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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 ...
The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. [3] The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of ...
The FBI and ATF tracked 164 structure fires from arson that occurred May 27–30, 2020, during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul. [ 2 ][ 1 ] Rioters started fires by igniting flammable materials within or next to buildings and in some cases by deploying Molotov cocktails. [ 3 ][ 4 ] Property locations were damaged by ...
Chicago is exploring the idea of creating a city-owned grocery store to address food inequity after several grocery giants, including Walmart and Whole Foods, have shuttered stores in the city.
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Walmart has pledged to open 300 stores in food deserts by 2016; SuperValu , parent of Albertsons, Shaw's, and several other supermarket chains, has planned 250 stores in such locations.
The Chicago Fire of 1874 took place on July 14. Reports of the extent of the damage vary somewhat, but sources generally agree that the fire burned 47 acres (19 ha) [1] just south of the Loop, destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people. [2] The affected neighborhood had been home to Chicago's community of Jewish immigrants from Russia and ...
The NBC television show Chicago Fire, centers on a group of fictional firefighters and paramedics at a firehouse that is the headquarters of the fictitious Engine Company 51, Truck Company 81, Rescue Squad Company 3, Battalion Chief 25 (formerly, now reassigned to another firehouse), Deputy District Chief 2-2-6, and Ambulance 61 (represented by ...