The Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac is an iconic summer event that gets underway Friday afternoon and runs through the ...

"Steelmakers" is an accessible entry point to the environmental, industrial, immigrant, and labor histories of the Calumet region.

Navy Pier, of course, is a lot more than 30 years old. It first opened as Municipal Pier in 1916 — 109 years ago. But before ...

Fans were back in and around Grant Park on Sunday for another high-octane day of racing. This now marks an end to the final ...

Chicago should extend its agreement with NASCAR on its annual race downtown, but only if the event is no longer held on the ...

Despite the temperature being close to 90 degrees, the heat seemed to be no match Saturday for both diehards and new fans ...

News There will be no July 4th fireworks in Chicago this year—here's why Here's why the city skips Fourth of July fireworks—and when you can catch a show instead ...

Beyond tens of thousands of expected attendees, Chicago’s telegenic lakefront and skyline will once again serve as a live backdrop to race cars careening around an urban circuit.

CNN is bringing coast to coast fireworks shows and a lineup of award-winning artists to its Independence Day special. The six-hour broadcast, headlined by musician Noah Kahan, will have firework ...

Extravagant fireworks display on July 4 across the United States, including Washington DC and NYC Macy's fireworks, marked the closure of 249th US Independence Day.

How the FDNY and NYPD keep crowds safe during the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks The Fourth of July is one of the busiest nights of the year for emergency responders in New York City.

From golden fails to sky-high feasts, here are Chicago buffets ranked by flavor, flair, and sheer all-you-can-eat ambition.