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 ...

Editor’s Note: a guest post by Patrick Mulhearn, CEO and Partner at Irrevocable Designee LLC Tax Credit Consultants in Baton ...

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

A man who climbed the Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier and told people he had a bomb was safely removed and has been taken into custody.

Akil De Vignes is being celebrated online for his heroic actions after he climbed a Ferris wheel to rescue a young child dangling from a pod in a dramatic incident captured on video Sunday evening ...

Around the area in the next few days, Chicago Gospel Music Festival is in Millennium Park, Chance the Rapper hosts Chicago Got Sole, G-Fest descends on Rosemont and Alabama Shakes comes to Salt Shed.

Rwandans are yet to experience observation wheels out of movie scenes as Kigali is set to welcome its first-ever giant observation wheel, Kigali Sky Wheel, by the end of 2025, marking the country ...

How we covered a press conference that brought national policy to our doorstep U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin addressed the effect a federal rescissions vote will have on public broadcasting in Illinois ...

The Ulysse Nardin Blast [Free Wheel Maillechort] reveals a 'mystery' dial layout where each of the components and movements appear to both float and operate independently ...