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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 9, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )

High temperature: 62 degrees (1879)

Low temperature: Minus 14 degrees (1876)

Precipitation: 1.47 inches (2008)

Snowfall: 5.1 inches (1931)

1778: Illinois became a county of Virginia .

1889: The Auditorium Theatre was opened and dedicated by President Benjamin Harrison.

1934: Students of early NFL history know that the New York Giants upset the Chicago Bears 30-13 at the Polo Grounds for the 1934 title because the Giants donned sneakers to help their footing on the icy field. But how many know th

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