Some of the most brutal winter weather in Chicago history has happened in January. The winters of 1976-77, 1977-78 and 1978-79 were three of the five coldest ever here, according to the National We… ...

Jane Byrne’s extraordinary rise to the mayor’s office says as much about Chicago as a place of opportunity as it does about Byrne’s own boldness.

More than 21 inches of snow was dumped in Illinois and northwest Indiana over a two-day period.

Snowpocalypse Then: How the Blizzard of 1979 Cost the Election for Michael Bilandic A perfect storm of weather, clout, and PR doomed the incumbent mayor in his primary battle against Jane Byrne.

Then-Mayor Michael Bilandic, right, watches snow removal on Lasalle Street during the Blizzard of 1979. Photo: Chicago Tribune ...