Buckingham Fountain shut down for maintenance until further notice
Chicago's iconic Buckingham Fountain has been shut down for maintenance until further notice due to a mechanical problem, the Chicago Park District said on Tuesday.
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Chicago's iconic Buckingham Fountain has been shut down for maintenance until further notice due to a mechanical problem, the Chicago Park District said on Tuesday.
The Chicago Park District over the weekend opened what it calls a "bucket-list experience" for BMX and mountain bike riders across the Midwest.
The Chicago Park District has picked the artist to bring a new statue of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable to life.
The Chicago Park District has picked the artist to bring a new statue of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable to life.
The newly renovated dog area at Hamlin Park on Chicago's North Side is under scrutiny after several owners say their dogs suffered painful paw injuries from loose gravel.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
Mayor Brandon Johnson joined officials from the Chicago Park District on Thursday to announce plans for air-conditioning upgrades at 42 Chicago parks.
Zac Favors, 11, brought Zac's Big Clean Up to Beverly Park, just one of the parks he wants to beautify.
The first bald eaglets born in a Chicago park in more than a century have now been named.
Young athletes across Chicago were gearing up Wednesday for their next bouts in the Chicago Park District's Citywide Boxing Showcase.
Some of the young fighters and their coach spoke with CBS News Chicago about the impact the program has inside and outside the ring. Victor Jacobo reports.
According to the city, the event “provides safe spaces and free community-building opportunities for youth and adults during holiday weekends throughout the summer."
Chicago's outdoor swimming pools are open for the season and will stay open longer this year, all the way through Labor Day.
The Obama Presidential Center finds its setting in Jackson Park, one of the most important sites in Chicago history.
Midway Plaisance began as one of the city's most ambitious unrealized architectural projects and remains the site of some of the city's most storied history and beautiful public art.
In yet another sign it's really summer in Chicago, the Movies in the Parks 2026 schedule was released by the park district.
The Chicago Park District has opened voting to choose the names of the first two bald eaglets born in Chicago in over a century.
Submissions are due by May 15.
It's the first documented birth of an eaglet within city limits in more than 100 years.
North Avenue, Foster, and Rainbow beaches have already begun the new parking system.
After your plate is read, you are allowed to stay for free, but for only 15 minutes. After that, you're on the parking meter, which maxes out at $24 for more than nine hours.
The Chicago Park District plans to rename a playground within Washington Park for a man who was killed in a nearby police shooting in 2014.
The Chicago Park District held another lifeguard skills swim test on Saturday.
The Chicago Park District is searching for an artist to create a statue of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable for the city founder's namesake park.
