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Incumbents
[edit]- Governor: J. B. Pritzker (D)
- Lieutenant governor: Juliana Stratton (D)
- Attorney general: Kwame Raoul (D)
- Secretary of State: Jesse White (D)
- Comptroller: Susana Mendoza (D)
- Treasurer: Mike Frerichs (D)
Sports
[edit]- 2021 Chicago Bears season
- 2021 Chicago Cubs season
- 2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks season
- 2020–21 Chicago Bulls season
- 2021–22 Chicago Bulls season
- 2021 Chicago White Sox season
- 2021 Chicago Marathon
- All Out (2021)
- AEW The First Dance
- Chicago Women's Open
Events
[edit]- January 9 - Jason Nightengale shot and killed five people during a shooting spree that began on Chicago's South Side and ended in Evanston.[1]
- March 29 - Adam Toledo was shot and killed by Chicago Police Department officer Eric Stillman in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.[2]
- March 31 - Anthony Alvarez, was shot and killed by a Chicago Police Department officer in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago.[3]
- June 14 - A maintenance accident at the Chemtool Incorporated manufacturing plant in Rockton triggered a chemical fire that lasted four days and injured two emergency workers.[4]
- August 31 - A mass shooting occurred at a mobile home park in Normal that left three people dead and three more injured.[5]
- November 9 - Zheng Shaoxiong was fatally shot by Alton Spann in Hyde Park.[6]
- December 10 - An EF3 tornado touched down near Pontoon Beach and tracked north towards Edwardsville. It hit an Amazon warehouse, killing 6 and injuring 1.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jacobo, Julia. "4 dead following shooting spree in Chicago area". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ Hauck, Grace. "Evolution of a city's account of a killing: How Chicago's narrative changed in the fatal police shooting of Adam Toledo". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ Barrett, Joe (April 28, 2021). "Video of Police Killing of Anthony Alvarez Released by Chicago Officials".
- ^ "Illinois chemical plant explosion, fires prompt evacuations". AP News. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ "Three dead, suspect killed by police in mass shooting at Illinois mobile home park". MyStateline | WTVO News, Weather and Sports. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ "Ambassador 'shocked' by Chinese graduate's shooting death in Chicago". South China Morning Post. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ Hanna, Jason; Joseph, Elizabeth; Dominguez, Claudia; Cullinane, Susannah (December 12, 2021). "More than 80 feared dead after tornadoes hit central and southern US".