Navy Pier, of course, is a lot more than 30 years old. It first opened as Municipal Pier in 1916 — 109 years ago. But before 1995, it wasn't the top local attraction we know today.

On July 12, 1995, the ribbon was cut for Navy Pier as it reopened as a top tourist destination. Christine Doyle reports on the spectacle, and Bill Kurtis takes a ride on the newly opened first ...

Epic Events and Entertainment hosts popular events around the country. The company was set to host Epic Cons Chicago 3 at Navy Pier this coming weekend.

The Navy plans to spend up to $250 million to extend and modernize a pier at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor to serve new ballistic missile and attack submarines coming into the fleet in the next decade.

That’s exactly what Offshore Rooftop, located at the end of Navy Pier, has to offer — along with great food and beverage, of course.

On this week's edition of the WGN Weekend Morning News Sunday Brunch, Sean Lewis is joined by Ricky Amaya, executive chef at Offshore Rooftop. Located at the end of Navy Pier, Offshore Rooftop ...

The Navy wants to buy 19 ships in fiscal year 2026, but delays, aging shipyards, and new threats may upset those plans.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The second half of the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Island continued with the racing division setting sail on Saturday from Navy Pier. With stormy skies looming, the 116th ...

(Chicago Herald and Examiner) 1933: Twenty-four seaplanes, led by Italian Gen. Italo Balbo, landed on Lake Michigan near Chicago’s Navy Pier for the Century of Progress exposition.

A graduation and promotion ceremony was held on Tuesday for the Chicago Police Department.

The Sampson, which was among several Arleigh-Burke class vessels to be deployed to the border, seized an estimated 3,439 pounds of cocaine about 380 miles southwest Acapulco, Mexico, the Navy ...