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The year 2019 marked the 19th Annual Pre-Parade Celebration, also known as Chicago's two day long Pride Festival. [10] 2019's Chicago Pride Festival saw over 100,000 people, the festival is held on the Saturday and Sunday before the Pride Parade. [10]
The E2 nightclub stampede occurred on February 17, 2003, at the E2 nightclub above the Epitome restaurant at 2347 South Michigan Avenue in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, in which 21 people died and more than 50 were injured when panic ensued from the use of pepper spray by a security guard to break up a fight.
February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1913 – The Armory Show opens in New York City, ... Historical Events on February 17
Chicago Art Book Fair, November [1] Chicago Artists Month, September/October [2] Gold Coast Art Fair, Grant Park, June [3] Manifest, Columbia College Chicago, May; SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, October/November [4] Wells Street Art Festival, Old Town, June [5]
On March 16, ahead of the official St. Patrick’s Day 2024 celebrations, Chicago dyed its river emerald green as spectators looked on. Corned beef and cabbage is an Irish-American invention
Black History Month has its origin in 19th-century celebrations of Lincoln's Birthday by African-American communities in the United States. [13] By the early 20th century, black communities were annually celebrating Lincoln's birthday in conjunction with the birthday of former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass on February 14. [13]
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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 February 2: 900 cars abandoned on Lake Shore Drive due to Blizzard. March 30: Last of Cabrini Green towers torn down. Rahm Emanuel becomes mayor. Population: 8,707,120; metro ...