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.

1927: The Stevens Hotel — then the largest hotel in the world — opened on Michigan Avenue. The $30 million, 28-story towers contained 3,000 rooms, an 18-hole rooftop miniature golf course complete ...

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

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

The Columbus statue removed from Arrigo Park will be loaned to an Italian American group, and the park will get a monument to ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson backs the plan to retire Columbus statues from Chicago's public parks. So where are they going now?

Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications said marchers began at Union Park around noon and headed to Grant Park ... call to action. "This historic day for workers' rights ...

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The no-frills stand offers everything from vegan dogs to the traditional Chicago hot dog ... This extensive natural history museum occupies half an acre of Grant Park's Museum Campus and houses ...

Shakira has been blessing fans with her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, delivering showstopping performances and incredible guests. With her North American tour scheduled from May 13 to June ...