Sources: Time
U.S. president Donald Trump commutes the federal prison sentence of Larry Hoover, the founder of the Chicago street gang Gangster Disciples, who was sentenced to six life sentences on conspiracy, extortion, drug and other criminal charges in the 1990s. 2025-05-29
Twenty-three people are injured when a Chicago "L" commuter train crashes into snow removal equipment in Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2023-11-16
High winds and heavy snowfall impact the Midwest and mid-Atlantic states of the United States, with the heaviest snowfall recorded in Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit. 2020-01-18
American R&B singer R. Kelly is arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges. 2019-07-11
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
A United Airlines flight headed from Chicago to Hong Kong makes an emergency landing in Anchorage, Alaska, after a passenger allegedly became unruly. 2018-01-4
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
At least eight people are killed and 45 wounded in shootings over the weekend across Chicago. 2015-09-21
ISS crew members prepare for a contingency spacewalk to stop an anticipated ammonia coolant leak. 2013-05-10
The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show is recorded in the US city of Chicago. 2011-05-17