Buckingham Fountain

A 15-year-old girl was visiting Chicago to celebrate her mother’s birthday Thursday night when a gunman, apparently unprovoked, opened fire and critically wounded her on Lake Shore Drive near Buckingham Fountain.

The official start of summer is still weeks away, but it certainly felt like summer Saturday in downtown Chicago. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen has a look at the different ways people coped with the hot temperatures.

Signaling summer isn’t that far away, Chicago turned on its iconic Buckingham Fountain with the flip of a switch Saturday afternoon.

Signaling summer is approaching, Chicago turned on its iconic Buckingham Fountain with the flip of a switch Saturday afternoon. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Chicago’s iconic Buckingham Fountain flipped the switch Saturday afternoon and is flowing once again for the summer.

Grant Park’s iconic Buckingham Fountain will be switched on for the spring and summer season this weekend, the Chicago Park District announced.

Grant Park’s iconic Buckingham Fountain will be switched on for the spring and summer season this weekend, the Chicago Park District announced.

Grant Park’s iconic Buckingham Fountain will be switched on for the spring and summer season this weekend, the Chicago Park District announced.

Artistic images of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcom X called “Demand Justice” ask people to shift their views on racism. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

In a steady downpour Wednesday night, tears flowed freely as the family of an 18-year-old man killed in a hit-and-run crash mourned his tragic death.

One of Chicago’s most popular attractions is now open as the water was turned on at the Buckingham Fountain Sunday afternoon.