Labor Day

Unvaccinated children who traveled over the long Labor Day weekend may not be allowed back in classrooms just yet under guidance from some school districts in Chicago as the city updates its travel advisory recommendations. Lisa Chavarria reports.

From cookouts to neighborhood events, people across the Chicago area took advantage of the three-day weekend. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

President Joe Biden has marked Labor Day by delivering deli sandwiches to union members in his home state of Delaware

A 4-year-old child has died after being shot in Chicago this Labor Day weekend, one of nearly 60 people to be shot. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria has the story.

On what’s traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, the Marvel film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” smashed the record for Labor Day openings with an estimated $71.4 million in ticket sales.

Labor Day 2021 represents a perilous crossroads for millions of Americans

Millions of eager Americans are expected to hit the roads and skies this Labor Day weekend, prompting new concerns about possible superspreader events across the country. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Millions of eager Americans are expected to hit the roads and skies this Labor Day weekend, prompting new concerns about possible superspreader events across the country.

It’s officially time to celebrate Labor Day weekend for all workers in America.

With summer winding down, Chicago’s top cop and other police leaders on Friday detailed the city’s safety plan for Labor Day weekend and strategies to reduce violence citywide.

The labor holiday is more than cookouts and a time to stop wearing white.

Chicago Police Department officials are expected to provide information about the city’s safety plans for Labor Day weekend during a Friday afternoon news conference.

Labor Day travelers looking for a last summer getaway are at least as eager, or more, to hit the road as they were during other long holiday weekends this year.

Learn about the history of Labor Day and how it became the celebration it is today.

One month from Friday, students and faculty will return to Chicago Public Schools before Labor Day weekend, on Aug. 30.

A man who was wanted by U.S. Marshals is in custody after leading authorities on jet ski chase in Miami Monday evening.

Labor Day brings a new meaning this summer as many struggle to find employment during the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Monday is the last day to visit Chicago’s iconic Navy Pier before the lakefront attraction closes until spring of 2021 to contend with budget shortfalls and low attendance during the coronavirus pandemic.

Monday is the last day to visit Chicago’s iconic Navy Pier before the lakefront attraction closes until spring of 2021 to contend with budget shortfalls and low attendance during the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 5’s Susan Carlson reports.

President Donald Trump urged Americans Friday to do their part to curb the spread of COVID-19 over the Labor Day weekend. “We need everybody to be careful,” he said. “Social distancing, wearing a mask whenever the distancing is not possible. Wash your hands.”