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Twenty-three people are injured when a Chicago "L" commuter train crashes into snow removal equipment in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
2023-11-16

One person is killed and eight others are critically injured in a mass shooting in the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
2023-07-30

The Chicago Public Schools announces that schools in Chicago, Illinois, has been canceled for a third consecutive day as teachers in the city go on a strike over COVID-19 protocols.
2022-01-6

Plans for a Chicago-based presidential library in honour of the former U.S. President Obama are revealed.
2017-05-3

American Airlines halts flights for 90 minutes at its major hubs in Chicago, Dallas, and Miami because of a computer glitch. The incident produces a cascading effect of delays throughout all US airlines.
2015-09-17

Seven people are shot and wounded at a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
2013-03-21

Four third-party U.S. presidential election candidates—representing the Libertarian, Green, Constitution, and Justice parties, who were excluded from the high-profile televised encounters between Mitt Romney or Barack Obama—attend their own presidential debate hosted in Chicago by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, which hopes for a more transparent and open electoral system. Romney (with the Republican Party) and Obama (with the Democratic Party) refuse invitations to attend the debate, televised on international news channels but on no major U.S. network.
2012-10-23

Some, but not all, of Chicago's taxi drivers go on strike during the morning rush hour to protest a new set of city regulations that took effect.
2012-07-2

Three protesters are arrested in a police raid ahead of this weekend's 60-nation NATO summit in the U.S. city of Chicago.
2012-05-19

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake strikes near Chicago, United States. No reports of major damage.
2010-02-10