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BBQ, fireworks, white pants and a new bottle of sunscreen. All signs Memorial Day weekend and summer have arrived. Here's a list of 5 free things to do this weekend in celebration of Memorial Day. That's right, free. You have no excuse to not come out of winter/NATO hibernation.
Two men were rescued from a boat that was sinking in Lake Michigan about a half mile from Navy Pier Sunday night.
The Shedd Aquarium, the Adler Planetarium, and the Art Institute of Chicago will be closed for three days on the weekend of the NATO Summit.
Cold weather will soon be behind Chicago, and that means it's finally time to get back outside with the family. Soak up a little sun and take the family out for a day of fun putting around a mini golf course. These, the best miniature golf courses in the windy city, offer everything from professional practice courses to views of the city's stunning skyline.
One of the latest Chicago politicians in legal hot water hosted a fundraiser Monday night to raise money for his criminal defense. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
A cruise from Navy Pier was called off Wednesday night, after threatening notes were found saying a bomb was going to blow up onboard.
The next three weeks kick off spring break for hundreds of thousands of students all over the Chicago area. So on Thursday, the Wright family, like many families in the area, is looking for something to do, without spending a lot of money.
The board of Navy Pier has picked a New York design firm to upgrade its public spaces.
High winds along the Chicago lakefront forced Navy Pier to shut down its famous Ferris wheel for about an hour on Wednesday.
It's that day that only comes once every four years, when women are purportedly supposed to propose to men, and when full-grown adults who are actually 28 years old get to celebrate their 7th birthdays.
Plans for a major redesign at Navy Pier are moving forward, and over the next couple of days, teams of architects will present their plans.
If this winter is anything like the snowbound, blizzard bonanza we've had in year's past, we may all need to travel by Siberian Husky powered dog sleds before spring! Our family has had four huskies/husky mixes over the years and they are wonderful family dogs. There's something to be said for curling up by the fire with a pack of big, furry dogs, to keep warm on those three-dog nights.
A man was critically injured after being hit by a CTA bus at Navy Pier early Sunday.
Two weeks is a long time for parent and child alike when the kiddos are out of school on winter break and running the hallways of the house to release pent-up energy. Navy Pier offers a Winter WonderFest for a solid month – from Dec. 2 through Jan. 8, 2012. Here's a guide to a few highlights of the Fest you'll want to be sure to check out at Navy Pier. Pack up, get out and enjoy!
It's all about games and toys at Navy Pier this weekend, which is hosting the Chicago Toy and Game Fair.
A man died after being rescued from the waters of Lake Michigan off Navy Pier Thursday evening.
Moms and Dads know Navy Pier's a fabulous way to spend the day, but they also know that Navy Pier tends to empty your wallet. Here are some tips for a fun, affordable day at Navy Pier.
Three years after it generated shouting matches and power struggles in City Hall, the plan to move the Chicago Children's Museum to Grant Park has been declared dead by one official.
On Saturday, the National Weather Service reported six different rare waterspouts across the Chicago-Milwaukee area lake shore on Saturday.
A celebration in Chicago Wednesday night marked the 20th anniversary of one of the best programs for teens in the country – After School Matters.
Seven people were rescued Saturday evening after the boat they were on hit a Lake Michigan breakwall near Navy Pier.
Seven people were rescued overnight from a boat that broke down in Lake Michigan offshore from downtown.
For 15 minutes Monday night, the city wowed the crowd with fireworks at Navy Pier.
Police have found the body of a 29-year-old man who fell overboard from a boat near Navy Pier.
With Americans across the nation pausing to mark the nation's birthday on Monday, many people in the Chicago area were taking their Independence Day celebrations to the suburbs, as the city has scaled back its own Fourth of July festivities.
