California is also a formerly purple state.
West Virginia, believe it or not, is a formerly blue state.
Georgia is a formerly red state.
Guess what? States change in their political alignment over time.
Hit 97 at O'Hare today, breaking the record high for the day.
While 90s by this point in the season aren't that unusual for Chicago, upper 90s are more unusual. Today is the 257th time that a high temp of 97 or greater has occurred in Chicago, and only 19 of them (7.4%) have occurred on or before June 17.