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1820: Madame Delinsky, the female half of a magic act, was accidentally shot and killed while performing the "bullet catch" trick. One of the six marksmen had mistakenly loaded his rifle with a live bullet. 1829: Sam Patch, an American daredevil, died in Rochester, New York, during a jump into the High Falls of the Genesee River. He had ...
Killed Lee Harvey Oswald: Born in Chicago Eva Shaver: Midwife convicted of manslaughter while providing illegal abortions, 1915 Worked in Chicago [110] Ronald Gene Simmons: Jul 15, 1940: Jun 25, 1990: Spree killer Born in Chicago Wanda Stopa: May 5, 1900 Apr 25, 1924 Murderer
Murder of seven Irish members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day [50] Jake Lingle: Chicago: 1930-06-09: 1: Reporter for Chicago Tribune shot in railroad underpass [51] Joe Aiello: Chicago: 1930-10-23: 1: Sicilian bootlegger killed in bloody feud with Al Capone [52] Gus Winkler: Chicago: 1933-10-09: 1
In the Chicago Cubs' pursuit of their first World Series win in 108 years, the team has the support of many celebrities and superstars around the country. They're passionate. They're loud.
That’s 35 fewer people killed when compared with 2023. Austin leads all community areas with the most homicides so far in 2024 — 25. Where each homicide has occurred so far in 2024 (through ...
Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a ...
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.
A journalist for NewsNation was killed late last month after being hit by a train in Chicago. Grace Bentkowski, 22, a creative producer for the network, was struck at Hegewisch South Shore station ...