What to know

• The 2017 total solar eclipse crossed southern Illinois on August 21, visible to observers in the path of totality.
• Chicago remained clouded over during the event, preventing local observation of the eclipse.
• The Chicago Tribune marked the eclipse anniversary nine years later with a historical retrospective.

“Total Solar Eclipse. If you were in Southern Illinois, like I was in the middle of a farm, you saw the eclipse on this day in 2017.”

barrybutler9.bsky.social, Eclipse observer · Bluesky · Aug 20

Barry Butler Eclipse observer