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January is typically one of the two worst months for winter weather in the U.S. In some years that starts right as the new year arrives. On Jan. 2, 1999, 26 years ago today, a major snowstorm ...
August 4, Chicago is surveyed and platted for the first time by James Thompson. Population: "Less than 100". [1] 1833 1833 Treaty of Chicago; Chicago incorporated as a town. [1] 1835 August 31, about 800 Potawatomi men gathered for a war dance in Chicago before being removed to west of the Mississippi River. [2] 1837 Chicago incorporated as a ...
Four historical events are commemorated by the four red stars on Chicago's flag: The United States' Fort Dearborn, established at the mouth of the Chicago River in 1803; the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which destroyed much of the city; the World Columbian Exposition of 1893, by which Chicago celebrated its recovery from the fire; and the ...
The Forest Park Police Department received a 911 call about three people shot on a westbound train at the CTA Blue Line station in Forest Park, just west of Chicago, around 5:30 a.m. local time ...
Prior to July 2023, multiple extreme rainfall events occurred in Chicago or the nearby suburbs of central Cook County at a frequency of about one to two times per decade. Notable events include flood-producing rainfall in October 1954 , July 1957, June 1967, June 1976, August 1987, July 1996, August 2001, September 2008 , July 2010, July 2011 ...
Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a ...
February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 320 days remain until the end of the year (321 in leap years). It is observed in most countries as Valentine's Day . [ 1 ]
Six civilians and eight police officers were injured and 17 people were arrested over the course of the day. [13] [14] 0 14 1991–1997 Hooliganism Chicago Bulls Championship riots - Rioting and looting occurred each time the Chicago Bulls won the NBA Championship in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1997. The most serious riot occurred in 1992 and ...