 The mayor's office was informed of a plan to burn down the black area of Chicago and run its residents out of town.There were also sporadic violent attacks in other parts of the city, including the Chicago Loop.Because of the rioting, 38 people died (23 African American and 15 white), and another 537 were injured, two-thirds of them African American; one African-American Patrolman John W. Simpson was the only policeman killed in the riot.