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The Chicago Park District's Jefferson Park, with a view of the field house designed by Clarence Hatzfeld Jefferson Park is a 7-acre (28,000 m 2 ) park operated by the Chicago Park District . The park, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places is located on the site of the Esdohr Farm.
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.
[65] [66] The pair issued a statement calling on Chicago police to release the dash-cam video of the incident. [5] The city of Chicago denied at least 15 requests for its release. [5] Brandon Smith, a freelance journalist, and William Calloway, a community activist, filed a request for the video under the Freedom of Information Act in May 2015 ...
Long before Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke shot and killed a black teenager, sparking a public outcry and now a Justice Department probe into the city’s troubled police department, he had established a track record as one of Chicago’s most complained-about cops. Since 2001, civilians have lodged 20 complaints against Van Dyke. None ...
CHICAGO — After serving 20 years in state prison for murder, former gangbanger Tyrone Muhammad never expected to return to the city’s tough South Side and find Venezuelan migrants and the ...
Jewish community leaders in Chicago are calling for hate crime charges against a suspect accused of shooting a man who was walking to a synagogue before firing at police and emergency responders ...
Silas Carter Jayne (July 3, 1907 – July 13, 1987) was a Chicago-based stable owner, horse trainer, and horse trader who was heavily involved in criminal activity, including fraud, intimidation, arson, and murder. He covered up the infamous Peterson-Schuessler murders and hired the murder of his stepbrother.
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