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1937 Memorial Day massacre. / 41.682895°N 87.539912°W / 41.682895; -87.539912. In the Memorial Day massacre of 1937, the Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators in Chicago, on May 30, 1937. The incident took place during the Little Steel strike in the United States.
Organized crime – notable homicides involving the Italian-American organized crime syndicate or crime family based in Chicago. These include the 1929 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre and the 1977 murder of Sam Giancana. Lynchings and race riots – homicides associated with lynching and race riots. These include the 1844 Killing of Joseph Smith ...
Commemoration of Casimir Pulaski. Casimir Pulaski ( March 6, 1745 – October 11, 1779) was a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who has been called "the father of the American cavalry". He has had hundreds of monuments, memorial plaques, streets, parks and similar objects named after him.
Images show the chaotic aftermath of a shooting during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, a Chicago suburb. At least six people are dead and 24 others hospitalized.
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (Reuters) -Police identified the gunman who killed six people and wounded several others at a Fourth of July parade in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park on Monday ...
At least six people died and 24 were wounded in a shooting at a July Fourth parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, and officers are searching for a suspect who likely fired on the ...
According to initial reports, 82 people were shot, 19 fatally, in Chicago over the May 30–31 weekend. The weekend surpassed the previous May 23–24 weekend, which was the most deadly Memorial Day weekend in Chicago since 2015 with 49 individuals shot in total and 9 deaths, becoming the most deadly weekend of the year to that date. Over half ...
The City of Elmira's annual Memorial Day Parade will take a new route this year. The parade route will now start at Park Place heading north, take a left onto Washington Avenue heading west down ...