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This Week in Chicago History: Mike Ditka, Al Capone, and Marshall Field’s
Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the birth of Mike Ditka, Al Capone’s downfall, and Marshall Field’s charm school for “elevator girls.”
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7774342/7774342_2025-10-22-141342.64kmono.mp3
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Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the birth of Mike Ditka, Al Capone’s downfall, and Marshall Field’s charm school for “elevator girls.”
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7774342/7774342_2025-10-22-141342.64kmono.mp3
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White Sox win World Series this week in 2005
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Mike Ditka, Al Capone, and Marshall Field’s
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
George Wendt was born this week in 1948
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ premieres this week in 1961
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Riverview Amusement Park shuts down in 1967
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Bob Sirott
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