Michigan Avenue

Macy’s announced Tuesday the company will close its storefront in Water Tower Place on Michigan Avenue.

Chicago’s Michigan Avenue will fill with bright colors and Christmas classics as the Magnificent Mile hosts its first ever Light Fest this holiday season. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Chicago on Saturday, prompting the closure of Michigan Avenue and drawing a large police response to the area near Millennium Park. According to a traffic alert on sigalert.com, “several hundred youths were attempting to throw a party in Millennium Park,” with fights and property damage reported in the area. Police temporarily closed Michigan...

A large group of mostly teens gathered near Chicago’s Millennium Park Saturday, with fights occasionally breaking out and dozens of police officers responding to the scene. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen has the story.

Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Chicago on Saturday, prompting the closure of Michigan Avenue and drawing a large police response to the area near Millennium Park. According to a traffic alert on sigalert.com, “several hundred youths were attempting to throw a party in Millennium Park,” with fights and property damage reported in the area. Police temporarily closed Michigan...

Hundreds of teens ran throughout the streets of Chicago Saturday evening, prompting a large police response.

The tree can be seen at Millennium Park from Michigan Avenue and Washington Street. The park is open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily for groups of 10 people or fewer, face coverings and social distancing required.

No parade, no floats, no crowds, no street closures, but this year, there will still be Christmas lights – one million sparking light bulbs. Kye Martin reports.

Biden supporters celebrated his victory in downtown Chicago with drums, signs and honks heard across Michigan Avenue.

Chicago police are searching for a red pickup truck that slammed into a woman waiting at a Michigan Avenue bus stop before fleeing the scene on Tuesday night. According to authorities, the woman was waiting at the stop near the intersection of 11th Street and Michigan Avenue in the South Loop on Tuesday when a red pickup truck, which was…

Chicago police are searching for a red pickup truck that slammed into a woman waiting at a Michigan Avenue bus stop before fleeing the scene on Tuesday night. NBC 5’s Chris Hush has the story.

Seven years ago, long before the coronavirus locked America indoors, Chicago was menaced by repeated incidents where shoppers downtown faced huge throngs of teenagers — bashing each other and, often, anyone in their paths. The most notable example came on Easter weekend of 2013, when hundreds of youths descended on the Magnificent Mile. “It’s saddening, really it is,” one man…

Macy’s, which started business in Chicago as Marshall Field’s, is now thinking of leaving its Water Tower Place location on Michigan Avenue. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Macy’s might leave Water Tower Place in Chicago but not because of the recent unrest and looting that saw stock at the retail giant’s North Michigan Avenue store pilfered earlier this week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “Macy’s, as you know, has been struggling as a company all across the country for quite some time,” Lightfoot said Friday during a...

Chicago residents and business owners cleaned up shattered glass and busted-up storefronts Monday following hours of early morning looting and unrest. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A large group looted a department store Friday on the Magnificent Mile. The group, estimated to be between 50 and 80 people, broke out the front display windows of the store at 11:51 p.m. in the 900 block of North Michigan Avenue, according to Chicago police. Bloomingdale’s is located in that block at 900 N. Michigan. An unknown number of…

Chicago police arrested a person Thursday night after allegedly vandalizing one of the lion statues near the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago. The iconic lion statue at the north end of the S. Michigan Avenue entrance had the words “inside mania” painted on its base. A female offender was arrested at 10:41 p.m. after being seen tagging the…

Many stores and businesses on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue will remain boarded up, even as Mayor Lori Lightfoot allows the city’s Central Business District to reopen. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.