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[13] [14] The activists alleged the police made little effort to protect them, and at least eight off-duty Chicago police officers were believed to have been involved in the attacks on the marchers. [15] On August 21, 1976, around 250 civil rights activists tried again to march to Marquette Park but were stopped eight blocks short by police.
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the Chicago City Council. It is the second-largest municipal police department in the United States , behind the New York City Police Department . [ 3 ]
In May 1975, Chicago police patrolman Joseph Cali was shot to death at the project by sniper fire while writing a ticket for an illegally parked vehicle; three men were charged with his death. [5] Aside from gangs, the housing projects experienced issues with sexual assaults in high numbers; most notably the June 1985 rape and murder of a child ...
WikiProject Chicago was started on July 5, 2005, to coordinate work on the article Chicago.Some Wikipedians have adopted this as a project to coordinate work on articles related to the Chicago metropolitan area and the city of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois.
October 8, 1871 – Much of the city's population lost everything, including for 300 people their lives, to a fire that lasted 36 hours and brought rampant looting. [5]1879 – Michael Cassius McDonald, lived in the midst of what was called "Hair-Trigger Block," was a gambling kingpin who understood the power of a bribe.
This WikiProject was formed on September 24, 2005, to better foster and improve articles about the U.S. state of Illinois with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on the formatting and layout of articles, which can be discussed at this project's talk page.
In this image taken from body camera video released by Illinois State Police on Monday, July 22, 2024, former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson, left, points his gun at Sonya Massey ...
[4] [5] Additional grounds remain owned by the state, as the Pullman State Historic Site. [6] The Pullman District, including the national historical park , state historic site, and private homes is east of Cottage Grove Avenue, from East 103rd St. to East 115th St. [ 7 ] It was named a Chicago Landmark district on October 16, 1972. [ 1 ]