2023 in Illinois
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The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Illinois.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]Events
[edit]- January 31 – Governor J. B. Pritzker announces that the state will end its COVID-19 emergency proclamation after three years beginning on May 11.[1]
- March 31 – One person is killed and 28 others are injured when a tornado causes the roof of a theater in Belvidere to collapse during a concert.[2]
- April 1 – Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023: The toll from a tornado outbreak rises to 32 people dead and at least 90 injuries, especially in the states of Arkansas and Illinois.[3]
- May 1 – At least six people are killed and 30 others are injured in Illinois after a dust storm causes a crash involving 70 to 90 vehicles on Interstate 55.[4]
- June 18 – A person is killed and 22 more injured during a mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Willowbrook.[5]
- July 8 – Four people are killed and five are injured in a series of shootings in Chicago.[6]
- July 12 –
- A series of tornadoes strike Chicago, prompting complete ground stops at O'Hare and Midway International Airports.[7]
- Three people are killed and 14 others are injured when a Greyhound passenger bus crashes into three parked trucks at a rest area off Interstate 70 in Madison County.[8]
- July 23 – Six people are killed and 20 others are injured in shootings across Chicago.[9]
- July 30 – One person is killed and eight others are critically injured in a mass shooting in the West Side of Chicago.[10]
- September 29 – Five people are killed and five more are hospitalized as a semi truck carrying a toxic substance turns over near Teutopolis, causing evacuations.[11]
- October 15 – Killing of Wadea al-Fayoume: A man kills a 6-year-old Palestinian Muslim boy and seriously injures his mother during a stabbing attack in Plainfield Township. The perpetrator, who was the victims' landlord, states he was motivated by the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[12]
- October 25 – A man is charged with hate crimes after being accused of pepper spraying pro-Palestine protesters that gathered near an Israel solidarity event at a banquet hall in northern Chicago.[13]
- November 16 – Twenty-three people are injured when a Chicago "L" commuter train crashes into snow removal equipment in Chicago.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Keck, Patrick M. "Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sets date to end COVID-19 emergency proclamation". The State Journal-Register. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Officials: 1 dead, 48 hurt after roof collapse at Belvidere's Apollo Theatre". April 1, 2023. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Elassar, Nouran Salahieh,Dakin Andone,Alaa (April 2, 2023). "Death toll rises to 32 after tornadoes rip through South and Midwest, leaving communities in ruin". CNN. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Parks, Joe Sutton,Rebekah Riess,Brad (May 1, 2023). "Interstate in Illinois reopens after more than 70 vehicles crashed in a dust storm, leaving at least 7 dead". CNN. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Juneteenth celebration horror: 23 shot, 1 fatally, at Illinois event". ABC News. Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago shootings: 27 shot, 5 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city, CPD says". ABC7 Chicago. July 10, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Chronis, Kasey (July 12, 2023). "Chicago flights canceled: Severe weather causes travel issues for thousands in the area". FOX 32 Chicago. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Three dead and 14 injured in Illinois after Greyhound bus crashes into trucks". The Guardian. Associated Press. July 12, 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Weekend shootings leave at least 6 dead, 20 others wounded in Chicago". Yahoo News. July 23, 2023. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Boyette, Chris (July 30, 2023). "9 women shot, 1 fatally, in West Side Chicago shooting, police say". CNN. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Five people killed after truck carrying toxic substance overturns in Illinois | Illinois | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Illinois man charged with hate crime in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy". October 16, 2024. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Illinois man who pepper-sprayed pro-Palestinian protesters charged with hate crimes, authorities say". AP News. October 25, 2023. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Dozens injured in Chicago train crash". BBC News. November 16, 2023. Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.