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Security on the Magnificent Mile has been heightened throughout the holiday season because of robberies at high-profile retailers, and customers are once again reacting this week after two stores were hit by robbers within 10 minutes of one another Wednesday.

After a suspect allegedly killed five people and injured 48 others by driving into a crowded parade route in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Sunday evening, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the city is continuing to evaluate its practices to ensure that event attendees remain safe as they celebrate.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot addresses public safety ahead of the Thanksgiving parade taking place later this week.

In a sign the holidays are near, the BMO Harris Bank Magnificent Mile Lights Festival returned Saturday to Michigan Avenue.

Chicago’s iconic Magnificent Mile Lights Festival is set to bring holiday cheer to city streets while illuminating the skyline on Saturday.

A number of holiday traditions kicked off in Chicago Friday including the lighting of the city’s official Christmas tree. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

The city of Chicago is preparing to throw one of its biggest parades to kick off the holiday shopping season, but officials are divided over how to ensure that stores along the Magnificent Mile will be safe without jeopardizing public safety elsewhere.

Businesses on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile are working to bring people back to the city for the holidays after seeing empty streets last year due to the pandemic. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Take a video tour of the new Tribune Tower Residences, the building replaced with luxury condos after the Chicago Tribune left in 2018.

Chicago’s new “The Office” Experience, based on the popular and long-running series, opens Friday on the city’s Magnificent Mile.

Chicago’s new “The Office” Experience, based on the popular and long-running series, opens next week on the city’s Magnificent Mile.

The new “The Office” interactive experience, based on the popular and long-running series, opens soon in Chicago. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter gets a sneak peek.

Fifty couples had a reason to celebrate Sunday as they tied the knot on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, beneath some of the city’s most iconic architecture. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Fifty couples had a reason to celebrate Sunday as they tied the knot on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, beneath some of the city’s most iconic architecture. “It was unbelievable,” newlyweds Perla and Edgar Bernal said. “Just the idea of having the whole family here. It’s very well organized, I finally get to marry this beautiful woman! It only took us...

Tickets for the new “The Office” Experience, based on the popular and long-running series, went on sale Friday.

Fans of the beloved and long-running series, “The Office,” will be transported into the world of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company when “The Office” Experience makes it debut in Chicago on Oct. 15.

Chicago police are seeking information about a robbery crew that allegedly stole items worth $43,000 from several high end Michigan Avenue stores and shoved an “elderly” security guard during their weeklong crime spree, causing the man serious head injuries.

After decades of catering to shoppers in the Chicago area, Disney stores will soon no longer have a presence in the region.

Amid reports that Chicago’s iconic Drake Hotel is on the market, what is actually happening to the Magnificent Mile staple?

Target is no longer in the running to open a store in Chicago’s Water Tower Place, according to a new report from the Chicago Tribune.