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U.S. president Donald Trump authorizes the deployment of 300 National Guard personnel to Chicago, Illinois.
2025-10-5

Four people are killed and five are injured in a series of shootings in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
2023-07-8

Hundreds of people march in Chicago, New York City and Portland to protest the verdict of the trial.
2021-11-19

Several hundred flights are cancelled in Chicago amidst an extreme cold wave bringing temperatures of −22 F to the region. Amtrak, Metra and South Shore Line have also cancelled services.
2019-01-30

Major midwestern cities, including Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee, are under severe wind chill advisories with wind chills approaching −55 F at night. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declare states of emergency due to the record low windchill temperatures.
2019-01-29

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

The Cook County Board of Commissioners' Finance Committee, which includes Chicago, repeals the tax approved in November 2016 on soft drinks and other sugary beverages.
2017-10-10

A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago, reports 26 percent of cancer patients can't afford to pay for their treatment, and 18 percent can't afford their prescriptions.
2016-06-3

Thirteen people, including a three-year-old, are shot and wounded in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of the American city of Chicago, Illinois.
2013-09-19

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States rules that Chicago's handgun ban is unconstitutional.
2010-06-28