Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 23, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )

High temperature: 98 degrees (2023)

Low temperature: 48 degrees (1904)

Precipitation: 2.35 inches (2007)

Snowfall: None

1938: Gates at Soldier Field were forced open by a crowd of thousands intent on dancing during the “Jitterbug riot.” Police said there were 100,000 inside the stadium at 7 p.m. — an hour before the free program was scheduled to begin.

1982: Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson signed into law legislation that banned all but daytime games .

“I believe that night-time baseball in Wrigley Field would impose an undue hardship on nearl

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