW1vcmVAZ21haWwuY29tw4gG82feSVSfq3L1t2pt55rVzRLPmw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1750868185789000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3-jm2qQ4fGEuFY6Dp4KM3i\">Jon Burge\u2019s \u201cMidnight Crew,\u201d<\/a> a federal jury convicted him on all three counts of obstruction of justice and perjury for lying in a lawsuit about the torture of suspects in attempts to obtain confessions. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/enews.chicagotribune.com\/q\/BtAYQErQG5l0Y1oRgA5HFO7u-TGCwiqwmCP1ZcOJa2pydW1vcmVAZ21haWwuY29tw4gzOqldWMIeIvLcmn_xu4sxB8XooQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/enews.chicagotribune.com\/q\/BtAYQErQG5l0Y1oRgA5HFO7u-TGCwiqwmCP1ZcOJa2pydW1vcmVAZ21haWwuY29tw4gzOqldWMIeIvLcmn_xu4sxB8XooQ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1750868185789000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2TRFnLcel9PY6N7x-5PibB\">sentenced to prison<\/a>\u00a0and released in 2014. Burge\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/enews.chicagotribune.com\/q\/7uyhB6na2VL0Y1OmLyYkHBEkGXQi8EDyHDZ0ZcOJa2pydW1vcmVAZ21haWwuY29tw4gTixO7Jj3e4qLKHHq-GYIoqkcuSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/enews.chicagotribune.com\/q\/7uyhB6na2VL0Y1OmLyYkHBEkGXQi8EDyHDZ0ZcOJa2pydW1vcmVAZ21haWwuY29tw4gTixO7Jj3e4qLKHHq-GYIoqkcuSg&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1750868185789000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Prm8d0MxVDu_KXYO31g-o\">died<\/a>\u00a0in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley holds a press conference at Chicago City Hall on June 28, 2010, regarding the Supreme Court's decision on Chicago's handgun ordinance. (Jos\u00e9 M. Osorio\/ Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"3600\" height=\"298\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CTC-L-CT-daley-gun-ban-09_189057257.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"24055312\" \/>Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley holds a news conference at City Hall on June 28, 2010, regarding the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision on Chicago&#8217;s handgun ordinance. (Jos\u00e9 M. Osorio\/ Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also in 2010:<\/strong> The U.S. Supreme Court ruled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2010\/06\/28\/daley-city-will-revise-gun-law-after-supreme-court-ruling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago\u2019s gun ban was \u201cunenforceable,\u201d<\/a> stating Americans nationwide have a constitutional right to have a handgun at home for self-defense, even in cities which until then had outlawed handguns. Yet, the court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2010\/06\/28\/chicagos-gun-ban-unravels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stopped short<\/a> of overturning the ban.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"While visiting Chicago from Argentina, Cecilia Reta and her boyfriend Ezequiel Borra rent bikes at the Divvy bike share station at Illinois Street and McClurg Court on June 28, 2013. (Terrence Antonio James\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"5661\" height=\"302\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CTC-L-CT-MET-BIKE-SHARE_CTMAIN-0629-SR_188295883.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"24055300\" \/>While visiting Chicago from Argentina, Cecilia Reta and her boyfriend Ezequiel Borra rent bikes at the Divvy bike-share station at Illinois Street and McClurg Court on June 28, 2013. (Terrence Antonio James\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2013:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2013\/06\/28\/opening-day-woes-greet-divvy-bike-sharing-roll-out\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Divvy<\/a> began its bicycle-sharing program in Chicago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZstNLVIRQ2\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2024\/08\/06\/divvy-bikes-lake-michigan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Community group retrieves over 60 Divvy bikes from Lake Michigan since June<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There were some initial technical glitches, but its operations expanded from 68 docking stations to a presence in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2023\/06\/30\/divvy-bikes-hit-the-streets-of-chicago-10-years-ago-the-decade-has-been-filled-with-changes-and-challenges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">every city ward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Cookie Monster sings Take Me Out to the Ballgame on June 27, 2019, at Wrigley Field. The Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-7. (Brian Cassella\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"2168\" height=\"260\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CTC-L-CT-cubs-braves48_178521327.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"24055270\" \/>Cookie Monster sings &#8220;Take Me Out to the Ballgame&#8221; on June 27, 2019, at Wrigley Field. The Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 9-7. (Brian Cassella\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2019:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2019\/06\/27\/sesame-street-fights-gun-violence-trauma-in-chicago-with-the-help-of-hometown-hero-cookie-monster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cookie Monster<\/a> from \u201cSesame Street\u201d visited the Art Institute of Chicago, Wrigley Field, The Bean and Navy Pier to celebrate the program\u2019s 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited to have Cookie Monster in Chicago, going to all the landmarks and taking pictures. \u2026 My Chicago home and my \u2018Sesame\u2019 work life are coming together,\u201d said Highland Park resident David Rudman, puppeteer of Cookie Monster for 20 years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Gov. JB Pritzker holds a news conference on June 28, 2019, at the Joliet Waste Water Treatment Facility, near the Interstate 80 bridge over the Des Plaines River. After a signing ceremony in Springfield, Pritzker made a stop at the Interstate bridge that's slated for an upgrade as part of the capital bill. (Terrence Antonio James\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"3600\" height=\"327\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CTC-L-CT-Pritzker_Rebuild_James03_178541629.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"24055343\" \/>Gov. JB Pritzker holds a news conference on June 28, 2019, at the Joliet Waste Water Treatment Facility, near the Interstate 80 bridge over the Des Plaines River. After a signing ceremony in Springfield, Pritzker made a stop at the interstate bridge that&#8217;s slated for an upgrade as part of the capital bill. (Terrence Antonio James\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also in 2019:<\/strong> Gov. JB Pritzker signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2019\/06\/28\/gov-jb-pritzker-signs-bills-that-ignite-45-billion-construction-program-massive-gambling-expansion-and-doubling-of-gas-tax\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois Gaming Act<\/a> into law, looking to bring in an additional $350 million in annual state revenue, and opening the door to sports wagering and other growth opportunities for gambling operators.<\/p>\n<p>Want more vintage Chicago?<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to the free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/membership.chicagotribune.com\/newsletters\/subscribe\/lid\/2d8200fe-eefd-4f1d-bcaa-26a0ce79a461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/membership.chicagotribune.com\/newsletters\/subscribe\/lid\/2d8200fe-eefd-4f1d-bcaa-26a0ce79a461\">Vintage Chicago Tribune<\/a>\u00a0newsletter, join our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/762760217263236\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/762760217263236\/\">Chicagoland history Facebook group,<\/a> stay current with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/tag\/chicago-history\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Today in Chicago History<\/a> and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vintagetribune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vintagetribune\/\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0for more from Chicago\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p>Have an idea for Vintage Chicago Tribune? 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