Holiday Sing-Along series at Millennium Park gets underway tonight
People from across the city are welcome to celebrate the diverse traditions of the city every Friday night through Dec. 16.
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People from across the city are welcome to celebrate the diverse traditions of the city every Friday night through Dec. 16.
The Art Mart is helping you find presents for the holidays.
The mart will be in the Chase Promenade North Tent from noon until 5 p.m.
Friday's events were just the beginning of the holiday activities this weekend.
CBS 2's Jermont Terry spotted plenty of smiles, snacks, and trinkets to go around.
The 55-foot tall tree given by a Morton Grove family was being prepped to be lit Friday evening.
Holiday cheer is spreading throughout Chicago. The city lit up its Christmas tree at Millennium Park in front of several spectators.
Holiday cheer is spreading throughout Chicago. CBS 2's Lauren Victory went to where the growing crowd was at Millennium Park for the annual tree lighting ceremony.
The rink officially opened Friday morning and just in time for the other festivities happening at the park.
Their rink officially opened Friday morning and just in time for the other festivities happening at the park.
The official Christmas tree lighting ceremony is happening at Millennium Park Friday night.
It will be the 109th year for the tree lighting and it will stay lit through Jan. 9.
The tree is expected to arrive in Millennium Park on Monday, and the official tree-lighting ceremony on November 18.
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek got a first look at the tree that will soon be lighting up Millennium Park in just a couple of weeks.
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek got a first look at the tree that will soon be lighting up Millennium Park in just a couple of weeks.
It may seem like Millennium Park has been there forever, but it actually opened less than two decades ago in July 2004. From the CBS 2 Vault, Antonio Mora reports on the challenges involved with developing the park, while Alita Guillen talks with some of the first visitors.
The event is happening Saturday at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park near Columbus and Randolph.
The free show was presented by the National Museum of Mexican Art.
The free show was presented by the National Museum of Mexican Art.
This weekend's event is the first complete Chicago Jazz Festival in three years.
Thursday is the last concert in the summer series at Millennium Park.
"It's going to be like a buffet of musical theater for everyone who wants to come out."
The jubilee brought together five generations' worth of the choir's alumni.
The renowned gospel group is celebrating 40 years, and for a jubilee, they played with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra for the first time. CBS 2's Marybel González reports.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed at the Pritzker Pavilion for the Concert for Chicago – playing patriotic music and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
In a message sent out to the district community, school board chair Jackie Norris confirmed that Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts had been detained Friday morning.
Assata Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, was convicted of murdering a state trooper in 1973 and escaped prison in 1979.
Former Waukegan police officer Dante Salinas has been found guilty of official misconduct in a bench trial related to punching a civilian.
Police said the 57-year-old woman was standing near a front window of the house when she was hit by gunfire.
In a message sent out to the district community, school board chair Jackie Norris confirmed that Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts had been detained Friday morning.
President Trump's Justice Department has brought criminal charges against James Comey, indicting him on two counts, though a federal grand jury rejected one count.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed generals and admirals, as well as some of their staff, from around the world to come to Quantico, Virginia, next week.
Cook County Republican Party Chairman Aaron Del Mar will be Bailey's running mate.
City attorneys have said that taking the lawsuits to trial would have cost the city far more — up to $500 million — to resolve the avalanche of wrongful conviction cases tied to former Sgt. Ronald Watts.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.
Some local gas stations as of Tuesday afternoon were posting prices of $4 per gallon for regular unleaded, and more than $5 for premium.
Many drivers are as frustrated with the unexplained spike in their auto insurance as they are with congestion on the roads.
The treatment involved a patient with uveal melanoma — a rare cancer of the eye — that had spread to the patient's liver.
The person who died was a suburban Cook County resident in their 60s.
The department said the patient was a 4-year-old child who was not vaccinated.
Colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause in women of the same age, according to the American Cancer Society.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week to protect state residents' access to COVID and other vaccines in the fall respiratory virus season.
The Chase for Business Make Your Move summit is in Chicago to help small business owners learn and grow their companies.
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Goodman will host an ice cream social with ice cream from Rainbow Cone, accompanied by stories from the owners of three of Chicago's most beloved businesses
The funding was made possible through the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
Chicago-based sandwich maker Potbelly is being acquired by the gas station and convenience store chain RaceTrac for $566 million.
The other two American Science & Surplus stores, in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva and in Milwaukee, may stay open as employee-owned and operated businesses.
Rocki Irish Mayers was born on Sept. 13, according to Rihanna's caption on Instagram.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show just less than a week after network broadcaster ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
News of Carroll's death was shared on social media early Monday by multiple friends and collaborators.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had been preempted on Wednesday following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Clad in black leather, Stamos joined founding Beach Boys member Mike Love, 60-year group veteran Bruce Johnston, and the touring band that now plays with them.
We’ve told you about Chicago’s “Kite man,” Temo Chavez. Now you can join him and his family to learn to build kites of your own at the Garfield Park Conservatory.
Sunny and clear with highs in the low- to mid-80s Friday. Get the latest seven day forecast from our First Alert Weather team.
Vince Gerasole has an inside look at "Ashland Avenue" now playing at Goodman Theatre.
The Make Your Move Summit is in Chicago to help small business owners grow and prosper.
At least two protesters were detained on Friday morning. Federal agents deployed pepper balls, tear gas, and rubber bullets several times at 50 to 75 protesters standing outside the facility, despite the fencing.
This comes a week after a heated exchange outside the facility that led to multiple arrests.
A woman selling tamales was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
In a message sent out to the district community, school board chair Jackie Norris confirmed that Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts had been detained Friday morning.
On Sept. 26, 1957, renowned herpetologist and Field Museum curator emeritus Karl Patterson Schmidt died from a snakebite. He documented the process in meticulous, graphic detail.
A security guard is charged with aggravated battery in the shooting outside a South Loop Jewel-Osco that injured a 17-year-old girl.
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
Village of Lisle moves to find alternatives to high water bills for homeowners who get water from a private company
Ald. Vasquez said it's the first time he's seen such an act, but is open to speaking to whoever left the dead rat and note about immigrants, calling them both vermin.
What do barbecued monkey, ostrich eggs, and whale meat sausage have in common? They've all recently been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists at O'Hare Airport.
West Garfield Park residents are excited to learn that a new EV charging station is coming to their area at the end of the month.
Francisco Lindor homered to reach the 30-30 milestone for the second time, Brett Baty went deep and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 to remain in position for the final National League wild card.
The playoff-bound Yankees finished a three-game sweep to move a season-high 23 games above .500.
As the Bears get ready to hit the road for Sunday's game against the Raiders in Las Vegas, Ben Johnson's offense remains a running game by committee, but nobody seems to be complaining.
The Cubs took control with a five-run rally in the third off rookie Jonah Tong (2-3).
The Yankees regained a share of the AL East lead for the first time since July with an 8-1 win over the White Sox on Wednesday.
In a message sent out to the district community, school board chair Jackie Norris confirmed that Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts had been detained Friday morning.
A Chicago man was arrested after police say he was involved in identity theft and financial fraud across Metro Detroit.
Two vehicles were involved in the burglary at the GameStop at 120 S. Mannheim Rd., which happened around 4:15 a.m., Hillside police said.
At least eight burglaries were reported since Sunday in the Brighton Park, Chicago Loop, Lake View East, Edgewater, and Logan Square neighborhoods.
One person was killed and two people are in critical condition after a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas, authorities said.
