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A man is charged with hate crimes after being accused of pepper spraying pro-Palestine protesters that gathered near an Israel solidarity event at a banquet hall in northern Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
2023-10-25

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine rallies occur in several American cities, including Atlanta, Chicago and New York.
2023-10-8

Fifteen people are injured by a mass drive-by shooting in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
2022-10-31

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

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she has "great concerns" about the possibility that President Donald Trump could deploy federal agents to Chicago to crack down on gun violence and protests, similar to an approach in Portland, Oregon. The Trump Administration will be sending 175 federal agents to Chicago to assist police in curbing violent crime.
2020-07-20

A shooting takes place at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, leaving four dead, including the gunman.
2018-11-19

Refuse Fascism holds protests against U.S. President Donald Trump in several major cities, including New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco.
2017-11-4

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

The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show is recorded in the US city of Chicago.
2011-05-17

Jody Weis resigns as the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department in the US city of Chicago.
2011-03-1