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Most of the city burned in the 1871 Great Chicago Fire. The damage from the fire was immense since 300 people died, 18,000 buildings were destroyed, and nearly 100,000 of the city's 300,000 residents were left homeless. Several key factors exacerbated the spread of the fire. Most of Chicago's buildings and sidewalks were then constructed of wood.
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.
In 2009, an Amtrak Lake Shore Limited train backing into Chicago Union Station Chicago Theater in 2011. 2010 June 28: US supreme court case McDonald v. City of Chicago decided; overturns city handgun ban. [61] Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup. City of Chicago Data Portal launched. Population: 2,695,598. [70] 2011
The name may also refer to youth gangs in the neighborhood, who were known as "wild canaries". [9] Central Park Avenue: Refers to the original name of Garfield Park. Cermak Road: Slain Chicago mayor Anton Cermak (formerly 22nd Street) Chicago River: A French rendering of the Miami-Illinois name shikaakwa, meaning wild leek. [10] [11] [12 ...
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including All American, Chicago Fire, The Flash ...
The Chicago-based improv comedy group The Second City references Liebling's book in their self-mocking name. [3] In 2011, Chicago announced its adoption of the slogan "Second to None", a protest stance indirectly referring to Liebling's publications. [4] The slogan was replaced with another in 2022. [5]
A judge convicted Darien Harris in 2014 in connection with a fatal shooting at a South Side gas station in 2011. Harris was 30 years old when he went free. Man convicted of Chicago murder based on ...
A man has sued a Florida county and sheriff’s department arguing a deputy discharged his taser at a gas station and sparked a fire that burned 75 percent of his body.. Jean Louis Barreto-Baerga ...