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Six years after NBC 5 Responds first reported complaints about Maggie Daley Park, one of the park’s most popular attractions, the Tower Slide is coming down.

After continued debate over whether to remove monuments and art throughout Chicago, particularly those depicting former Presidents Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday that one thing will not change.

Chicago’s new interactive portal for residents has sparked online debate over whether to keep various citywide monuments standing.

Chicago’s popular Lakefront Trail was closed due to icy conditions, the Chicago Park District announced Saturday afternoon.

The Chicago Park District announced Thursday that it will suspend all in-person winter programming due to coronavirus concerns.

The Chicago Park District announced Thursday that it will suspend all in-person winter programming due to coronavirus concerns.

Chicago’s annual holiday tree recycling program will begin in January across the city, officials announced.

A judge on Thursday kept in place a no-bail order for a Chicago Park District employee who allegedly was caught on camera sexually assaulting a woman with special needs whom he knew from his job. Ernesto Alonso allegedly assaulted the woman Aug. 3 at the home she shares with her mother, who had cameras installed after becoming suspicious of Alonso,…

Free drive-in movie screenings will start in multiple park locations citywide starting Aug. 11. The Chicago Park District announced it is expanding its Movies in the Park series to include multiple drive-ins. The free, drive-in movie series is part of the 20th season of Movies in the Parks, which features outdoor movie screenings every weekday through Sept. 11, according to a…

A third statue of Christopher Columbus in Chicago was taken down on the city’s South Side early Friday.

Despite many activities cancelled over coronavirus concerns, Chicagoans can still view socially-distant films as Movies in the Park opened Monday. The Chicago Park District’s summer movie series will feature free films Monday through Friday through September 11 with outdoor screening at various city parks. Due to concerns over COVID-19 spreading, the Park District will enforce mandatory face coverings for viewers…

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is donating $4.75 million to repair portions of Chicago’s Lakefront Trail damaged by weather and rising water levels as the city’s iconic landmark prepares to reopen. Mayor Lori Lightfoot was scheduled to announce the donation during a 9 a.m. news conference with Chicago Park District officials on Thursday. The donation was initiated in...

While many Chicago area residents are seeking refuge in the outdoors as more and more businesses and locations open amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Chicago Park District is reminding residents that some restrictions are still in place. In a Facebook post Tuesday, the district reminded families that even though some parks are indeed open amid the ongoing pandemic, playground…

Chicago’s popular Lakefront Trail will reopen Monday, June 22 following a more than two-month closure imposed during the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday. In a news release in which she revealed the news, the mayor also announced city bars and breweries will reopen Wednesday based on the “continued positive trend” in coronavirus metrics over the past several weeks….

Chicago Park District has partnered with the Garfield Park Conservatory to sell the flowers that would have been planted in gardens across the city. The District was unable to hire seasonal staff and contractors that would normally plant and care for these flowers in the summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. To make sure that the flowers don’t go...

The Chicago Park District has partnered with the Garfield Park Conservatory to sell the flowers that would have been planted in gardens across the city.

Barriers blocking Chicago’s lakefront amid the coronavirus have been up since late March, and Chicagoans want to know when the lake will reopen. Mayor Lori Lightfoot says there’s a plan in the works. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.

With children and students stuck inside, many joining their parents as they work from home and manage an e-learning schedule, families across Illinois are questioning if summer camps will be available during the global coronavirus outbreak. Already, some locations have announced cancellations or changes to their summer camp scheduling, Oak Park and River Forest High School announced the youth portion…

On Sunday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced more PPE was on it’s way to Illinois and expressed cautious optimism over new and potentially effective treatment for the novel coronavirus. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports