Forty-five years ago, between January 12-13 Chicago experienced a snow fall that not only inconvenienced residents but impacted an election. Alyssa tells Risen Lady Heathen of Boomer Rex tonight about the blizzard of 1979.Outside conversations include Ivy League plagiarism.Other thoughts: DeSantis sends migrants. Chicago sent snow. Royko doxed Alderman.We also talk about Dibs. Show Notes:Chicago Sun-Times ScrapbookWBEZ: The Great LSD Gridlock: Blizzard of 1979 redux?Chicago Tribune: 1979 blizzard was debacleChicago Magazine: Snowpocalypse Then: How the Blizzard of 1979 Cost the Election for Michael BilandicStorm Stories: "1979 Election Blizzard" - The Weather ChannelWashington Post: The Snows of Yesteryear Return to Give the Mayor Another BoostWashington Post: The end of political snow plowingCBS News: Blizzard of 1979WTTW: Chicago Blizzard of '79ABC: Do Mayors' Political Fates Hang in the Outcome of Snowstorms?Encyclopedia of Chicago: Snow RemovalDNA Info: Dear East Coast, Here's How To Survive A Snow Storm. Love, ChicagoWashington Post: Weekend Snowstorm Cripples ChicagoNPR: Political Lessons From Old Chicago Blizzard Still LingerChicago Sun-Times: Classic Royko: Who won it for Jane Byrne?WBEZ: Towing The LineChicago Magazine: 50 Moments the Shapes Chicago 1970-2020Chicago Magazine: Blizzard of 1979: Thoughts from Michael Bilandic and Jane ByrneChicago Tribune: All fingers point to snowNYT: Chicago, Paralyzed in Sub‐Zero Temperatures, Begins to Dig Out as Snow ContinuesChicago Sun-Times Mike Royko "Mayor Big Snow Job"Royko: Shovelfull from City HallRoyko: Clout Plows Right On Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices