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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.
1966–1982. 3+. Serial killer whose first murder in 1966 was of his sister-in-law in Joliet, Illinois. [38][39] John Wayne Gacy. Norwood Park. 1972–1978. 33-45. Serial killer and rapist, also known as the "Killer Clown", who killed at least 33 young men and boys.
The first gangs in Chicago were loosely organized groups of European immigrants in the late 1800s. In 1910, Big Jim Colosimo founded the Chicago Outfit on the South Side. In the early 1950s, immigration to Chicago had picked up considerably, namely to the west side and parts of the south side with many coming from Puerto Rico.
CBS. CHICAGO (CBS) — Four people were killed in a mass shooting on a CTA Blue Line train in west suburban Forest Park on Monday morning. All four victims were passengers on a Blue Line train as ...
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2023 and 2022–23 North American winter. A widespread, deadly, and historic [5] tornado outbreak affected large portions of the Midwestern, Southern and Eastern United States on March 31 and April 1, 2023, the result of an extratropical cyclone that also produced blizzard conditions in the Upper Midwest.
The George Floyd riots in Chicago were a series of civil disturbances in 2020 in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Unrest in the city began as a response to the murder of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. The demonstrations and riots, supporting justice for Floyd and protesting police brutality, occurred simultaneously ...
Mexican authorities have said two men killed at the parade were "natives of the country." [4] One of these was a 78-year-old Mexican grandfather who was visiting family in the area, and another was a 69-year-old man. [4] [21] [22] Three Jewish victims that were killed were a 63-year-old woman, an 88-year-old grandfather, and a 35-year-old woman.
2022 Chicago school shooting. On December 16, 2022, two students were shot dead, and two others were wounded in a gang related shooting at Benito Juarez Community Academy, in Chicago. A 16-year-old affiliated with gangs was convicted in 2024 and sentenced to 48 years in prison in the attack.