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Here\u2019s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 12, according to the Tribune\u2019s archives.<\/p>\n

Is an important event missing from this date? Email us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago<\/a>)<\/p>\n

High temperature: 97 degrees (1956)
\nLow temperature: 40 degrees (1985)
\nPrecipitation: 1.5 inches (2021)
\nSnowfall: None<\/p>\n

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A crowd surrounds a burning squad car during unrest in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago on June 12, 1966.<\/p>\n

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A crowd pushes a squad car in an apparent attempt to tip it June 12, 1966, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago.<\/p>\n

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Chicago police officers duck as people throw bottles and stones while officers advance on the crowd on June 12, 1966.<\/p>\n

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Police search a man during a flareup of violence on June 12, 1966, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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One of the three squad cars burned June 12, 1966, during clashes near Division Street and Damen Avenue in Chicago.<\/p>\n

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A crowd marches through the streets of Humboldt Park as it carries Juan Gonzalez, 20, after a police dog bit him on June 12, 1966.<\/p>\n

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Chicago police Sgt. James Delaney sits in patrol car after the windshield was cracked by a rock near Division Street and California Avenue on June 12, 1966.<\/p>\n

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A cat perches near Park View Restaurant, 2757 W. Division St. Its windows were smashed during looting that followed a police shooting of a young Puerto Rican resident on June 12, 1966.<\/p>\n

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Tribune photojournalist Ray Foster checks the photos he took before people assaulted him and smashed his camera while he documented the unrest in Humboldt Park.<\/p>\n

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A crowd gathers at the North Side boys court at 937 N. Wood St. on June 13, 1966, as many people who were arrested during the unrest in Humboldt Park faced charges ranging from burglary to disorderly conduct .<\/p>\n

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A crowd surrounds a burning squad car during unrest in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago on June 12, 1966.<\/p>\n

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1966: In Humboldt Park<\/a>, white Chicago police Officer Thomas Munyon shot Arcelis Cruz, a young Puerto Rican man, in the leg. The incident ignited two days of rioting<\/a> along Division Street that sprang from deep frustrations over bad police relations, poor schools and uncaring landlords.<\/p>\n

On the first day of<\/a> unrest, the Tribune reported, three squad cars were burned, 35 people were arrested and 19 people were injured. Stores along Division Street were looted and set on fire. A firebomb was thrown into Schley Elementary School.<\/p>\n

Firefighters had a hose wrested from their hands as they tried to extinguish the flames of a burning police car. A Tribune photographer was robbed of his camera, beaten and kicked, until neighborhood residents rescued him. The nearby St. Mary\u2019s Hospital treated both civilians and police officers.<\/p>\n

The violence subsided<\/a> after a heavy rainfall and hundreds of police officers were placed on patrol in the area.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Chicago Bulls championship win featured on the front page of the Chicago Tribune on June 13, 1991.<\/p>\n

1991: The\u00a0Chicago Bulls won the first NBA championship<\/a> in the team\u2019s 25-year history with a 108-101 victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals over the Los Angeles Lakers. MVP Michael Jordan scored 30 points, Scottie Pippen had 32 and John Paxson added 20. The Bulls won three straight on the road at the Forum.<\/p>\n

Chicago Bulls beat Los Angeles Lakers for NBA title in 1991<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201d(The championship) means so much,\u201d said Jordan, in tears after the game<\/a>, talking to a national television audience. \u201dNot just for me but for this team and this city. It was a seven-year struggle. It\u2019s the most proud day I\u2019ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"IllinoisIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs the Reproductive Health Act into law at the Chicago Cultural Center on June 12, 2019, with bill sponsors state Sen. Melinda Bush, left, and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy. (Jos\u00e9 M. Osorio\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

2019:\u00a0Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law\u00a0sweeping abortion rights legislation<\/a>\u00a0that established the procedure as a \u201cfundamental right\u201d for women in Illinois.<\/p>\n

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