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Alongside the ice skating rink at Millennium Park is a welcome sight on these chilly days, but they're serving up more than coffee at Momentum Coffee.
The official Chicago Christmas tree goes up in Millennium Park Monday.
"People will know that it came from us and it's nice."
"I remember watching the Chicago Bulls parades and the Chicago Bulls rally on television, and just like dreaming of being in that moment; like, dreaming of being and bringing a title to your hometown," Parker said.
Chicago will celebrate the Sky's WNBA Championship win Tuesday with a parade from Wintrust Arena to downtown, and a rally in Millennium Park.
Police said a 30-year-old man suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the leg in Millennium Park, near Michigan Avenue and Madison Street.
The summer music series in Millennium Park kicks off with a concert at the Pritzker Pavilion Monday night.
A child was recently told to leave the Crown Fountain at Millennium Park, all because of a disability.
Police issued a community alert Saturday about robberies involving large groups of young people in Millennium and Grant parks downtown.
Police arrested nine people Saturday night as large groups gathered and got into fights in and around Millennium Park.
The Grant Park Music Festival will be back this year, featuring 20 concerts at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park beginning July 2.
The City of Chicago will now pull the plug on the city's Christmas tree nightly at 11 p.m. It's part of new restrictions in place at Millennium Park after a lack of social distancing, especially on weekends.
It's a tradition for many Chicago families: walking through the Loop, soaking in the holiday displays, and enjoying a winter wonderland. But can it be done safely this year?
Last year, there was a packed crowd at Millennium Park full of Christmas excitement. This year with the coronavirus pandemic, not so much.
It's a sign the holidays are on the way.
The holiday spirit is coming to Chicago. The Christmas tree will be delivered to Millennium Park Monday morning to become Chicago's official Christmas tree.
Another mass protest hit downtown Chicago streets Saturday night, and organizers reassured those gathering would be peaceful.
The city is ramping up enforcement of Phase 4 guidelines by making sure people are following social distancing rules starting Thursday.
City officials announced Millennium Park will begin to "cautiously" reopen on Monday.
"The Bean" is one of the latest attractions in Chicago to close to coronavirus concerns.
The city's tree will light up the sky through Jan. 6.
The city is just hours away from the traditional tree lighting ceremony.
Chicago's official Christmas tree will soon be on its way from Elgin to Millennium Park, after city crews cut down the big evergreen later this morning.
The tradition of an official Chicago Christmas tree goes back more than a century, but only in the past four years has it involved a single large tree mounted in Millennium Park.
A 27-year-old woman was waiting on the Red Line platform when a male took her phone and started running. She chased after him into the street and afterwards he sexually assaulted her and fled the scene, according to police.
