West Beverly is a primarily middle class, Irish community of city workers on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. Jump to: navigation, search South Side Irish is the term that refers to the large Irish-American community on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th) - Land 143,968 km² - Water 6,030 km² (4. ...
July 14 - In Chicago, Illinois, Richard Speck murders eight student nurses in their dormitory
August 5 - Martin Luther King leads a civil rights march in Chicago, during which he is struck with a rock thrown from an angry white mob.
September 18 - Valerie Percy, the 21 year old daughter of Senator Charles Percy, is stabbed and bludgeoned to death in the family mansion on Chicago's North Shore.