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Vintage Chicago Tribune: The city’s 10 wettest months on record

By | krumore@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune
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E.F. Sparks dons a pair of shorts for a trip to the grocery store and wraps the vittles in his raincoat as he waded home at 117th Street and Pulaski Road in Alsip on Oct. 10, 1954. (Dan Tortorell/Chicago Tribune)
E.F. Sparks dons a pair of shorts for a trip to the grocery store and wraps the vittles in his raincoat as he waded home at 117th Street and Pulaski Road in Alsip on Oct. 10, 1954. (Dan Tortorell/Chicago Tribune)
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We wondered how April 2026 compares with the rainiest months in the city's history. In short, it wouldn't crack the top 10.
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