On June 29, 2003, an overloaded balcony collapsed during a party in a Chicago, Illinois, apartment building, killing thirteen people and seriously injuring fifty-seven others. It was the deadliest por
The balcony, the day after it collapsed
New Trier High School
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New Trier High School is a public four-year high school whose main campus for sophomores through seniors is in Winnetka, Illinois, United States, with a campus in Northfield, Illinois, for first-year
2003 Chicago balcony collapse
…were being used as a party venue at the time of the collapse. Most of the party-goers were in their early 20s, and knew each other from their days at New Trier High School and Lake Forest High School of Chicago's North Shore suburbs. One witness says she warned other people in the building that the balconies were unsafe…
Main campus, Winnetka
New Trier was the first high school in the United States with an indoor swimming pool.
(New Trier Northfield): Freshman campus in Northfield, Illinois
(New Trier Winnetka): Sophomore-senior campus in Winnetka, Illinois