Washington Park on Chicago's South Side was the scene of a mass shooting late August 30 that left one dead and 14 wounded, the largest mass casualty shooting in Chicago this year, with no suspects identified by the following morning.

A targeted shooting across three East St. Louis locations on July 12 killed five members of the May and Thompson families, with two juvenile suspects detained within hours.

Six people killed and 30 more wounded across Chicago during Juneteenth weekend, with a drive-by targeting a South Side holiday gathering accounting for the single largest episode at 13 wounded.

A Will County family member stopped a juvenile who was armed with a Glock, loaded magazines, knives, and an accelerant and had stated he was on his way to attack Grand Prairie Elementary School in Plainfield Township, Illinois.