A look back at the most impactful local news stories from Chicago in 2024, including extreme weather events, the Chicago Bears season, political drama, shocking crime stories, and the tragic loss of two Chicago Police officers.
The past year featured several big stories in the Chicago area from extreme weather events, some highs and many lows for the Bears, and of course plenty of political drama at the local and national level.Here is a look back at the biggest local stories from 2024.All the way back in January 2024, Chicago’s bitterly cold temperatures created a graveyard of electric vehicles in suburban Oak Brook.
Dozens of Tesla owners tried desperately to power up their cars at the supercharging station, but many had trouble due to the extreme cold.It was also the most-read local story on Fox 32's website for all of 2024.Perhaps no story created such a social media phenomenon as did the 'Chicago Rat Hole' in Roscoe Village near the start of the year.A local artist and comedian stumbled upon the apparent imprint of a rat pressed into the concrete in the 1900 block of West Roscoe Street.'What I found was very much like Looney Tunes, I guess,' said Winslow Dumaine, who discovered the Rat Hole. 'Just a full rat splat in the wet pavement. I just busted out laughing when I saw it.'One of the most shocking crime stories also took place at the beginning of the year with the fatal shootings of a woman and her three adult daughters in south suburban Tinley Park on Jan. 21.Majeda Kassem, 53; Halema Kassem, 25; Hanan Kassem, 24; and Zahia Kassem, 25, were all fatally shot in their home.Maher Kassem, 63, the husband and father of the victims, was charged with four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the shootings.The Chicago Police Department lost two officers this year in fatal shootings.Officer Luis M. Huesca was shot and killed while returning home in Gage Park from work on April 21, just two days before his 31st birthday. Xavier L. Tate was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting.Then on Nov. 4, Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was fatally shot during a traffic stop in the East Chatham neighborhood. Darion
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