Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 8, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )

High temperature: 76 degrees (2020)

Low temperature: 11 degrees (1991)

Precipitation: 1.66 inches (1877)

Snowfall: 0.6 inches (1941)

1864: Abraham Lincoln was reelected president. The Tribune called it, “A victory of gigantic proportions.”

1873: The new Palmer House welcomed its first guests. At the time, 175 rooms were ready. Boarding was $3 per day (about $100 per day in today’s dollars). The previous version was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 — just 13 days after its grand opening.

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