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Raging Waves waterpark, the self-proclaimed largest waterpark in Illinois, [21] is in Yorkville. It opened in 2008 and owns about 45 acres (18 ha) of property. [22] The Marge Cline Whitewater Park (on the Fox River) opened in 2010. [23] [24] It is the only whitewater park of its kind in Illinois, similar to East Race in South Bend
A 15-year-old girl died saving her sister and friend, a veteran mailman was stabbed to death on the street he had served for years, and a young man and his mother were stabbed to death in their ...
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Illinois.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2018 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 846 law enforcement agencies employing 48,240 sworn police officers, about 379 for each 100,000 residents.
Chicago saw a major rise in violent crime starting in the late 1960s. Murders in the city peaked in 1974, with 970 murders when the city's population was over three million, resulting in a murder rate of around 29 per 100,000, and again in 1992, with 943 murders when the city had fewer than three million people, resulting in a murder rate of 34 murders per 100,000 citizens.
The suspect, Joseph Czuba, 71, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two counts of hate crime and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, the sheriff's office said.
A U.S. Postal Service worker from Compton was arrested on suspicion of swiping more than 20 checks from the mail and depositing $281,000 into various bank accounts under her name, authorities said.
Head of Chicago chapter of Unione Siciliana, shot by gunmen at his house under order from Bugs Moran: Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Chicago: 1929-02-14: 7: Murder of seven Irish members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day [50] Jake Lingle: Chicago: 1930-06-09: 1: Reporter for Chicago Tribune shot ...
Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois (11 P) Pages in category "Post office buildings in Illinois" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.