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  2. Timeline of Chicago history - Wikipedia

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    2019: May 20: Lori Lightfoot becomes the first female African-American mayor of Chicago. 2020 February 16: The NBA hosts its 69th All-Star game at the United Center in Chicago. March 16: First Chicago death due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Governor J. B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot issue a stay at home order. Over 7,700 people in Chicago ...

  3. 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak - Wikipedia

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    The 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak was a destructive tornado outbreak and severe weather event that occurred on April 21, 1967, across the central Midwest, in particular the towns of Belvidere and Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States. Locally known as 'Black Friday,' it was the largest tornado outbreak of 1967 and one of the most notable to ever ...

  4. Great Chicago Fire - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. List of Chicago Landmarks - Wikipedia

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    Glessner House, designated on October 14, 1970 as one of the first official Chicago Landmarks Night view of the top of The Chicago Board of Trade Building at 141 West Jackson, an address that has twice housed Chicago's tallest building Chicago Landmark is a designation by the Mayor and the City Council of Chicago for historic sites in Chicago, Illinois. Listed sites are selected after meeting ...

  6. List of incidents of civil unrest in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Riots and civil unrest in Chicago chronological order; Date Issue Event Deaths Injuries April–July, 1905 Labor 1905 Chicago teamsters' strike - The United Brotherhood of Teamsters started a strike in support for a small union of workers from Montgomery Ward but soon garnered support from most unions in the city.

  7. Chicago race riot of 1919 - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Chicago race riot of 1919 was a violent racial conflict between white Americans and black Americans that began on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, on July 27 and ended on August 3, 1919. [ 1][ 2] During the riot, 38 people died (23 black and 15 white). [ 3] Over the week, injuries attributed to the episodic confrontations stood ...

  8. History of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Between 1870 and 1900, Chicago grew from a city of 299,000 to nearly 1.7 million and was the fastest-growing city in world history. Chicago's flourishing economy attracted huge numbers of new immigrants from Eastern and Central Europe, especially Jews, Poles, and Italians, along with many smaller groups.

  9. Chicago Theatre - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Theatre, originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1921, the Chicago Theatre was the flagship for the Balaban and Katz (B&K) group of theaters run by A. J. Balaban, his brother Barney Balaban and partner Sam Katz. [ 5]

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