This season’s early snowfall shoveling might remind some of a relentless winter from almost 50 years ago when Chicago experienced its most snow ever: almost 90 inches of it.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Blizzard of '79 crippled most of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 13 and 14, 1979. The historic snow storm dumped more than 21 inches of snow over the ...

The 1979 blizzard hit Chicago hard, and the city had already seen 39 inches of snow for the season. Some 20.3 inches of snow was on its way. Chicago Stories is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

The 1979 blizzard was an opportunity for Jane Byrne. As Mayor Michael Bilandic struggled to address the 1979 blizzard, mayoral primary candidate Jane Byrne was presented with a political opportunity.

That's what some people say, including Bilandic himself, who told Chicago in 2000 that the storm—and not his administration's response—cost him the election. But it was more than just the city's ...