Weather records <\/strong>(from the National Weather Service, Chicago<\/a>)<\/p>\n 1946:<\/strong> Exchange National Bank of Chicago, 130 S. LaSalle St., Chicago \u2014 which called itself the \u201cmost modern bank in the world\u201d \u2014 opened the first \u201cpill boxes\u201d<\/a> in the United States. The drive-up windows<\/a> allowed customers to drive into the building and meet directly with tellers at the \u201cautobank\u201d while still in their automobiles. The drive-in had 10 teller windows with bulletproof glass and automatic slide-out drawers.<\/p>\n The first deposit was made by E.B. Mayer<\/a>, whose grandfather formerly lived at the site. The bank was acquired<\/a> by LaSalle National Bank of Chicago in 1989. LaSalle was acquired by Bank of America<\/a> in 2007.<\/p>\n 1959:<\/strong> Chicago White Sox second baseman and future Hall of Famer Nellie Fox<\/a> won the American\u2019s League\u2019s Most Valuable Player<\/a> award. Two of his \u201cGo-Go White Sox\u201d<\/a> teammates \u2014 shortstop Luis Aparicio<\/a> and pitcher Early Wynn<\/a> \u2014 placed second and third in the voting.<\/p>\n 1967:<\/strong>\u00a0Naperville executive\u00a0Earle T. Cook placed a bomb<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 intended to kill his wife \u2014 on an American Airlines flight from Chicago\u2019s O\u2019Hare International Airport to San Diego. The\u00a0bomb malfunctioned<\/a>\u00a0during the flight, but caused no injuries. Cook was later\u00a0charged<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0sentenced to 20 years<\/a>\u00a0in prison.<\/p>\n 2020:<\/strong> White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu<\/a> was named the American League\u2019s MVP, finishing first in the league with 60 RBI, second with 19 home runs and fourth batting .317 in the 60-game season.<\/p>\n Abreu finished first in voting by the Baseball Writers\u2019 Association of America with 374 points, including 21 of 30 first-place votes.<\/p>\n \u2018My heart always will be with the White Sox\u2019: 2020 AL MVP Jos\u00e9 Abreu reflects on time on the South Side<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Want more vintage Chicago?<\/p>\n Subscribe to the free\u00a0Vintage Chicago Tribune<\/a>\u00a0newsletter, join our\u00a0Chicagoland history Facebook group,<\/a> stay current with Today in Chicago History<\/a> and follow us on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0for more from Chicago\u2019s past.<\/p>\n Have an idea for Vintage Chicago Tribune? Share it with Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather at krumore@chicagotribune.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0mmather@chicagotribune.com<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\n
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When it opened on Nov. 12, 1946, Exchange National Bank of Chicago, 130 S. LaSalle St., became the first of its kind in the United States \u2014 a “drive-in” bank where customers didn’t have to leave their automobiles in order to make a deposit. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n![\"Nellie](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-CTHIST-Nelson-Fox-007_229056191.jpg\")
Chicago White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox, left, signs a contract for an estimated $42,000 with team co-owner Chuck Comiskey on Feb. 2, 1959, at Comiskey Park. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)<\/p>\n![\"Earle](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-CTHIST-earle-cook-003_229048505.jpg\")
Earle T. Cook and wife Jeanne in the Federal Building on Feb. 5, 1968, as they await a decision from the jury on government charges that Cook placed a bomb in her luggage before her flight in an attempt to kill her. (William Yates\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n![\"Chicago](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-CT-04082021-ct-sox-royals-31_182077641.jpg\")
Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu holds up his 2020 American League MVP award before the first inning of the home opener against the Kansas City Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 8, 2021, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n\n