Thousands of people are visiting The Loop this weekend to take part in holiday season festivities, and while things appear to be calm, that wasn't the case Friday night after a fight broke out.

Michigan Avenue got a whole lot merrier on Friday night. Mayor Brandon Johnson was among the onstage VIPs as thousands of gathered onlookers stood shoulder to shoulder in crowds that stretched down Michigan Avenue at Millennium Park for the lighting of Chicago’s official Christmas tree.

The 53-foot Colorado blue spruce donated by the Holden-Shaddick family in Logan Square will be wrapped with thousands of lights.

Lindsay Lohan appeared on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” as part of her press tour for the upcoming Netflix holiday movie “Our Little Secret” and earned big applause when she revealed how she playfully fired back at the CEO of Disney while attending the world premiere of “The Parent Trap” in 1998. Lohan was just …

The tree, a 53-foot Colorado Blue Spruce donated by the Hodlen-Shaddick family, of Logan Square, will shine brightly near the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Washington Street through January 8, 2025.

The holidays have arrived in downtown Chicago, as the city lit up its official Christmas tree in Millennium Park, and the annual Christkindlmarket opened in Daley Plaza. The Miss Universe CEO said crowning a winner with 'blond hair and blue eyes' is the ...

Some of Chicago's most famous holiday events for 2024 open for business this weekend, including the city's official Christmas Tree Lighting, the opening of Chicago Christmas markets and an illuminating Christmas Parade.