Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 2, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )

High temperature: 91 degrees (1971)

Low temperature: 28 degrees (1974)

Precipitation: 1.76 inches (2019)

Snowfall: None

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Meet Violet Bidwill, the NFL’s first female owner of the Cardinals

1960: The Cardinals played their first home game in St. Louis after 62 years in Chicago. The football team was founded in in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club in Chicago and is the oldest continuously run American pro football team.

1995: The Chicago Bulls traded center Will Perdue to San Antonio for 2-time NBA defensive player of the year

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