The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in Illinois.
Incumbents State government Governor: J. B. Pritzker (D)
Events January 21 – 2024 Joliet shootings: A man commits a spree shooting in three locations in Illinois killing eight people and injuring one other before committing suicide a day later after he was confronted by police. February 27 – A tornado hits Palatine, and Inverness. March 19 – The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Illinois. The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Illinois. March 27 – Four people are killed and seven others are injured during a stabbing spree in Rockford. May 4 – Police arrest 68 protesters who attempt to set up a pro-Palestinian encampment outside the Art Institute of Chicago. July 4th weekend – Across the extended July 4th weekend, 11 people are killed and 55 others injured in unrelated Chicago shootings. July 6 – A Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson fatally shoots unarmed Sonya Massey at her home near Springfield. Grayson is fired and later charged with first-degree murder. July 16 – Heavy rainfall across the Midwestern United States causes a dam failure in Washington County, Illinois, prompting an immediate evacuation order in the nearby city of Nashville. August 20 – Several pro-Palestinian demonstrators are arrested after protestors clashed with police near the Israeli consulate in Chicago, on the second night of the Democratic National Convention. September 2 –Four people are killed in a mass shooting targeting homeless people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park.
See also 2024 in the United States
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