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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 ...
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. — Two fires destroyed six homes and displaced nine people in Chicago Heights overnight. The fires started just after 11 p.m. Tuesday near 15th Street and Lowe Avenue.
Magnificent Mile shooting. On May 19, 2022, a mass shooting occurred in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the city's Magnificent Mile shopping district, near Michigan Avenue. [4] Two people were killed, and eight others were injured. [5] The accused perpetrator, Jaylun Sanders, was taken into custody by Chicago police.
The Iroquois Theatre fire was a catastrophic building fire in Chicago, Illinois, that broke out on December 30, 1903, during a performance attended by 1,700 people. The fire caused 602 deaths and 250 non-fatal injuries. [1] It ranks as the worst theater fire in the United States, surpassing the carnage of the Brooklyn Theatre fire of 1876 ...
Two levels below ground at the Grant Park North Garage, the summer heat feels oppressive. As downtown commuters park and exit their cars, sweat quickly beads on their furrowed brows and foreheads.
Around 9 pm, a group of mostly peaceful protesters were marching in downtown Chicago, and the crowd entered Lake Shore Drive, heading northbound before exiting. [31] Also at about 9 pm, a fire at a shopping strip near 47th was put out. [26] Around 10:50 pm, on the 4200 west block of Van Buren Street, an 18-year-old woman was fatally shot in the ...
April 23, 1975. The Chicago Water Tower is a contributing property and landmark in the Old Chicago Water Tower District in Chicago, Illinois, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] Built to enclose the tall machinery of a powerful water pump in 1869, it became particularly well known when it survived the ...
Chicago Loop. The Loop is Chicago 's central business district and one of the city's 77 municipally recognized community areas. Located at the center of downtown Chicago [3] on the shores of Lake Michigan, it is the second-largest business district in North America after Midtown Manhattan. The headquarters and regional offices of several global ...