CHICAGO (WLS) -- A working Buckingham Fountain is one of Chicago's most visible signs that summer is nearly here. Buckingham Fountain was switched on for the season in Grant Park just after noon ...

Thousands of people march to Grant Park in Chicago to rally for May Day on May 1, 2025 with organized labor and activist groups calling for protection of immigrants and fair wages.

Nor will another statue of the Italian explorer return to Arrigo Park in Little Italy, under an agreement between Chicago’s ...

Mail order magnate A. Montgomery Ward was outraged that the lakefront near present-day Grant Park (built in part from the ash from the Great Chicago Fire) was rife with shantytowns and garbage.

University of Chicago student Karen Chuchuca thought of her father, an Ecuadorian immigrant who has worked as a truck driver for 25 years, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're visiting Chicago in early September, head to Grant Park early – around 11 a.m. to avoid the lines – for the Taste of Chicago. Enjoy the park and eat the best ...

The El Grito festival celebrating Mexican Independence Day will return to Chicago's Grant Park this September.

The City of Chicago, which owns the statues, will not be bringing the statues back to their former sites in Grant Park and Arrigo Park.

Thousands of people gathered for rallies and a march in Chicago on May Day Thursday in opposition of Trump administration policies.