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. March 31 – Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse: One person is killed, and 28 others are injured, when a tornado causes the roof of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere to collapse during a concert. 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. 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. June 18 – A person is killed and 22 more injured during a mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Willowbrook. July 8 – Four people are killed and five are injured in a series of shootings in Chicago. July 12 – A series of tornadoes strike Chicago, prompting complete ground stops at O'Hare and Midway International Airports. 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. July 23 – Six people are killed and 20 others are injured in shootings across Chicago. July 30 – One person is killed and eight others are critically injured in a mass shooting in the West Side of Chicago. 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. October 15 – Murder 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 Gaza war. 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. November 16 – Twenty-three people are injured when a Chicago "L" commuter train crashes into snow removal equipment in Chicago.
See also 2023 in the United States
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