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Rioting and looting occurs in Chicago, U.S., after a police shooting. Thirteen police officers are injured, two people are shot, and more than 100 are arrested.
2020-08-10

Two statues of Christopher Columbus are removed from Chicago's Grant Park and Arrigo Park, in the city's Little Italy. Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot said these temporary removals are a response to demonstrations that became unsafe for both protesters and police. Injuries and arrests resulted when, on July 17, police clashed with protesters who attempted to topple the Grant Park statue. Activists say that monuments of Columbus, blamed for the genocide and exploitation of the Americas' Indigenous people, should not be on public display. Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police criticized these removals.
2020-07-24

In Chicago, 108 people are arrested after several police vehicles are vandalized.
2020-05-29

Fourteen people are injured in a chain-reaction accident involving up to 60 vehicles, during the morning rush hour on Chicago's Kennedy Expressway, as unseasonable, wintry weather strikes the city. None of the injuries is considered life-threatening. At least 32 others are treated at the scene.
2020-04-15

Anti-violence protesters take to the streets of Chicago to draw attention to the problem of gun violence in Chicago, which briefly shuts down Lake Shore Drive. Protesters also call for Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson and Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down for their handling of racial incidents in communities of color.
2018-08-2

Chicago, Illinois police officer, Jason Van Dyke, enters a not guilty plea regarding the charges of the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald.
2015-12-29

The United States Department of Justice will investigate the Chicago, Illinois police department. Long concerned with Chicago police department practices, the investigation is precipitated by the recent release of a video of the shooting death of Laquan McDonald. The Chicago police are set to release another video showing the police killing of Ronald Johnson in October of 2014.
2015-12-7

An Illinois circuit court, in an emergency order, rules Chicago authorities must notify journalists and activists before they destroy decades of records related to police misconduct. [https:--www.washingtonpost.com-news-post-nation-wp-2015-12-03-judge-chicago-police-must-notify-media-before-destroying-decades-of-misconduct-files-?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_headlines ("The Washington Post")], [http:--chicago.suntimes.com-news-7-71-1149585-lawsuit-seeks-stop-police-discipline-files-destroyed ("The Chicago Sun-Times")]date=August 2019
2015-12-3

The Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park is now estimated to have grown to the size of Chicago.
2013-08-25

The jury is seated for the trial of Chicago businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. [http:--www.mercurynews.com-news-ci_18085700?nclick_check=1 (AP via "Silicon Valley Mercury News")]date=August 2019
2011-05-18