Then And Now: Daley Plaza, Washington, Dearborn
A long time before there was the Picasso, or even a Mayor Daley, the corner of Washington and Dearborn was a bustling business district.
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A long time before there was the Picasso, or even a Mayor Daley, the corner of Washington and Dearborn was a bustling business district.
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One of Chicago's Thanksgiving holiday weekend traditions is being observed today, with the construction of the city's Nativity scene.
Workers begin laying out the footprint for Daley Plaza's annual Christkindlmarket, even though Halloween hasn't happened yet.
On Friday, visitors at Daley Plaza got to see -- and hear -- a musical version of the contest between Morgan State and Howard University.
Pope Francis won't be visiting Chicago on his trip to the U.S., so many people have been making do with a drawing of him as "Flat Francis."
Armenians in Chicago gathered at Daley Plaza on Friday to mark the 100th anniversary of what historians recognize as the first genocide of the 20th century: the killing of 1.5 Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, what is now modern day Turkey.
More than 200 people protesting the recent deaths of unarmed black and Hispanic teenagers and men at the hands of police -- both locally and nationally -- staged a Daley Plaza rally and march through downtown and West Loop streets on Tuesday.
As the weather starts to slowly turn favorably, it is time to forgo the sad sack lunch and get out of the office.
Fans of "Mister Cub" Ernie Banks crowded into Daley Plaza on Wednesday, after his statue was installed as a public tribute to arguably the most popular Cubs player of all time.
About 250 people gathered at Daley Plaza for a 60 minute show of solidarity with France, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty
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For 101 years now, the City of Chicago has lit up an official tree to celebrate Christmas.
For three decades, a couple dozen volunteers have gathered on this day on the Daley Plaza for what some feel is an obligation.
The nearly 70-foot tall tree on Donna Atkinson's property in Elgin dwarfs her tiny one-story house, so she figured donating it to the city of Chicago would be the perfect inexpensive way to remove it.
Religious leaders from several faiths gathered to pray for peace at Daley Plaza Monday afternoon, reports WBBM's Craig Dellimore.
There were some long lines Wednesday during lunch on the Daley Plaza as the city presented a Taste of the Taste of Chicago.
The Bike To Work Rally is the culmination of Chicago Bike Week, a weeklong series of activities to promote bicycle commuting.
Daley Plaza echoed with the sound of church bells and baseball bats pounding dents on an old car, all for a good cause Wednesday afternoon.
A religious display set up at Daley Plaza appears to have been vandalized sometime Tuesday night, according to the organization that displayed it.
With the Christmas holiday upon us, perhaps now is the best time to consider including a unique, handmade item on your shopping list.
A church choir sang, a children's bell choir played Christmas carols and two Catholic priests blessed the nativity scene during the noontime ceremony Saturday.
Chicago's official Christmas tree is lighting up Daley Plaza this hour after the official tree-lighting ceremony during the Tuesday evening rush hour.
The city will officially light up its Christmas tree on Daley Plaza on Tuesday, but that's only part of the show.
