April 25 – A Chicago Police officer is killed and another injured in a shooting at the Endeavor Swedish Hospital. The suspect, a man who was in police custody, flees the scene but is later apprehended.[3]
May
May 20 – A married couple and two of their foster children are killed in a suspected arson at their home in West Englewood, Chicago. Their two other foster children are injured.[4]
July 2 – Douglas DePodesta, head of the Chicago FBI office, abruptly resigns.[11]
July 12 – Five family members are fatally shot across three different locations in East St. Louis. A 15-year-old relative and her 16-year-old boyfriend are charged with the murders.[12]
September 20 – ICE agents beat an American citizen in Evanston after mistaking him for a fugitive.[16]
October
October 11 – A 19-year-old white supremacist is arrested for allegedly attempting to commit a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora. According to police, the man arrived in the temple's parking lot and attempted to shoot Indian people, but his rifle jammed. He is arrested after returning home and telling a coworker that his gun jammed; the coworker reports him to police. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi is at the temple during the attempted shooting.[17][18]
October 20 – A man is arrested for firing shots outside the Kluczynski Federal Building. The suspect is arrested at the scene.[19]
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