Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area from Oct. 19-25, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Oct. 19, 1987: Starbucks opened its first Chicago location at 219 W. Jackson Blvd. The bar featured a variety of coffees and espresso drinks as well as steamed cider, cocoa and mineral water. One shot of espresso was 81 cents, including tax.

Oct. 20, 1925: The 700-seat Kenneth Sawyer Goodman Memorial Theatre, named for the Chicago-born playwright who died of pneumonia in 1918, was dedicated next to the Art Institute of Chicago. The theater planned a move to the city’s theater district starting in 1988 and opened at 170 N. Dearborn St. in 2000, which made room for the Art Institute’s Modern Wing.

Oct. 21, 1985: "The Bears thrilled the nation with their P-formation," Tribune reporter Don Pierson wrote.

Defensive tackle William Perry became an overnight sensation. Inserted at fullback, "The Fridge" scored a touchdown and barreled over Green Bay linebacker George Cumby twice, allowing Walter Payton to score in the Bears' victory over the Packers.

"I said I wanted to help the team anyway I could," said Perry, the Bears' No. 1 pick in the 1985 NFL draft.

Oct. 22, 1887: Robert Todd Lincoln, the eldest son of Abraham Lincoln, was among 100,000 people who attended the unveiling of a 12-foot bronze statue of the 16th president in Lincoln Park that is known as Abraham Lincoln: The Man. According to the Chicago Park District, it is one of two monuments to Lincoln in Chicago created by Irish-born sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The other — Abraham Lincoln, Head of State — is in Grant Park.

Oct. 23, 2005: Paul Konerko hit the 18th grand slam in World Series history and Scott Podsednik — who didn't hit a home run in 507 regular-season at-bats — hit a home run off closer Brad Lidge with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Sox a 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the World Series. It was the 14th walk-off homer in World Series history.

The Sox swept the Astros and won their first World Series since 1917.

Oct. 24, 1995: Smashing Pumpkins released the double album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" and performed a show at Chicago's Riviera Theatre to celebrate. "It feels like the band's loosest and yet most accomplished record, a major advance beyond the relatively one-dimensional flavor of the first two studio albums," Tribune critic Greg Kot said.

Oct. 25, 1848: Pioneer became the first locomotive to operate in Chicago. It pulled a train on its inaugural run from a railway station near Canal and Kinzie streets on the Galena and Union Railroad that stretched as far as Des Plaines.

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