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 ...

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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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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A special Chicago City Council hearing was held Friday to address the city's crime problem ahead of the historically violent July 4th holiday weekend. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown ...

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