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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The CTA will provide additional rail service over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. With the Grateful Dead concerts and Soldier Field and the Fourth of July Fireworks at Navy Pier, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...