CULTURETECHLENS1979 Chicago blizzard
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Combined Graph record U-01627 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-E-0094. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
67-hour blizzard; helped sink Bilandic
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67-hour blizzard; helped sink Bilandic
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- Also known as: Blizzard of 1979
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- https://www.chicagomag.com/?p=7171 (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
The blizzard began on Saturday, January 13, 1979, dropping about 20 inches of snow on Chicago over January 13-14; the city's failed response damaged Mayor Michael Bilandic, who lost the Democratic primary to Jane Byrne (Chicago Magazine, tier 3).
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