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1933: Twenty-four seaplanes, led by Italian Gen. Italo Balbo, landed on Lake Michigan near Chicago’s Navy Pier for the ...
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 ...
On July 12, 1995, the ribbon was cut for Navy Pier as it reopened as a top tourist destination. Christine Doyle reports on ...
Around the area in the next few days, Chicago Gospel Music Festival is in Millennium Park, Chance the Rapper hosts Chicago ...
Nearly 300 boats and 2,500 sailors are joining the 333-mile race on Lake Michigan from Navy Pier to Mackinac Island, Michigan ...
Safer streets is a win, but it doesn’t necessarily satisfy the urge to get somewhere fast. Cycling and public transportation ...
Navy Pier — one of the most popular places in Chicago to see summer fireworks — won't hold a Fourth of July show.
Fireworks displays are expected to light up Chicago-area skies for the Fourth of July, but one of the region's most popular ...
John Branscomb, who was killed at Navy Pier over the weekend, loved painting, music, politics and travel. But mostly he loved Chicago, his brother said Tuesday. “We lost a good one,” Stanley Branscomb ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Officials have identified the man who was stabbed and killed at Navy Pier over the weekend. The incident happened on Sunday around 5:30 p.m., Chicago police said.
Chicago police said a suspect arrested after a stabbing at the Navy Pier beer garden over the weekend was released without ...
A man who was arrested after an argument turned deadly at Navy Pier has been released without charges, police announced Tuesday.