Chi-Town Rising

It stands as one of Chicago’s most horrific crimes, in large part because of small details that are impossible to shake: The promise of a juice box that lured the 9-year-old boy off a playground and into an alley, and the basketball he dropped when he was shot and killed there.

With a few days to go before the expected start of the trial for two purported gang members accused of killing 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, a Cook County judge has locked up three witnesses whose testimony is crucial to prosecutors.

Chicago rang in 2017 with the city’s second downtown New Year’s Eve celebration, Chi-Town Rising.

For those looking to ring in the New Year with their little ones, Chi-Town Rising is offering a special free family-friendly countdown and celebration.

Back for a second year as Chicago’s largest New Year’s Eve celebration, Chi-Town Rising organizers have given a sneak peek into the weekend with a bird’s eye view map of all the festivities.

Returning for its second year as Chicago’s largest New Year’s Eve celebration, Chi-Town Rising will have a full slate of hosts and musical talent headlining the event, organizers announced Wednesday.

Karla Lee said in an exclusive interview with NBC Chicago she has not been able to sleep ever since police announced the alleged “executioner” of her son Tyshawn has been formally charged in the 9-year-old’s Nov. 2 death.

Chicago is home to an epic New Year’s Eve celebration. The Windy City ushers in 2016 with a supersize celebration called “Chi-Town Rising.” With the help of celebrity and musical guests, the new tradition features a 2016 countdown with a gigantic Chicago Star rising into the night sky and a dazzling fireworks display at midnight. “Chi-Town Rising” was named for...

A giant star rising into the Chicago sky will usher in the New Year at the Chi-Town Rising New Year’s Eve event.

With the New Year’s Eve celebration Chi-Town Rising only hours away, here’s a look at the many fun events that will take place before final performance at the stroke of midnight.

One of the singers set to perform at Chi-Town Rising spoke ahead of his performance at the inaugural New Years Eve bash.

Performers and production designers reveal details on the massive Chi-Town Rising stage that will showcase headlining acts during the New Year’s Eve bash.

Chi-Town Rising’s Broadcast Boulevard is perhaps the most exciting area a person can be during the New Year’s Eve celebration.

The Chi-Town Rising star will ascend 36 stories up Hyatt Regency Chicago’s West Tower during the countdown to 2016, launching a spectacular firework show at midnight. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Chi-Town Rising will ring in the New Year with a series of events and activities leading up to the main event when the clock strikes midnight.

Early bird tickets have gone on sale for entry into the toasty, warm “beach house” at the Chi-Town Rising New Year’s Eve event along the Chicago River.

Organizers for the Chi-Town Rising released the full line-up of performers for the hours-long New Year’s Eve event.

For those bringing little ones to the Chi-Town Rising New Year’s Eve event, Millennium Park, in sponsorship with the Chicago Cultural Mile Association, will offer a separate countdown and other activities that the whole family can enjoy.

Chicago artists can help ring in the New Year in a big way this year during the inaugural “Chi-Town Rising” New Year’s Eve celebration, which will host a public art installation along the Chicago River.