Your Morning Wake-Up Call for September 29, 2011
The good news with today's forecast is the projected high is expected to crack 70 degrees. (72, to be exact.) The bad news is we have a heavy wind advisory this afternoon and evening. We know it's serious when Skilling Central uses all caps to announce it. The winds are expected to sustain speeds of 20-34 MPH with some gusts as high as 45 MPH. Let's hope it at least feels like 72 outside.
On this date in Chicago history: the Tylenol murders occurred in 1982. Seven people died after ingesting cyanide from tampered bottles of Tylenol. The murders led to the development of tamper-proof bottles; the murderer has never been found.
Also on this date in 2003 the rebuilt Soldier Field opened. The city did such a great job fitting the stadium between its historic colonnades Soldier Field was stripped of its landmark status.
