2023 in Illinois

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The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Illinois.

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: J. B. Pritzker (D)

Events

• 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

• 2023 in the United States

References

1. Keck, Patrick M. "Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sets date to end COVID-19 emergency proclamation". The State Journal-Register. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
2. "Officials: 1 dead, 48 hurt after roof collapse at Belvidere's Apollo Theatre". 2023-04-01. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
3. Elassar, Nouran Salahieh,Dakin Andone,Alaa (2023-04-02). "Death toll rises to 32 after tornadoes rip through South and Midwest, leaving communities in ruin". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
4. Parks, Joe Sutton,Rebekah Riess,Brad (2023-05-01). "Interstate in Illinois reopens after more than 70 vehicles crashed in a dust storm, leaving at least 7 dead". CNN. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
5. "Juneteenth celebration horror: 23 shot, 1 fatally, at Illinois event". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2024-10-06. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
6. "Chicago shootings: 27 shot, 5 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city, CPD says". ABC7 Chicago. 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
7. Chronis, Kasey (2023-07-12). "Chicago flights canceled: Severe weather causes travel issues for thousands in the area". FOX 32 Chicago. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
8. Press, Associated (2023-07-12). "Three dead and 14 injured in Illinois after Greyhound bus crashes into trucks". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
9. "Weekend shootings leave at least 6 dead, 20 others wounded in Chicago". Yahoo News. 2023-07-23. Archived from the original on 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
10. Boyette, Chris (2023-07-30). "9 women shot, 1 fatally, in West Side Chicago shooting, police say". CNN. Archived from the original on 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
11. "Five people killed after truck carrying toxic substance overturns in Illinois | Illinois | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
12. "Illinois man charged with hate crime in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy". October 16, 2024. Archived from the original on 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
13. "Illinois man who pepper-sprayed pro-Palestinian protesters charged with hate crimes, authorities say". AP News. 2023-10-25. Archived from the original on 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
14. "Dozens injured in Chicago train crash". BBC News. 2023-11-16. Archived from the original on 2024-09-13. Retrieved 2024-11-27.