Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Thursday, April 18
The storm Friday night/Saturday morning dumped nearly 7 inches of rain on Chicago, breaking previous records and helping make this the wettest July ever.