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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…

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

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that all Illinois schools will remain closed for the rest of the 2020 school year. The announcement was made during the governor’s daily coronavirus press briefing, where he revealed in-class instruction will be suspended. “I know that many have felt this was inevitable – but trust me when I say, this was not a decision…

April 17 briefing: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces Illinois schools will remain closed through the remainder of the school year.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday said she had not discussed keeping schools closed for the rest of the year with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, but suggested Pritzker may make an announcement on the matter later this week. Lightfoot said the decision to end in-classroom learning for Illinois students due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic is ultimately up...

A five-year project that started with a dam removal and is designed to be an ecological and recreational improvement has many residents upset, noting that lots of trees were killed in the process.

A five-year project that started with a dam removal and was designed to be an ecological and recreational improvement has many residents upset, noting that lots of trees were killed in the process. Natalie Martinez reports.

A months-long project to shore up Chicago’s lakeshore is moving to the South Side, and NBC 5’s Kye Martin has the details.