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The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events oversees the station. A spokesman said it closes indefinitely at 5 p.m. on Sept. 30, and the department is “currently exploring options to determine the best use of this space.”

Labor Day weekend will be filled with the sounds of jazz emanating from Millennium Park.

Tourists have returned to Chicago’s downtown this summer, and anyone looking at the crowds thronging Millennium Park, the Riverwalk and stores on Michigan Avenue might think the city’s pandemic crisis is past. But “For Rent” signs still cover many downtown storefronts, and office workers remain scarce, which means fewer customers…

The annual Rhythm World dance fest, Movies in Millennium Park, and Taste of Chicago in Grant Park are among the entertainment highlights in the weeks ahead.

Record-breaking high temperatures hit the Chicago area, hundreds demand stricter gun control laws at the March For Our Lives rally and the Chicago Blues Festival returns to Millennium Park.

The gathering was relatively peaceful compared with other recent unsanctioned gatherings at North Avenue Beach, where partygoers pelted glass bottles at officers in May, and Millennium Park, where a teenager was shot and killed near The Bean.

The Chicago Blues Festival kicked off Friday at Millennium Park — and for the first time at select neighborhood locations.

Catch live tunes all summer long at venues — indoors and out — across the Chicago area.

Cllr Angela Donnelly is calling for more park rangers to be assigned to protect it

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s curfew expansion for young people received final approval in the City Council on Wednesday, making permanent a controversial restriction on how late children can stay out in Chicago.

Jordan Jackson, 22, allegedly circumvented a security checkpoint and then pointed a gun at a group of guards just a day after heightened security measures were put in place.