CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of people headed downtown Chicago to celebrate the 4th of July. Chicago police warned around noon that beaches throughout the city were nearing capacity and parking lots ...

*As we reported earlier, the death of 7-year-old Amari Brown has shined a light on a sad ritual that has accompanied the annual 4th of July festivities in Chicago. Since the ‘90s, gun violence has ...

Taste of Chicago will return to its long-held July slot in Grant Park next summer, the city’s cultural commissioner told aldermen this week. The free, city-run food and music festival had been bounced ...

Jason Cribbs, 45, of Chicago, was arrested Friday and charged with first-degree murder in connection with a 2021 fatal shooting. Police say Cribbs fatally shot a 29-year-old man on July 4, 2021 in the ...

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Editor's note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. The especially popular food festival Taste of Chicago will move to July in 2026 after being held later in the summer the past ...

While taking a break from the Chicago Street Race in Grant Park next year, NASCAR will return to the Chicagoland Speedway in southwest suburban Joliet for the July 4th weekend. It mark's NASCAR's ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. NASCAR may have hit pause on the Chicago Street Race, but ...