1850 1899

1851

IL State Legislature passes the 1851 Chicago Consolation Act

1855

April 21 - Lager Beer Riot

1857

March 3 - John Wentworth elected mayor

April 20 - Mayor John Wentworth personally leads a raid on the vice district known as "The Sands"

1863

February 13 - Chicago city charter is revised, giving more authority to the municipality

1867

March - Chicago city council establishes its first official Board of Health

1871

October 8-9 - The Great Chicago Fire rages through parts of the city

1874

July 24 - The Citizen's Association, first Urban Reform group, is founded

1884

June 3 - Republican National Convention meets in Chicago

July 8 - Democratic National Convention meets in Chicago

1886

May 4 - Haymarket Square Riot

June 19-August 20 - Trial for those accused from the Haymarket Square Riot

1888

October 16 - Ex-mayor John Wentworth dies

1893

June 26 - Gov. John Peter Altgeld pardons the three remaining men convicted from the Haymarket Square Riot

October 28 - Mayor Carter Harrison I is shot to death

1894

January 31 - Incorporation of the Civic Federation

May 11 - The 1894 Pullman Strike begins

1896

July 7 - Democratic National Convention meets in Chicago

1897

October 19 - George Pullman dies

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