Beyoncé concert at Chicago's Soldier Field delayed for hours due to storms
The show was supposed to start at 7 p.m.
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The show was supposed to start at 7 p.m.
Video screens inside the stadium showed the weather radar and messaging instructed fans to seek shelter. Charlie De Mar reports.
In advance of the storms, the concert at Soldier Field has been delayed until 9 p.m. at the earliest. Sara Machi reports.
Soldier Field says the concert will not start before 9 p.m. Sara Machi reports.
The stage is set at Soldier Field as Chicago gets ready to go glam and dance along with Beyonce. Her Cowboy Carter tour kicks off the first of three shows Thursday.
"It's too many people calling to say, 'Can you fit me in?' When I get too many, 'Can you fit me ins' then I know something's going on in Chicago," Keystylist Salon owner Kesha Levy said.
The Special Olympics is holding its annual Spring Games and the competition is coming to Chicago next week. Soldier Field is hosting the Special Olympics Spring Games Opening Ceremony on Thursday to kick things off.
About 3,000 athletes, coaches, spectators and volunteers will celebrate the opening ceremony for the 2025 Spring Games. The games themselves will happen next week at Dunbar park, bringing together over a thousand athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Soldier Field will host a doubleheader featuring four Premier League clubs — AFC Bournemouth, Everton, Manchester United, and West Ham United.
Ireland defeated the All Blacks for the first time in their 111-year history at Soldier Field in 2016. Since then, they've played 10 times, with each team claiming five victories.
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This party was just one of many watch parties going on around the country, delivering the ultimate fan experience in 30 NFL cities.
This party was just one of many watch parties going on around the country, delivering the ultimate fan experience in 30 NFL cities. Andrew Ramos reports.
The classic rock band AC/DC is making a stop in Chicago during their upcoming "Power Up" stadium tour this spring. The tour marks the first time they've hit the road in nine years.
The classic rock band AC/DC is making a stop in Chicago during their upcoming "Power Up" stadium tour this spring. The tour marks the first time they've hit the road in nine years.
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The man who was holding the knife was taken into custody, and charges were pending late Sunday.
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As summer draws to an end, Chicago events are in overdrive.
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Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the committee's chairman, said the panel will move next week on holding them in contempt.
The Supreme Court heard two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
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As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
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A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
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Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
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Chicago weather turned from regular winter to sudden white out conditions as a snow squall hit the city during the Wednesday morning commuter.
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U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez joined Dana Kozlov to discuss ICE tactics. She is joining a growing list of Democrats considering using a potential government shutdown to make some major changes.
A CTA Brown Line train hit a car in Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood.
Chicago weather Wednesday morning took a sudden turn for the worst, and a Snow Squall Warning was issued. But what is a snow squall?
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It has been months since the Chicago City Council approved a plan to update the way a roughly two-mile stretch of Broadway in the Edgewater and Uptown neighborhoods is zoned.
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Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
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Steve Buzil with SitClose Tickets was outside Soldier Field doing another media interview about ticket sales on Sunday when he came across Ruth and Mikey.
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