Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled openness to NASCAR returning the city’s downtown next year, but perhaps not on the Fourth of ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced that the city experienced its least violent Fourth of July holiday in at least six years, continuing a trend of declining violence, and also discussed the ...

The Morton Grove Days Parade has been a longstanding tradition, and it continued this year on the Fourth of July as thousands ...

Independence Day in Lincolnwood started with patriotic concert that featured youth on strings. The July 4 concert in the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is open to bringing NASCAR back to Chicago. At a news conference with reporters on Tuesday he weighed in on the street race and holiday weekend violence.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least 55 people have been shot, eight fatally, in gun violence across the city over the Fourth of July weekend, Chicago police said. The number is a drastic decrease from last ...

Some early-morning park walkers who found themselves in the middle of a fireworks disaster on Saturday — and they worry it ...

Though the City of Chicago will not host an official fireworks display on the Fourth of July, celebrations across the city’s neighborhoods and suburban towns promise a rich mix of parades, ...

More than 50 fireworks shows are set to dazzle skies across the Chicago area on Thursday and Friday for the Fourth of July holiday. But Navy Pier — one of the most popular places in the city to ...

Whether in Chicago or the surrounding suburbs, there are plenty of parades to kick off Fourth of July celebrations. By Hannah Webster • Published July 1, 2025 • Updated on July 1, 2025 at 3:43 pm ...

Chicago faces another scorcher on the Fourth of July, with 95-degree heat, an ongoing warm streak, and evening fireworks expected to proceed under mostly dry skies.

Fourth of July in Chicago Residents in neighborhoods across Chicago celebrate summer and Independence Day by setting off fireworks Friday night.