Historical eventSeptember 22024

Chicago "L"

Four people are killed in a mass shooting targeting homeless people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Illinois, United States.

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When
Monday, September 2 20242 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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Dates: From 2024.

What happened

The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. The system is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), one of the three service boards of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA). It is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at 102.8 miles (165.4 km), as of 2014,

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September 2 2024 — 2 years ago, on a Monday.

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