Sources: Chicago Tribune
Hundreds of Texas Military Forces troops arrive at a United States Army Reserve military base near Chicago, Illinois, ahead of a deployment to the city. 2025-10-8
Three people are killed and eight others are injured after a mass shooting at a gathering in Gage Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2024-12-2
Six people are killed and 20 others are injured in shootings across Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2023-07-23
Fifteen people are injured by a mass drive-by shooting in Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2022-10-31
Illinois reports their first case of the Omicron variant in a Chicago resident. 2021-12-7
Protests break out in Chicago, Illinois, at the Chicago Loop in opposition to Israel's occupation. 2021-05-12
Fifteen people are injured, six seriously, in a mass shooting at a funeral home in Chicago, Illinois. One person is in custody, but a motive remains unclear. 2020-07-21
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
Chicago, Illinois Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked for and received the resignation of that city’s police superintendent Garry McCarthy. Emanuel spoke of the loss of the public’s confidence in the city police and announced a task force on police accountability. The change comes in the wake of protests over the release of police footage showing the October 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald. 2015-12-1
Chicago, Illinois police officer Jason Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder for the October 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old boy armed with a 3-inch knife. The charge comes shortly before the release of the police video showing the shooting. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel meets with community leaders to discuss the video’s release and the potential ramifications for the city. 2015-11-24