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Two people are killed and seven wounded during a mass shooting near a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
2022-05-19

Several Freedom Convoy truckers gather at the Grant Park in Chicago to protest in solitary with Ukraine.
2022-02-26

Illinois reports their first case of the Omicron variant in a Chicago resident.
2021-12-7

Three people are killed and four others injured in a shooting spree through several neighborhoods in the South Side area of Chicago, Illinois, as well as Evanston. The shooter, a 32-year-old man, was shot during a shootout with responding Evanston police officers and later died in a hospital.
2021-01-9

A Chicago police officer, Jason Van Dyke, is convicted of second degree murder in a historic jury verdict.
2018-10-5

The U.S. Supreme Court declines to review assault weapons bans in Connecticut and New York, as it did last December concerning Chicago, Illinois, city law. Five other states and Washington, D.C. have similar restrictions.
2016-06-20

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

Yosemite National Park commemorates the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln signing into law the Yosemite Grant Act, establishing Yosemite as a federally-protected area. [http:--abc7news.com-news-yosemite-celebrates-150th-anniversary-148782-#&cmp=twi-kgo-post-148782 (KGO)]date=August 2019
2014-06-30

The Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park is reported as having grown to nearly 200 square miles (~520 square kilometers).
2013-08-24