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As a result of the measures, looters took to South and West Side neighborhoods. Chicago authorities were stationed across the city but were overwhelmed, Lightfoot said. The city's authorities had apparently received 65,000 calls in a 24-hour period. "The fact is, the violence that we saw and the looting we saw spread like a wildfire," she added.
- May 28 – August 10, 2020, (2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
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The 1968 Chicago riots, in the United States, were sparked in part by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Rioting and looting followed, with people flooding out onto the streets of major cities, primarily in black urban areas. [1] Over 100 major U.S. cities experienced disturbances, resulting in roughly $50 million in damage.
- April 5–7 1968, (3 days)
- Rioting, race riots, protests, looting, attacks
Jun 2, 2021 · The Tribune identified 157 people charged with felonies related to the unrest and looting in Chicago based on a review of state and federal court records, police documents and Foxx’s list.
Apr 5, 2018 · His death would bring anger and chaos. King was shot at approximately 6 p.m. on April 4th 1968, as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was pronounced dead an ...
Oct 6, 2020 · Hundreds of people swept through the Magnificent Mile and other parts of downtown Chicago early Aug. 10, smashing windows, looting stores and confronting police after officers shot a suspect in ...
Jun 4, 2021 · In the first data-driven examination of last year’s looting and mayhem across Chicago, the Tribune on Thursday documented the extent of the damage, physically and emotionally, on the city and…
Aug 10, 2020 · More than 100 people were arrested in the chaos and looting that erupted in downtown Chicago early Monday that also left more than a dozen officers injured, police say. Chicago Police Supt. David ...
